Norwegian shipping weather information firm StormGeo has appointed former BW Group CEO Carsten Mortensen as non-executive chairman.

The Dane will play an important role in supporting StormGeo in its next phase of growth, the company said.

Mortensen, a former Maersk and Norden man, resigned from BW last year. He replaces Jonas Persson as chairman.

Rikke Kjaer Nielsen, partner at StormGeo owner EQT Partners, said: “We are proud to announce Carsten as StormGeo’s new chairman.