Our Team
Ryan Lynch
Chief Executive Officer

With 20 years in the global maritime industry, Ryan has focused on strategic deployment of funds across capital structures to secure the most sustainable economic advantage for a global network of ship-owners, investors and cargo charterers and sovereign interest. Ryan has worked across infrastructure private equity, consulting, ship-owning, commodity trading and brokering/investment banking.

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From a background of four generations in the American maritime industry, and work in national security; Ryan focuses on advancing economic security through maritime channels providing strong growth potential for all American stakeholders and partners.

Ryan was awarded a Sloan Fellow MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Business, a MA in Applied Economics from the American University, and BA in Economics from the University of Connecticut.
Siddharaj Pathare
Chief Operation Officer

Siddharaj Pathare has over 34 years of experience in the shipping industry with 16 years at sea and 18 years in shore-based leadership roles. Siddharaj is an expert in fleet management, commercial operations, and maritime safety across all merchant segments with a core competency in management and regulatory compliance.

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Before joining Hanwha Shipping, Siddharaj served as Regional Head of Shipping Operations with Clearlake Chartering where we oversaw shipping operations. Prior to that he was 0perations Manager at BW Pacific, where he emphasized the importance of collaboration to ensure safe and compliant voyage operations.
James Lee
Chief Commercial Officer

James executes commercial activities for Hanwha Shipping and is responsible for sourcing, executing and analyzing businesses as well as setting strategy for the business. James has worked in a variety of sectors including consulting, brokerage and ship-owning/operation.

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James joined Hanwha Shipping in 2025 and is a Head of Commercial.
Prior to this, James was a Commercial Project Manager at Hyundai LNG Shipping (HLS) in Korea. Prior to HLS, James was a project shipbroker at Singapore and London.

James graduated from Bayes Business School (Cass Business School) with an MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance and BEng in Maritime Operations from the Korea Maritime & Ocean University.
Jemin Hong
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Hong spend most of his career in Hanwha Group, serving in Finance department of Hanwha Group for 20 years, especially in Finance division.
Starting from accounting teams of Hanwha Corporation, which is the highest hierarchy of Hanwha Group, involved in several Accounting and Tax projects covering Hanwha Corporation and its subsidiaries, which cover renewable energy, petrochemical, commodity trading, machinery industry.

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He also spent recent 7 years in the States, assisting Hanwha affiliates' managerial operations in Tax, Accounting, Finance and even Legal and HR supports. After returning back to Hanwha Corporation from US, recently served in Consolidated Hanwha Group finance reporting before volunteering to serve again in US to assist the soft landing of Hanwha Ocean's US entities from 2024, which includes Hanwha Shipping LLC.