Teekay Corporation and Teekay Tankers Ltd. announced the following senior management changes following a strategic review to simplify the management structure of the Teekay Group:
Teekay Tankers' President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Mackay, and Chief Financial Officer, Stewart Andrade, will transition out of the organization by August 31, 2024.
Kenneth Hvid, Teekay's President and Chief Executive Officer and Teekay Tankers' Chairman, will take on the added role of Teekay Tankers' President and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ). Brody Speers, Teekay's Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, will take on the role of Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) of both Teekay Corporation and Teekay Tankers.
In addition, Mikkel Seidelin, Teekay Tankers' Head of Chartering & Commercial Operations, has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer for Teekay Tankers.
"Both Kevin and Stewart have been significant contributors to Teekay Tankers' success over the years, successfully navigating the company through challenging years and positioning us to thrive during the current market upcycle as well as strengthening our ship management by bringing our operations back in-house," commented Kenneth Hvid. "On behalf of the Board of Directors of Teekay Tankers, we thank them for their dedication and service and wish them the very best. Going forward, I look forward to stepping into my new role as CEO of Teekay Tankers and continuing the multi-year work of simplifying and streamlining the Teekay Group and building strong balance sheets for continued value creation for our long-term shareholders at both Teekay and Teekay Tankers."
"As part of these changes, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Brody Speers as CFO of both Teekay and Teekay Tankers and Mikkel Seidelin as Chief Commercial Officer for Teekay Tankers. We are fortunate to have a strong talent bench at Teekay. Brody has led the Teekay Group finance team since the beginning of 2023 and has held several senior finance positions, including his time as CFO for our LNG / LPG business in Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (now known as Seapeak LLC). Mikkel has led our global chartering and commercial operations for Teekay Tankers since 2023 and has held various roles in chartering and commercial over his 20 years with Teekay. I'm confident that we will have a seamless management transition aided by the strong management team we have at Teekay Group."
About Kenneth Hvid
Kenneth Hvid has served as Teekay's President and Chief Executive Officer since 2017 and joined the board of directors of Teekay Corporation in 2019. He has served as a director of Teekay Tankers Ltd. since 2017, and was appointed as its Chair in 2019 and as its President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2024. He also served as a director of Teekay GP L.L.C., the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (now known as Seapeak LLC), from September 2018 to January 2022 and from 2011 to 2015, and served as its Chair from May 2019 until January 2022. Mr. Hvid joined Teekay Corporation in 2000 and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Teekay Gas Services, in 2004 and to President of the Teekay Navion Shuttle Tankers and Offshore division in 2006. He served as Teekay Corporation's Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President from 2011 to 2015. He also served as a director of Altera Infrastructure GP L.L.C. (formerly known as Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C.) from 2011 to June 2020, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Teekay Offshore Group Ltd. from 2015 to 2016. Mr. Hvid has 30 years of global shipping experience, 12 of which were spent with A.P. Moller in Copenhagen, San Francisco and Hong Kong. In 2007, Mr. Hvid joined the board of Gard P. & I. (Bermuda) Ltd.
About Brody Speers
Brody Speers was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Teekay Corporation and Teekay Tankers in August 2024. Prior to this appointment, Brody served in several senior financial positions, including as Vice President, Finance of Teekay Corporation since 2018, Treasurer of Teekay Corporation since 2022 and as Chief Financial Officer of Teekay Gas Group Ltd., a company that provided services to Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (now Seapeak LLC) and its affiliates, in 2017 and 2018. Prior to joining Teekay in 2008, Mr. Speers worked as a Chartered Professional Accountant for an accounting firm in Vancouver, Canada. Mr. Speers is also a Chartered Business Valuator.
About Mikkel Seidelin
Mikkel Seidelin was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer of Teekay Tankers in August 2024, having previously served as its Head of Chartering & Commercial Operations since 2023. He joined Teekay in 2003 and has worked in various locations across the globe in commercial functions, including as Pool Manager for Taurus Tankers (LR2) and as Chartering Director for Teekay Tankers' Suezmax business. Mr. Seidelin holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD.
