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Helmut Sohmen

Austria 86 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth: Shipping
Industry: Logistics
Residence
Education: Southern Methodist University (Doctor of Jurisprudence)
University of Vienna (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Children: 3

Assets

BW Energy

197,344,000 shares @ -

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BWE-NO
BW LPG Ltd.

45,019,000 shares @ -

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BWLPG-NO
BW Offshore

83,928,000 shares @ -

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BWO-NO
Cadeler

68,672,000 shares @ -

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CADLR-NO
DHT Holdings

23,979,000 shares @ -

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DHT-US
Epic Gas

0 shares @ -

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BWEK-NO
Hafnia Ltd

204,700,000 shares @ -

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HAFNI-NO
Navigator Holdings, Ltd. (transoceanic shippings)

20,360,000 shares @ -

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NVGS-US

Biography

Helmut Sohmen was chairman of the shipping giant BW Group for 28 years, before he stepped down and handed the reins to son Andreas in 2014.

The Austrian citizen has lived in Hong Kong for decades and is married to Anna Pui Hing Pao, the eldest daughter of the late shipping tycoon Y.K. Pao.

He supports a graduate scholarship program for Chinese lawyers studying at his alma mater, Southern Methodist University in Texas.

His billionaire brother-in-law, Peter Woo, controls Wheelock & Co., a Hong Kong-based real estate firm.

About

Sohmen was part of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1985 to 1988.