Christian Siemers Haunso
Founder and Chairman
Christian is the founder and Chairman of Marcura.
Christian’s focus is on Group innovation and strategy.
Previously, Christian worked in the Structured Commodity Finance Division at ING Barings in Amsterdam and Moscow, with the focus on the metals and shipping industries.
Prior to that he worked at a shipbroking and trading house in Hamburg where his duties covered operations, chartering and grain trading.
Earlier he worked in the shipping liner trade for Überseeschiffahrtsagentur Transnautic in Hamburg.
Christian holds a Master in Shipping, Trade and Finance from Cass Business School.
Jens Lorens Poulsen
Group Chief Executive Officer
Jens is co-founder of Marcura and Group CEO.
His focus is on the market, business models and service strategies of the portfolio companies.
Previously, Jens was a Senior Partner at Cultivator A/S, then one of Scandinavia’s leading Management Consultancies, where he provided management counsel to Engineering, Software and Pharmaceutical companies.
Earlier, he was involved in the initial launch of Cisco Systems, Inc. in all Scandinavian countries.
Prior to that he was Financial Director at UNIRAS A/S, a pioneering scientific visualization software company with global customers. He has held a position as VP Finance for the Treasury of Hafnia, a major Scandinavian insurance group. He started his career with Andersen Consulting, now Accenture.
Karsten Gregory
Group Chief Financial Officer
Karsten is involved in a broad range of strategic and tactical issues related to the Group’s overall mission and practices, including the support to the portfolio companies.
These include forecasting, accounting, financial planning and analysis, regulatory compliance monitoring, and the identification of income-enhancing and revenue-generating opportunities.
Karsten’s 20 years of international financial experience includes five years as a CFO, as well as work for leading IT companies such as CSC and Dell.
Hans-Christian Mordhorst
Group Chief Commercial Officer
Hans-Christian is the Group Chief Commercial Officer and Non-Executive Chairman.
As Group CCO, Hans-Christian’s primary focus is on commercial strategy and value creation for Customers, Agents and Partners that engage with Marcura’s solutions in the payments, procurement and voyage administration sectors.
He has held a number of positions previously: Managing Director for DA-Desk, Managing Director for Maersk Line in Russia, Finland and the Baltic States as well as European Sales & Marketing Director for P&O Nedlloyd.
HC was educated in the A.P. Moeller/Maersk Denmark Management Trainee Program and holds an Advanced Certificate for Executives from MIT Sloan School of Management.
Domenico Carlucci
Chief Executive Officer
Domenico Carlucci is the Chief Executive Officer of MarTrust. He joined DA-Desk in 2011 and developed MarTrust a few years later as a spin-off of the DA-Desk’s payment services.
Previously, Domenico worked as CFO and Back-Office Director for Luxottica Far East, based in Japan.
Prior to that, he worked in Levi’s Strauss’s Global Treasury, situated in Belgium, and he was responsible for the Market Operations. He has also worked with Edison as a Risk Manager and SIA Spa as a Project Manager.
Domenico holds a PhD in physics from Scuola Normale Superiore in Italy, followed by two post-doctoral fellowships in Japan and Belgium.
Errikos Andreakos
Chief Commercial Officer
Errikos Andreakos is the Chief Commercial Officer of MarTrust.
He started his career in finance, working for firms in six distinct industries: financial services, industrial automation, fashion, credit cards, insurance brokerage, and maritime.
He gained experience from the diversity and soon realized that all industries face the same issues. His core belief is that finance should up its game, provide strong business support, a streamlined process, and lead decision-making analytics.
He joined DA-Desk in 2013 with a desire to apply his understanding to the maritime industry. He soon moved into a role where his prime focus has been to use his experience to assist customers. He is currently managing the sales team, solution development, and marketing effort for MarTrust, the financial institution arm of the Marcura group.
Previously, Errikos held a position as CFO at First Data Greece and MEA, International Financial Reporting Director at Willis Tower Watson, and Manager of the Front Desk Operations at Levis.
Errikos is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds an MBA and a Master in European Economics; he has a continuous interest in learning new things and dedicates his spare time to this.
Felix J. Antero
Group General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
Felix provides advice and counsel to the Group’s boards and business units with regard to legal matters, material transactions, risk management, compliance and overall strategy and corporate governance.
Felix has worked and consulted with various international companies and has operated a financial services agency in California representing industry-leading institutions.
He is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, and the Institute of Directors (UK). He has served in the ABA Advisory Panel and is also a Charter Member of TechGC.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Ateneo de Manila University, a Certificate in Finance (With Distinction) from UC Berkeley Extension, and a Juris Doctorate from John F. Kennedy University School of Law.
Felix also attended the University of Cambridge Judge Business School’s Advanced Leadership Programme.
Milan Maluk
Chief Compliance Officer
Milan Maluk is the Chief Compliance Officer and board member of MarTrust.
Milan is responsible for oversight of compliance framework, smooth running of compliance operations and maintaining relationships with regulators, banking partners and regulatory auditors.
Milan has extensive experience in managing compliance and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of London and a Fellowship of the International Compliance Association (FICA), Certified Professional.
Leadership Team
Xavier George
Senior Vice President – Digital Financial Solutions
Xavier is the Senior Vice President – Digital Financial Solutions and has been into banking, financial services, payments and digital for over 20 years.
Xavier is passionate about bringing the best in digital financial solutions to MarTrust customers. He is all about enhancing seafarer welfare through instant digital payments via E-Wallets and multi currency solutions. In his role Xavier oversees multiple markets across EMEA, Asia Pacific and global. His team is based across Denmark, Germany, Singapore, Greece and the Philippines.
Xavier also holds a BSc & MBA in Marketing.
Devendra Kadam
Vice President – Payment Solutions
Devendra has been working with the Marcura group for 16 years and is an expert in Maritime Payments. He is responsible for managing all payment-related services, partnering and managing customer support, ensuring delivery of payment-related projects.
Devendra develops short- and long-term payment operations strategies and tactical plans consistent with and supportive of the operational model.
He understands customers’ requirements, oversees new customer implementation, and develop customer relationship to ensure customer satisfaction. He also manages the structure, staffing policy, and processes that support the company’s payment strategies globally.
He holds a degree in Finance and Accounting from Mumbai University, India, and has completed the CFA Level 1 program. His previous position was at e-Hub in Mumbai, where he supported Vessel Accounting and Payment services for clients such as V-Ships.
David Lord
General Manager
David started his professional career in the British Military, where he served with honour and distinction for the esteemed Household Cavalry regiment.
After leaving the Army in 2004, David began working in financial services and specifically, the payments industry. Over the following 10 years, he held multiple sales and commercially focused management positions within multinational organisations such as Western Union, Travelex and Equiniti, becoming a subject matter expert on all things payments.
David first started working with MarTrust in 2014, where he was then employed by our former business partner and helped to turn MarTrust from concept into reality. Since then, David’s focus has shifted to leadership of the commercial department, covering all products and supporting functions including onboarding, pre-sales, pricing, product development and relationship management.
Digital Financial Solutions Team
William Chung
Senior Digital Financial Solutions Manager
William is responsible for MarTrust business development in APAC. He joined DA-Desk in 2011 and moved to MarTrust when it launched in 2015.
He has been in banking and shipping for over 20 years, working for companies such as Standard Chartered Bank, ShipServ and American Bureau of Shipping.
Nikos Charissis
Senior Digital Financial Solutions Manager
Nikos is based in Athens and joined MarTrust in 2016. He is responsible for MarTrust business development in South European region.
He has spent almost his entire professional life in the maritime industry mainly covering business developments, commercial and sales roles for both large organisations, start-ups and family-owned businesses.
Maria Collie
Senior Digital Financial Solutions Manager
Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, Maria provides digital solutions to customers across the global offshore shipping industry.
With over 12 years of Maritime experience with a business development & digitalisation focus, Maria centres her work around her passion for crew welfare and making a difference to seafarers.
Maria has supported many customers in previous years, offering various solutions, including crew management software, fleet compliance systems, and learning and assessment tools.
Maria has spent much of her professional life in commercial roles; however, she has also been fortunate to get hands-on involvement with the implementation of Fleet Management systems as well as building and successfully delivering an online training portal to support the offshore industry during the pandemic.
Nedumbur Karthikeyan (Karthik)
Senior Digital Financial Solutions Manager
Karthik joined MarTrust in 2023 and is responsible for business development in the APAC region.
He started his career as a marine engineer and has worked in various domains, such as maritime, automotive, and business consulting.
Karthik holds a B. Eng. In Mechanical and Production and MBA.
Jeppe Chrestensen
Regional Senior Manager, Digital Financial Solutions
Jeppe is dedicated to developing business for MarTrust in the APAC region.
Introduced to the shipping world at Maersk, Jeppe has spent his entire professional life in the Maritime industry, where he has supported clients globally in various commercial and operational roles working in various countries.
Prior to joining MarTrust, Jeppe sold SaaS solutions to both the Maritime and supply chain industries.
Anneta Kalpou
Digital Financial Solutions Manager
Anneta is based in Athens and is responsible for providing Digital Financial Solutions to the shipping industry in the South European region.
Prior to MarTrust, Anneta has experience working in the FinTech and legal sectors and she has also worked for a Major Greek bank.
Anneta holds a BSc in Law and an MSc in International Business and Management.
Emil Vøhlert
Digital Financial Solutions Manager
Before joining MarTrust, Emil spent five years with Maersk in account management and customer acquisition across all major shipping segments.
Prior to working in maritime, Emil was in the pharmaceutical industry with Novo Nordisk, where he was based in Bangkok for three years and mainly engaged in nationwide field force optimisation.
Emil holds a M.Sc.Marketing and BBA International Business.
Vanessa Alac
Digital Financial Solutions Specialist
Vanessa brings 7 years of experience working with clients and customers in E-commerce, BPO, Legal, Fintech, Advertising and Marketing, and Manufacturing industries.
She has worked with Shopee Philippines, one of the biggest E-commerce companies in Southeast Asia, as an Account Manager where she handled Filipino and Chinese sellers and was responsible for growing their shops in the platform.
She has also worked with AnyMind Philippines and got the opportunity to collaborate with the biggest brands in the country to implement and execute marketing campaigns.
Vanessa graduated from the University of the City of Manila with a bachelor’s degree in Communications in 2016.
Benjamin Lim
Digital Financial Solutions Representative
Residing in Singapore, Benjamin serves as a dedicated Digital Financial Solutions Representative overseeing the APAC region.
Possessing over three years of profound experience within the financial and fintech sectors, his expertise is predominantly centered around business development and adept customer relationship management.
Commercial Team
Rico Ponzio
Key Account Manager
Rico joined MarTrust as a Key Account Manager in January 2023 and is based in the UK.
He started his career in electronic engineering, automation and testing, before moving into financial services with a major global bank, where he spent 11 years in various client-facing roles in global payments and trade middle office.
Rico graduated from Bournemouth University with a BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering: Control and Robotics.
Panagiotis Zoulakis
Key Account Manager
Panagiotis is based in Athens, Greece and joined MarTrust in April 2021. Since then, he has received 2 promotions and is now our Key Account Manager for Southern Europe.
Prior to joining MarTrust, Panagiotis gained strong banking experience whilst working for a major Greek bank, as well shipping experience where he acted as the treasurer for a Greek ship management company.
Panagiotis holds a degree in Mathematics from National and Kapodistrian University.
Ashwin Pinto
Key Account Manager
Ashwin joined MarTrust in July 2022 as Key Account Manager and is based in Singapore, supporting our customers across the APAC region.
Ashwin started his career as a seafarer and spent most of his time at sea sailing onboard Oil Tankers.
A true veteran of the maritime industry, Ashwin has amassed almost 20 years of experience working for organisations such as ShipNet, ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) and most recently, StormGeo (Alfa Laval Group). Before joining MarTrust, Ashwin held the position of Head of Fleet Performance Center in Singapore with StormGeo.
Supporting customers throughout APAC, Ashwin spends his day focused on assisting new customers throughout their entire journey with MarTrust including customer onboarding, structuring and maintaining customers payment environments, managing process implementation and coordinating the successful execution of additional MarTrust products.
Jonas Helfer
Key Account Manager
Jonas is based in Hamburg, Germany and joined MarTrust in 2021, before moving into the Commercial Team as Key Account Manager in January 2023.
Prior to working for MarTrust, Jonas spent the previous 10 years in various roles, supporting some of the world’s largest and reputable shipping corporations such as Maersk Line, Hapag-Lloyd and Bernhard Schulte.
Jonas has completed a dual vocational training in shipping and holds a degree in Shipping, Trade and Transport from London Metropolitan University.
Alex Chan
Key Account Manager
Alex Chan joined MarTrust in 2020 as Key Account Manager, to support our customers in Asia. Alex is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin, English and is currently learning Japanese.
Prior to joining MarTrust, Alex worked at the Bank of China as a Relationship Manager in their Macau branch, supporting both individual and corporate customers.
Alex graduated from the University of Miami in 2014, with a bachelor’s degree in finance and is also a certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMLS).
Nikita Shedge
Commercial Executive
Nikita joined MarTrust in May 2022 to support our customers in the Asia Pacific region.
Prior to Martrust, she has relevant experience in shipping industry as a customer service representative.
Jimi Smith
Onboarding Manager
Jimi is part of our commercial team, providing a stronger and more supportive onboarding process for our customers. Working closely with our sales, CDD and compliance teams in order to deliver the smoothest possible experience for our new customers.
A 23+ year veteran of American Express (AMEX), where he spent most of his time as a Senior Project Manager, specialising in corporate onboarding and supporting new customers through their first 3-12 month journey.
