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.
Esben Poulsson
Executive Chairman ENESEL PTE. LTD - ICS Chair
Gerardo A. Borromeo
CEO Philippine Transmarine Carriers (PTC) & ICS Vice Chair PHILIPPINES
Lasse Kristoffersen
CEO Torvald Klaveness & Board Member DNVGL Group & ICS Vice Chair NORWAY
Themis Papadopoulos
Chief Executive Officer Interorient Navigation Co Ltd & ICS Vice Chair CYPRUS
Caroline Yang
President Singapore Shipping Association & ICS Vice Chair SINGAPORE
John Adams
Managing Director of V.Ships UK Ltd & Chairman Bahamas Shipowners Association & ICS Board Member BAHAMAS
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
Charles (Bud) Darr
Executive VP MSC Group & ICS Board Member SWITZERLAND
Allen Dobie
Vice President Commercial, Australia & Asia, CSL Australia; ICS Board Member AUSTRALIA
Metin Düzgit
Board Member Duzgit Shipholding Ltd & Duzgit Yalova Shipbuilding Industries & ICS Board Member TURKEY
Juan Riva Francos
CEO Suardiaz Group & President Suardiaz Energy & ICS Board Member SPAIN
Emanuele Grimaldi
President & MD Grimaldi Euromed SpA, & ICS Board Member ITALY
Alfred Hartmann
Chairman Hartmann AG & President German Shipowners Association & ICS Board Member GERMANY
Robert Ho
President Fairmont Shipping (HK) Ltd & ICS Board Member HONG KONG, CHINA
Ragnar Johannson
CEO Swedish Orient Line & Chairman of the Swedish Shipowners Association & ICS Board Member SWEDEN
Matti-Mikael Koskinen
Managing Director ESL Shipping Oy & Chairman Finnish Shipowners’ Association & ICS Board Member FINLAND
Adamantios Lemos
President of Unisea Shipping Ltd & ICS Board Member LIBERIA
John C. Lyras
Principal Paralos Maritime Corporation SA & ICS Board Member GREECE
Luis M. Ocejo
Senior Managing Director Grupo TMM & ICS Board Member MEXICO
Karin Orsel
CEO MF Shipping Group & Co-President Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners & ICS Board Member THE NETHERLANDS
Jens Meinhard Rasmussen
CEO Skansi Offshore & Chairman Smyril Line & ICS Board Member FAROE ISLANDS
Duarte Rodrigues
Director and COO Grupo Sousa Investimentos SGPS, Lda & ICS Board Member PORTUGAL
Gregg Ruhl
President and Chief Executive Officer Algoma Central Corporation & ICS Board Member CANADA
Jean-Emmanuel Sauvée
CEO and Co-Founder PONANT & President Armateurs de France & ICS Board Member FRANCE
Andrew Sheen
Managing Director Irish Ferries & President Irish Chamber of Shipping & ICS Board Member IRELAND
Svein Steimler
President and CEO NYK Group Europe Limited & Managing Executive Officer of NYK Group & ICS Board Member JAPAN
Henriette H. Thygesen
Executive Vice President A.P. Moller – Maersk & ICS Board Member DENMARK