Andreas Sohmen-Pao was educated at Oxford University in England, from which he graduated in 1993 with a double first class honours degree in Oriental Studies. He also holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.

Sohmen-Pao previously worked at Goldman Sachs International in London. He joined World-Wide Shipping in London in 1999 and has held positions in various divisions of the company.

Sohmen-Pao is currently Group CEO of the combined BW Maritime and BW Gas management team, and a director on the Board of BW Offshore AS. He is also a non-executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd and sits on the boards of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and The Esplanade Co. Ltd.