Sekkesaeter, an outspokenmember of the shipmanagement community, is leaving “for personal reasons”,Teekay tells investors.

New York-listed TeekayCorp announced his departure today, but his resignation became effective on 31March.

Attempts to reach Sekkesaeterfor comment were unsuccessful today as his company email address has already beendisabled.

Sekkesaeter said in thestatement: "When I joined Teekay in 2008 I was excited not just to workfor an industry operational leader, but also to be involved in the long-termdevelopment of the Teekay fleet operational strategy.

“It