Alan Hatton

Founder and Managing Director at Foreguard Shipping

Alan Hatton is the Founder and Managing Director of Foreguard Shipping, a chemical tanker owner and operator based in Singapore.

Alan has 15 years of C-level shipping experience and has played the role of both shipowner and shipping executive, having led two other Singapore-based shipowning entities (FSL Trust and FR8) as Chief Executive Officer.

In the earlier part of his career, Alan was an M&A / corporate finance banker at Lazard and Dresdner Kleinwort in London.

Alan was named Young Person Of The Year 2016 at the 9th Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia, and also named in Lloyds List Next Generation 2015 as one of “Shipping’s Rising Stars”.