Hari Subramaniam
Loss Prevention Executive
I commenced my
sailing career when I was 17 years old, fresh out of college. Over
the next fifteen years of my sailing career, I made good the
opportunity to sail on various types of vessels, mainly large oil
tankers. While I was sailing, I pursued my further studies and
completed my MBA degree in Human Resources and International
management. I also completed the qualifying examinations and am a
Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (MICS). After
sailing for three years as a Master, I came ashore and headed the
Commercial and Operations Department of an Indian Shipping company
which owned and operated bulk carriers, tugs and barges. I was
involved in many towing operations as well as participating in
salvage operations and the management of a bulk carrier fleet. I
then moved to Singapore to help start-up the operations of a
leading offshore company which owned and operated state of the art
AHTSVs and PSVs. In September 2009, I started working for the
Shipowners' Club (Singapore Branch) in the Loss Prevention
department as a Loss Prevention Executive.
Being in the Loss Prevention Department allows me to put my
experience to good use in helping our Members reduce their exposure
to risk. Since I started my career at sea, it has always been my
dream that I do my bit in contributing towards making our industry
safer and what better an opportunity than this?
The encouragement and support I receive from my team members and
other colleagues within the Club is overwhelming. The professional
work culture and friendly environment is something that words
cannot describe - one has to have the privilege to experience it to
believe it.
Ever since I became part of the Shipowners' family, I have been
constantly encouraged and supported by the Club to further
development my career skills via workshops, seminar and courses.
This helps in keeping abreast with constantly changing markets and
regulations and finally to serve our customers better in the long
run.