Viking Supply Ships chief financial officer Tord Helland is quitting to take another position outside the company, Viking said in an Stockholm exchange announcement on Monday.
Described by the company as “a highly valued employee,” Helland is to stay in the CFO’s chair until 30 September as Viking seeks a successor.
Viking is in the portfolio of Christian Sveaas investment vehicle Kistefos, which owns a 78.2% stake.
Kistefos also owns 68.1% of Western Bulk Chartering, and recently took control of Siem Offshore, renaming it Seal Offshore.
With six ice-class anchor-handling units, Viking is a leading provider of offshore anchor-handling and ice-breaking services.
Helland has been CFO since June 2022, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Before joining the Stavanger-based outfit, he was chief financial officer of ferry transport firm Norled for more than 12 years.
TradeWinds reported in January that Viking had sold a stake in the last two PSVs in its managed fleet. It sold its 30% participation in the 10,400-bhp platform supply vessels Cooper Viking and Coey Viking (both built 2021) for a net gain of $17m in cash.
The sale was to Cyprus-based Pelagic Partners, a fund manager set up four years ago by Niels Hartmann and Atef Abou Merhi.
