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
Mr Nikolaus H. Schües
Reederei F. Laeisz G.M.B.H.
President Designate
Mr Paul Pathy
Fednav International Ltd
Immediate Past President
Ms Sabrina Chao
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Ltd
Vice-President
Ms Ioanna Procopiou
Prominence Maritime SA
Chairperson Documentary Committee
Mr Nicholas Fell
BW Group Limited
Acting Chairperson Marine Environment Committee
Mr Panos Zachariadis
Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd
Belgium
Mr Ludwig Criel
CMB nv
Canada
Mr Errol Francis
Canfornav Limited
Cyprus
Mr Andreas Hadjipetrou
Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd.
Denmark
Mr Hans-Christian Olesen
Ultrabulk A/S
Germany
Mr Nikolaus Oldendorff
Reederei NORD GmbH
Greece
Mr Vasilis Papagiannopoulos
Common Progress Co Na SA
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Mr Wang Yongxin
China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd
India
Mr C V Subba Rao
Sanmar Shipping Limited
Italy
Mr Umberto D'Amato
Perseveranza Srl di Navigazione
Italy
Mr Carlo Cameli
Corsica21 SRL
Japan
Mr Keiichiro Nakanishi
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.
Monaco
Mr Alexandre Albertini
Marfin Management S.A.M.
Netherlands
Mr Theo Klimp
Wagenborg Shipping B.V.
Norway
Mr Geir Mjelde
Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi A/S
Singapore
Mr Olav Nortun
OSM Thome Limited
Türkiye
Mr Lucien Arkas
Arkas Shipping and Transport S.A.
United Arab Emirates
Capt Rishi Nyati
Emarat Maritime LLC
United Kingdom
Mr James W F Warwick
The Hadley Shipping Company Ltd.
USA
Mr Derek Solon
International Seaways Ship Management LLC
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Ms Sadan Kaptanoglu
Kaptanoglu Shipping Group of Companies
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Mr Anastasios Papagiannopoulos
Common Progress Co Na SA
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Mr Philippe Louis-Dreyfus
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs S.A.S.
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Mr John S. Denholm
Denholm Shipping Company Ltd.
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Mr Robert Lorenz-Meyer
Ernst Russ GmbH & Co. KG
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Mr Knud Pontoppidan
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Mr C.C. Tung
Orient Overseas Container Line
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Mr Michael Everard
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Mr Ronald Bergman
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board
Dr Helmut Sohmen
BW Group LimitedBoard of Directors (Substitutes)
Belgium
Mr Carl-Antoine Saverys
Exmar N.V.
Canada
Mr John Sypnowich
The CSL Group Inc
Cyprus
Mr Dieter Rohdenburg
Intership Navigation Co. Ltd
Denmark
Kaare Christoffersen
Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S
Germany
Mr Scott Bergeron
Oldendorff Carriers
Greece
Mr Georgios Makrymichalos
Empros Lines Shipping Co.Sp. S.A. of Liberia
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Mr Bjorn Hojgaard
Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd
Italy
Mr Filippo Gavarone
Corsica21 SRL
Japan
Mr Masahiro Max Takahashi
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha - NYK Line
Monaco
Mr Massimo Giovannini
Sogemm S.A.M.
Netherlands
Yntze Buitenwerf
Seatrade Groningen B.V.
Norway
Mr Thomas Thorkildsen
Höegh Evi AS
Switzerland
Mr Jean-Noel Andre
Suisse-Atlantique, Société de Navigation Maritime
Türkiye
Mr Cihan Ergenc
Er Denizcilik Sanayi Nakliyat ve Ticaret A.S.
United Kingdom
Mr JB Rae-Smith
Swire Shipping Pte. Ltd.
USA
Mr Ted Petrone
Navios CorporationExecutive 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
Mr Nikolaus H. Schües
Reederei F. Laeisz G.M.B.H.
President Designate
Mr Paul Pathy
Fednav International Ltd
Immediate Past President
Ms Sabrina Chao
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Ltd
Vice-President
Ms Ioanna Procopiou
Prominence Maritime SA
Chairperson Documentary Committee
Mr Nicholas Fell
BW Group Limited
Acting Chairperson Marine Environment Committee
Mr Panos Zachariadis
Atlantic Bulk Carriers Management Ltd
Greece
Mr Vasilis Papagiannopoulos
Common Progress Co Na SA
Italy
Mr Carlo Cameli
Corsica21 SRL
Japan