Samuel Norton is the Chief Executive Officer of OSG since July 2016 and was also previously its President until October 2024. Mr. Norton serves on the OSG Board of Directors since the acquisition by Saltchuk in July 2024 and, while OSG was publicly traded on the NYSE, Mr. Norton served on the Board of Directors since 2014.

Prior to his leading OSG, Mr. Norton co-founded SeaChange Maritime, LLC in 2006, an owner and operator of container ships, and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Norton also spent 17 years as a senior executive officer at Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. In 1995, Mr. Norton initiated and led the entry of the Sammy Ofer Group into the container segment and acquired and operated the first container vessels in the group's fleet. While at Tanker Pacific, Mr. Norton also conceived and started a related business, Tanker Pacific Offshore Terminals, which owns and operates a fleet of floating, offshore oil storage terminals. Prior to joining the Ofer Group, Mr. Norton played a lead role in the Asian distressed assets group of the First National Bank of Boston, a position which acquainted him with the shipping industry and the Ofer family.

Mr. Norton holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature from Dartmouth College.