Stena Bulk Appoints Senior Vice President and Head of Stena Bulk LLC, Houston

STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(Business Wire)--
Regulatory News:

Stena Bulk, a leading international tanker owner, controlling a fleet of more
than 75 tankers from seven offices in six countries, today announced the
appointment of Mr Jonas Kihlberg to the position as Senior Vice President of the
Stena Bulk Group Worldwide and Head of Stena Bulk LLC.

In his position, Mr. Kihlberg will focus on expanding and strengthening the
market presence and profitability in US/Central and South America.
Jonas Kihlberg will take up his new role from Stena Bulk's offices in Houston,
Texas, USA.
Mr Kihlberg returns to Stena Bulk after three years as Manager Chartering with
the worlds 3rd largest independent trading house Trafigura AG and a year as Vice
President of Skaugen Petrotrans. Before this, Jonas held various executive roles
and positions within the Stena Bulk and StenTex Group of Companies.
In announcing the appointment, Ulf G. Ryder, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Stena Bulk commented, "We are very pleased to have Jonas` creativity
and experience back within Stena Bulk. Jonas possesses a broad range of
competencies within the shipping industry and we truly look forward to having
him with us again".
Commenting on his appointment, Mr Kihlberg said "Stena is truly a first class
global organisation that strives on new ideas and initiatives, and has the
financial resources, even in these turbulent times, to establish and maintain
leading positions in all of its activities. I am especially happy and proud to
be back at Stena and I look forward to a continued beneficial association with
my former and new colleagues at Stena in my new role".
Jonas early shipping career included sailing on tankers and dry cargo ships in
various ranks and with an exam from the Maritime Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Stena Bulk - With offices in six countries, Stena Bulk is one of the world`s
leading tanker shipping companies, supplying customers with innovative solutions
to their transportation and logistics needs. The company has a fleet of
approximately 75 tankers and operates throughout the tanker market. Stena Bulk
is part of the Stena Sphere with excess of 17,000 employees and revenue of 6.5
billion USD (SEK 50 billion).
www.stenabulk.com

This information was brought to you by Cision http://www.cisionwire.com

Stena Bulk AB
Ulf G. Ryder
President & CEO,
+46 704 855001
ulf.ryder@stenabulk.com
or
Jonas Kihlberg
Senior Vice President & Head of Stena Bulk LLC
+1 832 341 3998
jonas.kihlberg@stenabulk.com

Copyright Business Wire 2009