Lars Vang Christensen is CEO of Epic Gas Ltd. The company has its headquarters in Singapore and globally it is the dominating commercial owner and operator of pressurized LPG carriers.

He has over 35 years of shipping industry experience. Lars started his career with Danish maritime conglomerate A.P. Moller - Maersk Group in 1979. After a seagoing career that took him to the rank of Captain Lars Vang Christensen held various commercial and technical positions at Maersk and was appointed General Manager of A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd. in 1997. A few years later, Lars was appointed Managing Director of the Shipping Division for all of Maersk's UK operations, again overseeing a fleet of more than 50 vessels.

In 2005, he became CEO of herning shipping a.s, which controlled a fleet of abt. 50 product and chemical carriers.

Lars is the former Chairman of the Danish Shipowners' Association and Vice President of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).