• WPC 2024
  • March 18-22, 2024

Maren Schroeder

Stolt Tankers

Managing Director

Maren Schroeder has been appointed as Managing Director, Ship owning for Stolt Tankers in their Rotterdam, Netherlands headquarters effective April 2022. She is responsible for ship management and newbuilding activities for Stolt Tankers’ managed fleet of over 100 deep sea and regional chemical tankers with 135 shore staff in Rotterdam, Manila, Houston and Singapore and 4100 sea staff afloat.

Ms. Schroeder joined Stolt Tankers in 2019 as Fleet Director, responsible for the safe and cost-effective operation of the Stolt fleet. Prior to this she was Technical Head at Vroon after having held technical, fleet management and surveying positions with Exmar, Euronav and Germanischer Lloyd in Belgium and Germany.

Ms. Schroeder is a 2004 graduate of the University of Rostock in marine engineering and naval architecture and holds an executive MBA from the WHU/Kellogg School of Management.

She has also joined the board of ITOPF in December 2022 and was elected President and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the European International Shipowners' Association of Portugal (EISAP) in May 2023.

Sessions With Maren Schroeder

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 02:00pm - 03:30pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 07:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 08:30 pm

    Decarbonizing Chemical Value Chain

    Session 1: Decarbonizing chemical value chain: Navigating a complex policy, regulatory and demand landscape

    Decarbonization momentum is accelerating, driven by both market demands as well as non-market forces.  In this session, we will explore the regulatory, policy, and demand landscape that impacts decarbonization investment across the end-to-end petrochemical value chain and how companies are responding.

    2:00 PM: Welcome & Opening Remarks - Rahul Kapoor, Vice President, Head of Shipping Analytics & Research, S&P Global Commodity Insights
    2:10 PM: BCG Keynote Address - Tim Mohin, Partner & Director, BCG 
    2:30 PM: Panel Discussion - Moderator: Tim Mohin, Partner & Director, BCG 

    Panelists:

    • Dominique Rouge, Vice President, Sales & Technology, Air Liquide Engineering and Construction
    • Claudia Schaeffer, Global Energy & Climate Director, Dow Chemical
    • Maren Schroeder, Managing Director, Stolt Tankers
    • Mitch Toomey, Vice President, Sustainability & Responsible Care®, American Chemistry Council

    3:15 PM: Q&A