Amanda Howarth joined ITOPF in 2000. She has an MBA and is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant (FCMA and CGMA). She has almost 25 years' experience of the tanker industry and has worked as…
Dr Duarte Soares joined ITOPF in 2017. He is a geologist with an MSc in petroleum geoscience and a PhD in seismic stratigraphy. His doctoral research focused on studying the changes in depositional…
Tim Wadsworth has degrees in engineering and in law. He joined ITOPF in 1991 and has subsequently been involved in many spills internationally. His primary role is to provide advice on spill…
Mark has a degree in marine biology and a PhD in mariculture and fisheries. Mark joined ITOPF in 2007 and since then has attended shipping incidents around the world. Notable incidents have included…
Phil Ruck has a BSc (Hons) in Physical Geography and an MSc in Environmental Technology. Phil joined ITOPF in 2016 as a Technical Adviser, was later promoted to Senior Technical Adviser, and in 2022…
Alex is a Chartered Biologist (CBiol), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) and a Fellow of the Marine Biological Society (FMBA), with a degree in marine biology and an MSc in tropical…
David joined ITOPF in November 2014. He holds a BSc in Marine Biology and an MSc in Tropical Coastal Management and has worked extensively throughout Asia Pacific in CSR, event management and…
Richard Johnson is a marine biologist with a higher degree in radiation and environmental protection. Having worked as an environmental consultant with both a small, independent and subsequently a…
Miguel Patel Ciriero joined ITOPF as a Technical Adviser in October 2011. He has a degree in Zoology and a Master's Degree in Environmental Management, with research experience in ecotoxicology,…
Dr Annabelle Nicolas-Kopec joined ITOPF in January 2011. She is a chartered chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). She earned her doctorate in organic chemistry in 2010 and…
