Helmut Sohmen, Chairman, born 1939, has been the Chairman of BW Gas since 2003. He has been an executive and board member of companies within the family-owned former World-Wide Shipping group since 1970, and chairman since 1986.  He was previously a president of the Baltic and International  Maritime Council, Chairman of the International Maritime Industries Forum, Chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, Chairman of The Internatioanl Tanker Owners Pollution Federation, and served as a committee member of several P+I Clubs. He holds three law degrees from Austrian and American universities and two honorary doctorates.

Andreas Sohmen-Pao, Vice-Chairman, born 1971, has served as Vice Chairman of BW Gas since 2003. He is Managing Director of BW Shipping and is also a member of the Advisory Board of Deutsche Bank (SHL). Sohmen-Pao holds a double first class honours degree from Oxford University and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.

Jan Håkon Pettersen has been a board member since 27 May 2009. He is Managing Director and CEO of BW Gas Limited until 1 July 2009. He has held this position since he succeeded Svein Erik Amundsen in January 2003. Prior to this he was the Deputy Managing Director and Director Chartering and Project Division. Before joining the company in 1992, Pettersen worked as Managing Director of Arcade Shipping AS and Chairman of Arcade Drilling AS (1987-1992), Managing Director of Custodia AS (1986-1987) and Executive Vice President of RS Platou Shipbrokers (1983-1986). Pettersen has an MBA degree from University of Wisconsin, USA. From 1971 to 1986 he was Executive President of R.S Platou AS. From 1986 to 1987 he was Managing Director of Custodia AS, and from 1987 to 1988 he was Managing Director of Jahre Line AS.