Sunil Kapoor moves to the OL Shipping Group

Oesterreichischer Lloyd Shipping Group announced the appointment of Sunil Kapoor as its newest Partner and Chief Operating Officer.

Kapoor, with over 40 years in the maritime industry, will lead business development and deal-sourcing activities within the ship management and ship-owning sectors. He has extensive experience and leadership roles in India, Hong Kong, and Cyprus.

Before joining OL Shipping, Kapoor served as the Director at The FML Ship Management Limited, Cyprus, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Caravel Group. Under his leadership, FML Ship Management, established in Cyprus in 2007, grew to employ 40 professionals and operate 45 vessels under Full Technical Management. Kapoor also oversaw the day-to-day operations of FML’s offices in London, Turkey, and Dubai.

Kapoor, an alumnus of DMET (1977-1981), Calcutta, a leading university in India, holds a degree in Marine Engineering and sailed on ships for many years. He also served as a Lloyds surveyor before moving to Hong Kong.

Capt. E. Koch, Chairman, CEO, and Partner at Oesterreichischer Lloyd, was excited about Kapoor’s recruitment.

“We are excited to welcome Sunil Kapoor to our team and look forward to the fresh perspective he brings. His wealth of experience and leadership will undoubtedly contribute to the continued success and growth of OL Shipping Group,” he said.