Jason Klopfer

Managing Director at Navig8 Group

Speaker

Mr. Klopfer is the Managing Director of Navig8 Americas and oversees Navig8 Group’s operations in the United States. In addition to his responsibilities in his current position, Mr. Klopfer played a leadership role in extending Navig8’s global commercial platform and sector expertise to form Navig8 Product Tankers (N-OTC: EIGHT), Navig8 Chemical Tankers (N-OTC: CHEMS), and Navig8 Crude Tankers, a predecessor to Gener8 Maritime (NYSE: GNRT). Mr. Klopfer was named Chief Operating Officer of Navig8 Product Tankers in 2014.

Prior to joining Navig8 Group in 2012, Mr. Klopfer served as the Managing Director of the Spot Tanker Division of Poten & Partners, Inc., the world’s largest privately held ship brokerage company. At Poten, he developed a brokerage strategy that more than doubled the division’s market share during his tenure. Prior to Poten, Mr. Klopfer was a Vice President at Overseas Shipholding Group (NYSE: OSG), where he oversaw the commercial management of the Aframax International pool, a fleet exceeding 50 vessels. He also served as Vice President of Tankers International’s VLCC/ULCC pool while at OSG. Mr. Klopfer began his career with McQuilling Brokerage Partners, Inc., as a Shipbroker.

Mr. Klopfer holds a Juris Doctorate from the Hofstra University School of Law (New York), a Masters of Business/Finance from Hofstra University (New York) and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University (Maryland). He remains a registered Attorney in the State of New York.