Press release

C-Leanship welcomes new CEO, Morten Pilnov

Morten Pilnov is appointed as new CEO, in a strategic leadership transition bringing shipping industry and leadership experience that fits well with the company’s growth ambitions going forward.

Over the past five years, C-Leanship has gone from a local provider of hull cleaning services, performing ~50 cleanings p.a., to a three-hub network with a capacity of up to 6-800 cleanings p.a. Jonas Kaasing Rasmussen has during his time with C-Leanship, with his deep knowledge of the business, been instrumental in bringing C-Leanship to its current position, for which the owners are very grateful. Following his tenure as C-Leanship’s CEO and in agreement with the board of directors, Jonas will step down and be replaced by Morten Pilnov, who will take over as the new CEO from 1 December 2023.

With Morten’s extensive experience in the shipping industry, having successfully implemented growth strategies, and with a track record of improving commercial and operational excellence, he is ideally positioned to navigate C-Leanship through its next phase. His leadership is particularly valuable at this juncture, as the company is gaining heightened interest from major shipping clients. Morten has the full support of the board to take the lead on the execution of an ambitious growth plan which includes increasing the service offering, growing the number of serviced ports, and strengthening the cooperation and partnership with customers.

Who are we?

C-LEANSHIP is a global leader and pioneer within biofouling management and underwater services within the shipping industry.

Headquartered in Denmark, we have service hubs in Singapore, Busan (South Korea), and Antwerp (Belgium). Our services include inspection, hull cleaning, and soon propeller cleaning, using safe and reliable ROV technology, not only cleaning but also collecting the biofuel mass.

Established in 2011, C-Leanship is a leading provider of sustainable underwater services. We help vessel owners, charterers and managers optimize their vessel performance by removing biofouling, while also helping to reduce the risk of transferring invasive aquatic species.

Led by an established team with many years of experience in biofouling management and underwater services, as well as the shipping industry, we are committed to delivering the highest standards of underwater services for the global shipping industry. C-Leanship has a very strong ownership structure with long-term commitments from its largest owners, Saab AB a military defense and civil security company, Walléniusrederierna –an investor within the global shipping industry and NRP Zero a Nordic industrial clean tech fund investor.

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