Mr Philip Clausius is responsible for the general management of the business with an overall responsibility for FSL Trust’s performance.

Mr Clausius has 16 years of financial and operational experience in the shipping industry. He held his first management position in the marine insurance industry from 1992 to 1995 as Director of International Broking at Hubertus Clausius, a German marine insurance broker with special expertise in marine hull and liability insurance products. In 1996, he founded and was the Managing Director of Philco Security Ltd, a Greek marine insurance and ship broking firm. Mr Clausius was also a Director of Business Development at Schoeller Holdings Ltd., Cyprus (1997 – 2003), where he was responsible for developing the company’s long-term financing strategy as well as investment opportunities. In 2003, Mr Clausius co-founded First Ship Lease Ltd., the predecessor of the Sponsor, and remains its President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Clausius holds a "Diplom – Betriebswirt," the German equivalent of a graduate degree in Business Administration, from the European Business School, Germany.

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