Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 29, 2002

Michael Hudner – B+h Ocean Carriers Ltd (bho)

MICHAEL S. HUDNER has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd. since 1988 and Chairman of the Board of the company since October 1993. He is also President and a Director of BHM and a Director of PROTRANS. Since 1978, Mr. Hudner, in his capacity as a partner in B+H Company, and its predecessor, was primarily responsible for the acquisition and financing of over 100 bulk carriers, product tankers and crude oil tankers for BHC and its affiliates and joint ventures (including all the vessels owned by the company). Mr. Hudner is a member of the New York Bar and is a member of the Council of the American Bureau of Shipping. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with a history and overview of B+H?

Mr. Hudner: The group started privately in 1978, organized by myself and

a Norwegian partner living in Oslo, Arvid Bergvall (he's the