Bart B. Kelleher

President & Director at Ardmore Shipping Corp.

Speaker

Mr. Bart B. Kelleher

Bart Kelleher is President and Director for Ardmore Shipping and previously served as Chief Financial Officer from 2022-2025. He has 30 years of progressive experience in the maritime, finance, energy, and industrials sectors. Previously from 2016-2022, Mr. Kelleher held executive roles with Chembulk Tankers, an owner and operator of stainless-steel chemical tankers controlled by KKR and York Capital, serving as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to that from 2010-2015, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of Principal Maritime Management, a marine assets investment advisory and management company wholly owned by Apollo Global Management. He also functioned as acting Chief Financial Officer during the company's start-up and initial growth phases. In addition to his executive experience in the maritime energy transportation sector, Mr. Kelleher has held roles in investment banking, commercial banking, equity research, and capital markets in the maritime and energy-related industries at Bear Stearns and HSH Nordbank.

Earlier in his career, he served as a deck officer onboard US flagged oil tankers and held management positions in both the cruise industry and with a leading naval architecture firm. Mr. Kelleher holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, an MS in Ocean Systems Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a BE in Naval Architecture from New York Maritime College, as well as a Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD’s International Directors Program. Mr. Kelleher serves as a Director of Element 1 Corporation, a developer of methanol to hydrogen technology, and as an Advisory Board Member to OrbitMI, an innovative technology firm offering advanced AI-based fleet performance management solutions.