Iranian oil industry veteran Cirrus Kianersi has taken over the top spot at the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC).

NITC managing director Ali Akbar Safaei has been replaced in a surprise move.

According to NITC officials, Kianersi was appointed as the company’s new managing director on Sunday in a decision made by the company’s board of directors.

Kianersi was also appointed as the representative of the Civil Servants Pension Fund on the NITC board.

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