is the Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy. He became a non-executive director of Mermaid Maritime Plc. in
August 2011. He is also directors of other subsidiaries and associates, such as Soleado Holdings Pte. Ltd., Petrolift
Inc., Merton Group (Cyprus) Limited, and Qing Mei Pte. Ltd. His professional experiences include serving as a Director
at Aspire Pacific Ltd., Hong Kong, an advisory firm specialising in strategic consultancy, business development, and
private equity since 2004, and as an executive at JP Morgan in New York, Hong Kong, and Thailand from 1992 to 2004.
Prior to his years at JP Morgan, Mr. Crane held business development positions for United Technologies, Singapore and
Unico (Japan), based in Shanghai. A graduate of the Lauder Institute at University of Pennsylvania, he earned a M.B.A.,
Finance from the Wharton School, and M.A., International Studies, University of Pennsylvania in 1990, and a B.A. in
International Relations from Pomona College in 1983.