Here’s what our employees have to say about working at J. Lauritzen
Line Lund Clausen
chartering manager, JL-Singapore
I find it
challenging to work for JL, and it provides me with great opportunities to
meet new people and create a network within the shipping industry. All this
is very exciting and useful in my day to day work. The willingness of JL to
develop their young employees and give them individual responsibility is
great - as you can see from the fact that in a relatively short time, I
progressed from the trainee program to postings in the US and now
Singapore.
Brian Worning
shipping economist
When I started
working for JL, I came straight out of business school but was immediately
given the opportunity to participate in all aspects of developing
our business project portfolio. I have had great responsibility entrusted
upon me even from the beginning, which has required and inspired me to push
myself even further than I might have hoped for in my “first real job”. My
job requires me to cooperate closely with people of different professions
and personalities, which is indeed a great learning experience. The gravity
and complexity of our projects combined with the informal and flat
organizational structure makes for an exciting and very enjoyable working
environment.
Therese Stenderup
senior operations manager
I began my
employment with JL more than eight years ago as a shipping trainee. During
my traineeship I worked for two different business units which also
included a six-month stay at an external office. After graduation I have
now for the past five years been working for Lauritzen Bulkers in the
operations department, which has also included a 2½ years posting to our
office in Stamford, CT, USA. This stay gave me valuable experience both
personally and work wise. Today I am a senior operations manager working in
our head office in Copenhagen, and I am now also involved in training of
our present shipping trainees. Being a female in shipping can sometimes be
a challenge, especially when travelling to certain places in the world.
However, within JL there is no discrimination between the genders, and that
is a strong company force in my opinion. I like the responsibilities,
challenges and trust given to me and that is why I enjoy working for JL.
Christian F. Grønlund
assistant chartering manager
As
of 1 August 2007 I have been employed with Lauritzen Kosan as an assistant
chartering manager, but I began my career with JL as a trainee back in
2005. During my traineeship I gained broad practical experience. After
spending my first year in JL’s Bunkers Department trading oil, I moved to
Lauritzen Kosan, where I worked in both the Operations Department and the
Chartering Department. At the end of my traineeship I had the opportunity
of spending four weeks in Korea, where Lauritzen Kosan has had a large
number of new ships built. Like other trainees, I have to confirm that the
most intense part of the training experience was learning to cope with
serious job responsibilities right from the beginning. In March 2009 I was
posted to our partner-company in Hong Kong, working with chartering aspects
in relation to LPG vessels / gas carriers. By march 2010 I moved directly
from Hong Kong to JL in Singapore. I find it very challenging to learn
about the way of working and living here in Asia and get close to a totally
different culture than I am used to. What I really like about working for
JL is that there is always room for personal development – and always
something new to learn.
Malin Mattson
legal counsel
After five years of
studying and working within shipping and maritime law, I joined the J.
Lauritzen Legal Department in November 2006. Being one of the two legal
counsels is both a very interesting and demanding task. My job is to
provide service, advice and legal guidance to the whole company, which of
course is challenging in itself. This means that I not only need to learn
about all the different business areas within the Lauritzen concern, but
there is also a need to understand the different ways of providing legal
advice. My over-all experience at Lauritzen has been fantastic. From the
legal department's perspective, there is a lot going on all the time
and the company is very dynamic. Being a part of this great
"machinery" is really exciting, and I am very happy for that.
Although I haven't been with the company for very long, I already feel
that I am part of the Lauritzen team, which makes my day-to-day work a
pleasant experience. Even though it is a relaxed atmosphere at work, you
can easily feel that everyone is working towards the same goal - World
Class Shipping.
Ole Svendsen
vice president
I have been part of
J. Lauritzen since 1982, when my career as naval engineer began at Kogtved
Cadet School. In 1987 I graduated as naval engineer from Aalborg Engineer
School. I sailed in the Lauritzen fleet, mainly in the reefer vessels, and
worked on the Oil rigs in Lauritzen's off-shore operation as well. JL
then gave me the opportunity to seek new challenges by offering me a
position in the head office in Copenhagen as superintendent. Today, I am in
charge of Lauritzen Offshore Services technical department. My whole
career at Lauritzen has indeed been a challenging and an enriching
experience. In 2005, I decided to take an MBA degree in Shipping and
Logistics at Copenhagen Business School, which support from JL and the
Lauritzen Foundation has made possible.
