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Thome Group News

Thome Senior Management Team knows the value

of frequent ship visits

By Capt. Michael Elwert, Director Group HR, Strategy and Support, Thome Group

Global shipping is an industry which rewards performance, professionalism and teamwork. So

as part of the Thome Human Element concept, our Senior Management Team actively seeks to

engage as often as possible with our colleagues at sea.

Thome Group Chairman Olav
Eek Thorstensen visiting MT
Asphalt Spring with Vessel

Manager Damir Pantalon and
Capt Dano Cyril

Representatives from Thome touch and getting valued direct well as the complexity and encourage, through discussion,

Senior Management always feedback from our many conditions our many crews are what is best practise.
look to attend the many Thome colleagues at sea.
tasked to handle.
Lastly and most importantly,

Senior Officer Seminars held all Building a strong Thome When the senior senior management takes the
over the world. Likewise, ship to shore team based on management visits the fleet, it is time to explain why we are so

during the daily senior officer in mutual trust, respect and common practise to tour the eager to empower all our crews
office briefings, priority is personal relations is high on the vessel, meet as many of the to strictly enforce our slogan:
always given to taking the time senior management agenda.
crew as possible, and, when ‘We do it safely or not at all’!!

to talk to those officers visiting operationally feasible, call for In Thome we believe it is Pushing for higher standards,
our Singapore head office crew briefings during which equally important to meet our safe performance and service

enroute back to their vessels. Thome strategies, expectations colleagues as often as possible excellence must remain at the
We see this as a natural effort as and priorities are onboard our managed fleet in heart of everything we do!!

part of a senior management communicated. It is also an their day-to-day operating Please do take time to
commitment to building a opportunity to give updates on environment. This allows senior engage with Thome Senior

stronger Thome team; aligning company safety and security management to keep abreast of Management colleagues next
our priorities by keeping in
campaigns, as well as
the operational challenges as
time they visit your vessel.

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Issue 36: March 2014