Christian Matthiesen
Head of Chartering - Adnoc Trading
The move
MoveTrafigura → ADNOC Group
TitleSenior Charterer → Head of Chartering - Crude, LNG & Sulphur - Adnoc Trading
LocationSingapore → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveYes · Singapore → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Native languageFrench, Danish
Years in UAE4.8
Total experience20.0 years
ADNOC Group headcount10,001+ employees
ADNOC Group industryOil and Gas
ADNOC Group HQAbu Dhabi
ADNOC Group founded1971
ADNOC Group typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Head of Chartering - Crude, LNG & Sulphur - Adnoc TradingApr 2025 — Present
ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Chartering Department Manager - Adnoc TradingJul 2021 — Mar 2025ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior ChartererFeb 2020 — Jun 2021
Trafigura· Singapore - Senior Chartering ManagerMay 2017 — Feb 2020
TORM· Copenhagen Area, Denmark
- Chartering ManagerJan 2015 — May 2017
- Tanker ChartererJan 2013 — Dec 2014
Maersk Tankers· Copenhagen Area, Denmark
- Gas ChartererSep 2011 — Jan 2013
- Tanker Chartering BrokerAug 2008 — Sep 2011
Maersk Broker K/S
- Agency CoordinatorMar 2008 — Aug 2008
Maersk Broker
- M.I.S.E traineeAug 2006 — Feb 2008
AP Moller Maersk· Copenhagen Area, Denmark
- Royal GuardAug 2005 — Mar 2006
Den Kongelige Livgarde· Denmark· Full-time
Education
- Copenhagen Business SchoolGraduate Diploma in Business Administration2013 — 2015
- Lycée Francais Prince Henrik1989 — 1998
- CeusBusiness College · Economics2004 — 2005
- Lloyds Maritime AcademyCertificate of Shipping and Ship Broking2008 — 2011
- KatedralskolenHigh School2001 — 2004
- IMD Business SchoolBuilding on Talent (BOT) · Business Leadership2017 — 2017
Languages
- English · Full professional
- French · Native or bilingual
- Danish · Native or bilingual
Top skills
ContainerInternational ShippingMaritime OperationsFreightTransportationTrading