Board
Members
Board members represent the leadership of the global shipping industry. They are willing to contribute their experience, expertise and knowledge to the work of ICS, provide guidance and direction to the organisation, and ultimately help ICS shape the future of shipping.
A broad geographical spread helps to ensure a balanced view, one of the reasons why ICS positions are highly respected within the shipping community and beyond.
Emanuele Grimaldi
Chairman, International Chamber of Shipping, Italy
John Denholm
Board Member & ICS Vice-Chair UNITED KINGDOM
Metin Düzgit
Board Member Duzgit Shipholding Ltd & Duzgit Yalova Shipbuilding Industries & ICS Vice-Chair TÜRKIYE
Themis Papadopoulos
Chief Executive Officer Interorient Navigation Co Ltd & ICS Vice Chair CYPRUS
Captain Abdulkareem AlMessabi
Chairman, Emirates Shipping Association, UAE
Caroline Yang
President Singapore Shipping Association & ICS Vice Chair SINGAPORE
Claes Berglund
ICS Board Member, SWEDEN
David Borcoski
ICS Board Member, NEW ZEALAND / Group Managing Director & CEO, ASP Ships Group
Gaby Bornheim
President, German Shipowners Association (VDR) & ICS Board Member GERMANY
Gerardo A. Borromeo
CEO, PTC Group, & ICS Board Member, THE PHILIPPINES
Cole Cosgrove
VP Crowley Maritime Corp. & ICS Board Member UNITED STATES
Ludwig Criel
Director CMB and Exmar & Chairman Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association & ICS Board Member BELGIUM
Bud Darr
EVP Maritime Policy and Government Affairs, MSC, & ICS Board Member, SWITZERLAND
Allen Dobie
Vice President Commercial, Australia & Asia, CSL Australia; ICS Board Member AUSTRALIA
Andreas Enger
Andreas Enger, CEO, Hoëgh Autoliners & ICS Board Member, NORWAY
Juan Riva Francos
CEO Suardiaz Group & President Suardiaz Energy & ICS Board Member SPAIN
Carl-Johan Hagman
CEO, NYK Europe and Chief Executive JSA Europe District Branch, JAPAN
Robert Ho
Chairman, Fairmont Shipping (HK) Ltd & ICS Board Member HONG KONG, CHINA
Adamantios Lemos
President of Unisea Shipping Ltd & ICS Board Member LIBERIA
John C. Lyras
Principal Paralos Maritime Corporation SA & ICS Board Member GREECE
Jacob Meldgaard
CEO / Executive Director of TORM A/S & ICS Board Member DENMARK
Luis M. Ocejo
Deputy CEO Grupo TMM & ICS Board Member MEXICO
Antti Partanen
CEO, Rederi Ab Nathalie & Vice Chair for the board of the Finnish Shipowners Association
Jens Meinhard Rasmussen
CEO Skansi Offshore and Smyril Line Line & ICS Board Member FAROE ISLANDS
Duarte Rodrigues
Director and COO Grupo Sousa Investimentos SGPS, Lda & ICS Board Member PORTUGAL
Captain Domenico Rognoni
Chairman of The Bahamas Shipowners Association (BSA) & ICS Board Member, BAHAMAS
Gregg Ruhl
President and Chief Executive Officer Algoma Central Corporation & ICS Board Member CANADA
Mr Mohamed Safwan Othman
Chairman, Malaysia Shipowners' Association (MASA); President/Group Managing Director, Dinastia Jati Group of Companies & ICS Board Member MALAYSIA
Andrew Sheen
Managing Director Irish Ferries & President Irish Chamber of Shipping & ICS Board Member IRELAND
Mr. Aminu Umar
Managing Director Sea Transport Services Nigeria Limited - President of the Nigerian Chamber of Shipping & ICS Board Member, NIGERIA
Mr. Gu Jingsong
Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING BULK CO., LTD; ICS Board Member CHINA
Chang Ho Yang
Executive Vice President of KSA; ICS Board Member KOREA
Mario Zanetti
CEO of Costa Crociere & ICS Board Member, ItalyFormer Chairman
Esben Poulsson held the position of ICS Chairman from 2016 to 2022. Mr Poulsson has worked in the maritime industry for over 45 years and has held a variety of senior management positions in Hong Kong, London, Copenhagen and Singapore.
