Epic Pantheon International Gas Shipping Ltd. announced Lars Vang Christensen has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Christensen has over 30 years of international shipping industry experience having joined Danish maritime conglomerate A.P. Moller -- Maersk Group in 1979. During his seagoing career, Mr. Christensen primarily served on board product and chemical tankers, rising to the position of Captain.

After coming ashore, Mr. Christensen worked his way up the Maersk management ranks holding numerous technical and commercial positions. In 1997, Mr. Christensen was appointed General Manager of A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. In 2000, Mr. Christensen was appointed Managing Director, Shipping Division for all of Maersk's United Kingdom operations overseeing a fleet of 50 vessels.

In 2005, Mr. Christensen became CEO of Herning Shipping A.S. Herning controlled a fleet of 48 modern product and chemical carriers which operated throughout Europe, South East Asia, West Africa and the Americas.