Kristian Rokke has been appointed head of investment at Norwegian giant Aker and is set to take on the chairmanship of the company’s major shareholder.
Rokke will step down as a director at the Oslo-listed company as part of the change that sees him take on the title of chief investment officer.
At the same time Aker announced Rokke will be replaced as chief executive at Akastor by Karl Erik Kjelstad but he is set take on the chairmanship at the company’s annual general meeting,
Rokke, the son of Norwegian tycoon Kjell Inge Rokke, has been forging his own shipping career during the past few years.
