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.

Georgios Makrymichalos
President

Georgios Makrymichalos

Empros Lines Shipping Co.Sp. S.A. of Liberia
JB Rae Smith
London Office

JB Rae-Smith

Swire Shipping Pte. Ltd.
Ronald Bergman

Ronald Bergman

Retired BIMCO Office Bearers
Paul Pathy
President & Chairperson of the Board

Paul Pathy

Fednav International Ltd
Ioanna Procopiou
President Designate

Ioanna Procopiou

Prominence Maritime SA
Nikolaus Schües
Immediate Past President

Nikolaus H. Schües

Reederei F. Laeisz G.M.B.H.
James Warwick
Vice-President

James W F Warwick

The Hadley Shipping Company Ltd.
Nicholas Fell
Chairperson Documentary Committee

Nicholas Fell

BW Maritime Pte Ltd
Ludwig Criel
Belgium

Ludwig Criel

CMB NV
Errol Francis
Canada

Errol Francis

Canfornav Limited
Xinchuan Chen
China

Xinchuan Chen

COSCO Shipping Bulk Co., Ltd.
Dieter Rohdenburg
Cyprus

Dieter Rohdenburg

Intermaritime Shipmanagement Limited
Hans Christian Olesen
Denmark

Hans-Christian Olesen

Ultrabulk A/S
Antoine Person
France

Antoine Person

LD Armateurs SAS
Scott Bergeron
Germany

Scott Bergeron

Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG
Wang Yongxin
Hong Kong S.A.R.

Wang Yongxin

China Merchants Energy Shipping (Hong Kong)
Subba Rao
India

C V Subba Rao

Sanmar Shipping Limited
Lorenzo D’Amico
Italy

Lorenzo d'Amico

d'Amico Societa di Navigazione s.p.a.
Takaaki Hashimoto
Japan

Takaaki Hashimoto

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Theo Klimp
Netherlands

Theo Klimp

Wagenborg Shipping B.V.
Elisabeth Hvaal Lingaas
Norway

Elisabeth Hvaal Lingaas

Hoegh Autoliners Management AS
Lars Kastrup
Singapore

Lars Christian Kastrup

Pacific International Lines Pte Ltd.
Marie Caroline Laurent
Switzerland

Marie-Caroline Laurent

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA
Cihan ERGENÇ
Türkiye

Cihan Ergenc

Er Denizcilik Sanayi Nakliyat ve Ticaret A.S.
Rishi Nyati
United Arab Emirates

Rishi Nyati

Emarat Maritime LLC
JB Rae Smith
United Kingdom

JB Rae-Smith

John Swire & Sons, Ltd.
Joshua Shapiro
USA

Joshua M. Shapiro

Liberty Maritime Corporation
Sabrina Chao
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board

Sabrina Chao

Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Ltd
Şadan Kaptanoğlu
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board

Sadan Kaptanoglu

Kaptanoglu Shipping Group of Companies
Anastasios Papagiannopolous
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board

Anastasios Papagiannopoulos

Common Progress Co Na SA
John Denholm
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board

John S. Denholm

Denholm Shipping Company Ltd.
Robert Lorenz Meyer
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board

Robert Lorenz-Meyer

Ernst Russ Maritime Management GmbH & Co. KG
Knud Pontoppidan
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board

Knud Pontoppidan

Retired BIMCO Office Bearers
CC Tung
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board

C.C. Tung

Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. - OOCL
Michael Everard
Past Presidents – Ex. Officio Member of the Board

Michael Everard

Michael Everard
Bjørn Højgaard
Chairperson MEC and MSSC

Bjørn Højgaard

Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd

Board of Directors (Substitutes)

Sr. Director ESG Public & Regu

Simon C. Bergulf

A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S

Nikolaus Oldendorff

Reederei NORD GmbH
Belgium

Carl-Antoine Saverys

Exmar N.V.
Canada

John Sypnowich

The CSL Group Inc
China

Shanghai Liu

COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co, Ltd
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 LLC

Executive 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.

Georgios Makrymichalos
President

Georgios Makrymichalos

Empros Lines Shipping Co.Sp. S.A. of Liberia
Paul Pathy
President & Chairperson of the Board

Paul Pathy

Fednav International Ltd
Ioanna Procopiou
President Designate

Ioanna Procopiou

Prominence Maritime SA
Nikolaus Schües
Immediate Past President

Nikolaus H. Schües

Reederei F. Laeisz G.M.B.H.
James Warwick
Vice-President

James W F Warwick

The Hadley Shipping Company Ltd.
Nicholas Fell
Chairperson Documentary Committee

Nicholas Fell

BW Maritime Pte Ltd
Bjørn Højgaard
Chairperson MEC and MSSC

Bjørn Højgaard

Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd
Xinchuan Chen
China

Xinchuan Chen

COSCO Shipping Bulk Co., Ltd.
Takaaki Hashimoto
Japan

Takaaki Hashimoto

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha