The Global Maritime Forum has appointed Stephen Fewster of ING Bank and Mads Peter Zacho of Navigator Holdings to its Board of Directors. Several long-standing members are moving to the Advisory Council.
The non-profit organization Global Maritime Forum has announced changes to its Board of Directors. Stephen Fewster, Global Lead Shipping Finance at ING Bank, and Mads Peter Zacho, Chief Executive Officer of Navigator Holding, have been newly appointed to the board.
According to the forum, Fewster has more than 40 years of experience in the banking business, including three decades in ship financing. His areas of expertise include financing structures, risk management and initiatives for sustainable shipping. He is also Vice Chair and Treasurer of Poseidon Principles and a member of several maritime advisory boards.
Zacho has almost 20 years of experience in the shipping industry. Prior to joining Navigator Holdings, he was Head of Industry Transition at Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. Prior to that, he held management positions at J. Lauritzen, Torm and Svitzer.
Michael Parker, Chairman of Citi Shipping, Logistics & Offshore, Randy Chen, Vice Chairman of Wan Hai Lines, and Øivind Lorentzen III, Chairman of Lorentzen & Co, have stepped down from the Board, having reached the maximum term of office permitted under the Foundation’s Articles of Association. In future, they will support the Global Maritime Forum as members of the Advisory Council. Flemming Jacobs is also moving from the status of Honorary Board Member to the Advisory Council.
Jan Dieleman, Board Chair of the Global Maritime Forum and President of Cargill Ocean Transportation, thanked the outgoing members for their contributions since the Forum’s inception. CEO Johannah Christensen said the new Board members’ experience in shipping, finance and energy transition was important given the pressures on the industry.
