
Capt. Ankur Arora, AFNI
Global Market Expert - Commercial | Sustainability | Digitalisation | Decarbonization | Engineering
The move
MoveBureau Veritas Group → Bureau Veritas | Marine & Offshore
TitleGlobal Market Leader - Commercial → Head of Commercial - Middle East, Turkey, Caspian & South Asia I Global Market Expert
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE4.2
Total experience21.2 years
Bureau Veritas | Marine & Offshore headcount10,001+ employees
Bureau Veritas | Marine & Offshore industryTransportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
Bureau Veritas | Marine & Offshore HQParis, La Défense Cedex, Ile de france
Bureau Veritas | Marine & Offshore founded1828
Career arc
- Head of Commercial - Middle East, Turkey, Caspian & South Asia I Global Market ExpertMar 2026 — Present
Bureau Veritas | Marine & Offshore· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Global Market Leader - CommercialJan 2024 — Apr 2026
Bureau Veritas Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Senior Manager, Commercial, Hafnia PoolApr 2022 — Jan 2024
Hafnia· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Manager, Commercial, Hafnia LR PoolMar 2021 — Mar 2022
Hafnia· Singapore· Full-time
- Commercial ManagerMar 2019 — Mar 2021
Hafnia· Singapore
- Marine OperationsFeb 2017 — Mar 2019
BW Tankers Pte Ltd· Singapore
- Ship Captain - Master MarinerApr 2014 — Jan 2017BBW Group· Worldwide
- Repair ManagerJan 2012 — Sep 2013
Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd.· China· Full-time
- Chief OfficerJan 2005 — Jun 2014
Aurora Tankers· Singapore· Full-time
Education
- Cambrian Hall1988 — 2001
- Singapore Maritime AcademyMaster Mariner, Class 1 COC · Maritime StudiesOct 2005 — 2012