Jens is co-founder of Marcura and Chair of the Board.

Previously, Jens was Group CEO for over ten years, focusing on the market, business models and service strategies of the portfolio companies.

Prior to that, 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 and 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.

Christian is the founder of Marcura and Board member.

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.

Jan-Olivier’s primary responsibilities at Marlin include deal qualification, conducting due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio monitoring.

Prior to joining Marlin, he worked at 3i Group where he focused on private equity investments across a broad range of sectors and geographies.

Prior to this, he worked as an investment banker at Jefferies where he specialised in mergers and acquisitions and public market transactions.

Before his career in finance, Jan-Olivier held software development positions at diagnostics company Roche and telecoms provider Ascom. He earned an M.Sc. in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and an M.Sc. in Communication Systems from the Swiss Institute of Technology (EPFL).

Stuart is the Chief Executive Officer of MarTrust, joining the business in 2023.

Stuart is based in London and brings a wealth of fintech expertise from his previous roles.

Previously, Stuart was instrumental in building and scaling Wise Business through to its successful public listing in London.

Stuart holds a BSc in Accounting and Finance, Economics from The University of Bristol.

Dionysis is the CEO of DA-Desk and is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with customers, whilst ensuring customers obtain optimal value from the DA-Desk service offering.

Dionysis joined DA-Desk in 2017 as Commercial Finance Manager and later became Director of PortPayables where his role was to manage and enhance DA-Desk’s payment processing solutions.

Prior to working with DA-Desk, Dionysis worked for more than ten years with Eletson Corporation in Piraeus, where he held the position of Treasury and Corporate Finance Manager. He was responsible for the banking relationships, treasury functions, and investor relationship management during this time.

Dionysis holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from Athens University of Economics , and has a Master in Finance from Henley Business School at Reading University. He is a Scholar at the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation.

Bruno joined Marcura Group in 2011 and brings over 20 years of experience in the technology, logistics and maritime sectors.

His roles included Software Engineer, Principal Consultant, Chief Technology Officer. He has led projects for customers like: BP, Cargill, PTC, VW and Mercedes.

Bruno has a PhD in Computer Science in Power Engineering, focusing on optimisation algorithms.

Domenico Carlucci is a Director 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.

Sreenath joined the Group in 2012 and is responsible for overall financial planning and analysis, banking relationship, treasury & cash management, budgeting & forecasting, and Group financial reporting.

He collaborates with board, business units and shared service functions to provide business support for maximising efficiency, growth and to drive best practices in financial management across the Group.

Prior to Marcura, Sreenath worked as an analyst at Goldman Sachs and as a deputy control manager at Elbit Plaza before which he has worked in accounting and consulting roles various organisations.

Sreenath graduated with first rank in Bachelor of Commerce from MG university, India and holds an MBA in finance and marketing from Institute of Business Management and Research, Bangalore, India. He has also completed his Executive Programme in Data Science and Business Analytics from Indian Institute of Management (IIM-C), India.

Sigrid joined Marcura Singapore in 2020, where she is responsible for the service and support to regional customers, covering a range of Marcura’s services and platforms.

Prior to joining Marcura, Sigrid worked as an independent consultant focusing on process improvements in the shipping industry, and has previously held several management positions with a major dry bulk operator.

Sigrid holds an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).

She has lived and worked in Singapore since 2009.

Errikos 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 Towers 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.