Philip Clausius

Chairman
Expertise in: Capital Raising and Ship Finance

Philip Clausius founded Transport Capital in 2013. Apart from the overall management responsibility for the firm, he also heads the maritime franchise.

Prior to founding Transport Capital, he was the Co-Founder & CEO of the FSL Group – a Singapore-based provider of leasing services to the international shipping industry.

During his tenure at FSL (2003 – 2013), he oversaw the acquisition, financing, and deployment of approximately US$1 billion in maritime assets. He was also the driving force behind the highly successful IPO of FSL Trust in March 2007 which raised about US$330 million in equity proceeds in a globally marketed offering culminating in FSL Trust listing on the SGX Mainboard.

With more than 30 years of experience in various entrepreneurial roles in shipping and ship finance, he has worked and lived in Europe, USA, and for the last 18 years in Singapore.

Philip is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of ASX listed Wellard, an Independent Non-Executive Director of Schoeller Holdings as well as a Non-Executive Director of Bengal Tiger Line.

Philip graduated from the European Business School, Germany in 1992 with the “Diplom-Betriebswirt” degree and completed the Advanced Management Programme of INSEAD in July 2023.