Mr Rann was appointed as the Managing Director of Sinwa Australia Pty Ltd, with effect from 15 March 2007.

The 53-year old Australian is tasked with developing the Group's offshore and marine supply business in Australia.

Prior to his appointment with Sinwa, Mr Rann was the Offshore Operations Manager at a marine supply company based in Western Australia, where he was in charge of the overall shipping division including offshore and general shipping. He has been involved in the marine and offshore industry for over 20 years. Mr Rann graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a double major in Economics and History, from West Australian Institute of Technology (now known as Curtin University of Technology) in 1975.