Thomas Koniordos appointed as new CEO of Yara Marine Technologies
The Norwegian based scrubber supplier today announced a change of leadership as Dr Thomas Koniordos was introduced as the company’s new CEO, the company said in its release. Koniordos, who up until 18th of September served as Yara’s Head of Environmental Solutions, and also as Chairman of the Yara Marine Board, will succeed Peter Strandberg, the company's founder.
Before joining Yara International in 2015 as head of the Environmental Business Line, Koniordos served for 14 years in various management functions and geographies in Danfoss. Prior to this, he also worked as Management Consultant for 5 years.
Strandberg will continue to be part of the YMT Management Team as Chief Technical Officer, heading up the company’s business development initiatives with new market segments and technologies.
About Yara Marine Technologies
The company has since its origin in 2010 been a forerunner in the emission reduction technology industry, being the first company offering the inline SOx scrubber to the marine segment.
Today, Yara Marine is one of the top three scrubber suppliers with more than 2 million successful operational hours and more than 300 high quality, long lasting scrubber systems projected in all the major vessel segments from cruise-, roro-, ropax-, and container ships to bulkers. Regardless of vessel or engine type, Yara Marine can deliver the best solution for reliable and cost-efficient IMO compliance.
About Yara
Yara grows knowledge to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet, to fulfill our vision of a collaborative society, a world without hunger and a planet respected. To meet these commitments, we have taken the lead in developing digital farming tools for precision farming and work closely with partners throughout the whole food value chain to develop more climate-friendly crop nutrition solutions. In addition, we are committed to working towards sustainable mineral fertilizer production.
