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 )
Alex Staring - Euronav NV, Belgium
Andre Kostelnik - ExxonMobil, SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., USA
Barbara Pickering - Chevron, USA
Billy Chiu - BW Maritime Pte Ltd, Singapore
Brian Horsburgh - Shell International Trading & Shipping Co Ltd, UK
Christen Guddal - Gard AS, Norway
Claus Grønborg - Maersk Tankers A/S, Denmark
Donald Kurz - Keystone Shipping Co, USA
Hannes Thiede - F. Laeisz Schiffahrtsgesellschaft, Germany
Jones Alexandre Barros Soares - Petrobras Transporte SA – Transpetro, Brazil
Keisuke Kobayashi - The Japan Ship Owners’ Mutual P&I Association, Japan
Kevin Mackay - Teekay Shipping, Singapore
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
Ryuichi Takebayashi - Eneos Ocean Ltd, Japan
Sue Watkins - Steamship Insurance Management Services, UK
Thomas Pinto - Seven Islands Shipping, India
Tomoyuki Koyama - NYK Line, Japan
Tony Paulson - West of England P&I Club, UK
Zhu Mai Jin - COSCO Shipping Tanker Company Ltd, China

Updated December 2022.

(Photo shows ITOPF Board Meeting, December 2022, and also includes Gaute Sivertsen, Director, IOPC Funds and Alex Hunt, Technical Team Manager, ITOPF)

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."