The Board
Our international Board members provide a balanced representation of our ship-owning Membership and their insurers, ensuring we have the correct strategic direction.
About half of our Directors represent independent shipowners, the remainder are split between oil company affiliated shipowners and P&I Clubs who are part of the International Group of P&I Clubs.
- Erik Hånell, Stena Bulk, Sweden (Chairman)
- Oli Beavon - ITOPF Ltd (Managing Director)
- Barbara Pickering - Chevron, USA
- Billy Chiu - BW Maritime Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Chen Jianrong - COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation, China
- Christen Guddal - Gard AS, Norway
- Christopher Bastis - SeaGroup Inc, USA
- Claus Grønborg - Maersk Tankers A/S, Denmark
- Demetrius Harrell - Shell International Trading & Shipping Co Ltd, UK
- Hannes Thiede - F. Laeisz Schiffahrtsgesellschaft, Germany
- Jones Alexandre Barros Soares - Petrobras Transporte SA – Transpetro, Brazil
- Kate Lightfoot - ExxonMobil, SeaRiver Maritime Inc, USA
- Kenneth Hvid, Teekay, Canada
- Khalid Alhammad - Bahri Ship Management, Saudi Arabia
- Lambros Klaoudatos - BP Shipping Limited, UK
- Lois Zabrocky - International Seaways Inc, USA
- Maren Schroeder - Stolt Tankers, Netherlands
- Nikolas Tsakos - Tsakos Energy Navigation, Greece
- Patrick Declerck – CMB.TECH, Belgium
- Ryuichi Takebayashi - Eneos Ocean Ltd, Japan
- Ryutaro Okuzawa, NYK Line, Japan
- Sue Watkins - Steamship Insurance Management Services, UK
- Tetsu Morita - Japan P&I Club, Japan
- Thomas Pinto - Seven Islands Shipping, India
- Tony Paulson - West of England P&I Club, UK
Updated December 2024
Vision & Mission Statement
"To be a trusted source of objective technical advice worldwide on preparedness and response to accidental marine spills."
"To promote effective response to marine spills of oil, chemicals and other substances as a means of reducing impacts on the environment and affected communities."