Herbjorn Hansson’s Nordic American Tankers has recruited Carl Fredrik Grosland from Clarksons Platou Securities to lead analysis and project development.

Grosland, 36, will take on the title of vice president at the New York-listed suezmax specialist, a statement said.

NAT said the new man had 12 years of banking and broking experience in the offshore and shipping markets.

Prior to joining Clarksons Platou Securities he worked with Pareto Securities in New York.