Board of Directors & Executive Committee
The BIMCO Board of Directors' role and responsibility is to ensure that BIMCO is governed in accordance with the BIMCO Rules and in adherence to the Vision and Mission Statements of BIMCO. The Executive Committee conducts the business and affairs of BIMCO, reporting to the Board.
Board of Directors
The BIMCO Board of Directors (BoD) consists of shipowner members elected by BIMCO’s members or appointed in their personal capacity by the BoD. The role and responsibility of the BoD is to ensure that BIMCO is governed in accordance with the BIMCO Rules and in adherence to the Vision and Mission Statements of BIMCO. The BoD normally meets twice a year.
President & Chairperson of the Board
Paul Pathy
Fednav International Ltd
President Designate
Ioanna Procopiou
Prominence Maritime SA
Immediate Past President
Nikolaus H. Schües
Reederei F. Laeisz G.M.B.H.
Vice-President
James W F Warwick
The Hadley Shipping Company Ltd.
Chairperson Documentary Committee
Nicholas Fell
BW Maritime Pte Ltd
Belgium
Ludwig Criel
CMB NV
Canada
Errol Francis
Canfornav Limited
China
Xinchuan Chen
COSCO Shipping Bulk Co., Ltd.
Cyprus
Dieter Rohdenburg
Intermaritime Shipmanagement Limited
Denmark
Hans-Christian Olesen
Ultrabulk A/S
France
Antoine Person
LD Armateurs SAS
Germany
Scott Bergeron
Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Wang Yongxin
China Merchants Energy Shipping (Hong Kong)
India
C V Subba Rao
Sanmar Shipping Limited
Italy
Lorenzo d'Amico
d'Amico Societa di Navigazione s.p.a.
Japan
Takaaki Hashimoto
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Netherlands
Theo Klimp
Wagenborg Shipping B.V.
Norway
Elisabeth Hvaal Lingaas
Hoegh Autoliners Management AS
Singapore
Lars Christian Kastrup
Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd.
Switzerland
Marie-Caroline Laurent
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA
Türkiye
Cihan Ergenc
Er Denizcilik Sanayi Nakliyat ve Ticaret A.S.
United Arab Emirates
Rishi Nyati
Emarat Maritime LLC
United Kingdom
JB Rae-Smith
John Swire & Sons, Ltd.
USA
Joshua M. Shapiro
Liberty Maritime Corporation
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Sabrina Chao
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Ltd
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Sadan Kaptanoglu
Kaptanoglu Shipping Group of Companies
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Anastasios Papagiannopoulos
Common Progress Co Na SA
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
John S. Denholm
Denholm Shipping Company Ltd.
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Robert Lorenz-Meyer
Ernst Russ Maritime Management GmbH & Co. KG
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Knud Pontoppidan
Retired BIMCO Office Bearers
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
C.C. Tung
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. - OOCL
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Michael Everard
Michael Everard
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Ronald Bergman
Retired BIMCO Office Bearers
Chairperson MEC and MSSC
Bjørn Højgaard
Anglo-Eastern Ship Management LtdBoard of Directors (Substitutes)
Belgium
Carl-Antoine Saverys
Exmar N.V.
Canada
John Sypnowich
The CSL Group Inc
China
Shanghai Liu
COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co, Ltd
Denmark
Simon C. Bergulf
A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S
Greece
Georgios Papagiannopoulos
Common Progress Co Na SA
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Zhou Jian Feng
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Ltd
India
Sumant Ahlawat
Apeejay Shipping Limited
Italy
Costanza Dell'abate
ME Marittima Emiliana Spa
Japan
Shinichi Asahina
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.
Netherlands
Yntze Buitenwerf
Seatrade Groningen B.V.
Norway
Dag Rømmen
Oslo Bulk
Singapore
Mario Moretti
V.Ships Asia Group Pte. Ltd.
Switzerland
Andriu Bonnevie-Svendsen
Reederei Zurich AG
Türkiye
Gonc Beyli
Beykim Maritime and Shipping Company
United Arab Emirates
Numair Shaikh
Tomini Ship Management
United Kingdom
JB Rae-Smith
Swire Shipping Pte. Ltd.
USA
Derek Solon
International Seaways Ship Management LLCExecutive Committee
The Executive Committee (EC) consists of Directors of BIMCO and conducts the business and affairs of BIMCO under the control and supervision of the Board of Directors. The EC normally meets three times a year.
President & Chairperson of the Board
Paul Pathy
Fednav International Ltd
President Designate
Ioanna Procopiou
Prominence Maritime SA
Immediate Past President
Nikolaus H. Schües
Reederei F. Laeisz G.M.B.H.
Vice-President
James W F Warwick
The Hadley Shipping Company Ltd.
Chairperson Documentary Committee
Nicholas Fell
BW Maritime Pte Ltd
Chairperson MEC and MSSC
Bjørn Højgaard
Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd
China
Xinchuan Chen
COSCO Shipping Bulk Co., Ltd.
Japan