Robert Bugbee joined OMI Corporation in February 1995 as Senior Vice President, progressing to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer before becoming President in January 2002, a role he held until the company's sale in 2007. He began his shipping career at Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corporation in 1984, and between OMI and his later roles was a partner at Ospraie Management LLP (2007-2008).
He co-founded and served as President and Director of Eneti Inc. (2013-2022) and held the same roles at Hermitage Offshore Services Ltd. (2018-2021), and has been President and Director of Scorpio Tankers since its IPO in April 2010. He holds an honours degree from London University and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen.
He spoke as a panellist at Mare Forum USA (2004 and 2006) and the Nor-Shipping Forum (2005).