Former Western Bulk Carriers chief executive Jens Ismar is ­expected to take up a management position at Saverys family-­controlled gas shipping company Exmar, commercial sources said.

The shipping veteran is poised to start in September and will be in charge of LPG shipping, working part-time from Oslo.

Ismar declined to confirm the market talk that he is headed for a post at the Belgian shipowner, where he has long been a non-­executive board member.