Mr. Bote de Vries was appointed to the Board of Directors on 6 September 2010 and brings to Vallianz more than 20 years of international asset finance experience in the shipping transport industry. Apart from Mr. de Vries’ appointment on Vallianz’s Board, he is also a managing director of Finamar B.V., a financial consultancy firm, and he holds several Non-Executive board positions with a Dutch Investment Fund for seagoing vessels (NBZ), NNPC (P&I Club), Qua Wollen Building Society Krimpenerwaad and Northern Ocean Limited. Mr. de Vries participated in various international conferences on shipping related issues like Mareforum. Mr. de Vries graduated from the University of Leiden with a Bachelor of Biology degree and a Masters in Law.