Robert J. Flynn (Chairman and Director) has been Chairman and Director since April 2006. Since 2000, Mr. Flynn has been the president of Mallory Jones Lynch Flynn & Assoc. Inc., or MJLF. Mr. Flynn joined MJLF in 1979 and has been involved in all aspects of oil tanker chartering, sales and purchase, new building contracting and special project related business. Although we do not currently do business with MJLF, we may enter into transactions with MJLF or engage MJLF for brokerage services. From 1987 to 1999, Mr. Flynn served on the board of directors of Association of Shipbrokers and Agents, or ASBA, and from 1995 to 1997 was the president of ASBA. Mr. Flynn worked also at Maritime Overseas Corporation from 1991 to 1992. From 1974 to 1979, Mr. Flynn served as a commissioned officer with the U.S. Coast Guard. He is a member of The American Bureau of Shipping, and serves as a Director of the Coast Guard Foundation. Mr. Flynn holds a bachelor degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. |