The appointment of Faz Peermohamed as chief executive of the Norwegian Hull Club (NHC) came as a surprise to many but his departure after just four months in the job comes as nothing less than a shock.

Peermohamed left the Bergen-based insurance club at the end of last week and by this week was back behind a desk at the Ince & Co law firm in London, reappointed to his old job as global head of the shipping practice.

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