Alex Hunt

Alex Hunt is a Chartered Biologist (CBiol), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) and a Fellow of the Marine Biological Association (FMBA), with a degree in marine biology and an MSc in tropical coastal management. Prior to joining ITOPF, he worked in coral reef research and habitat damage assessment.

Since joining ITOPF in 2004, Alex has attended over 30 ship-sourced spills across more than 20 countries and all seven continents. He has also provided remote advice and coordinated ITOPF’s attendance at over 200 spills worldwide, as well as overseeing claims advice to shipowners, P&I insurers and the IOPC Funds.

In addition to spill response, Alex has extensive experience in training, seminars and workshops for government and industry worldwide. In 2014, he managed the production of ITOPF's Response to Marine Oil Spills Series of eight educational films. He has spoken and chaired sessions at international oil spill conferences and acted as an adviser on contingency planning and spill response exercises.

Alex is Technical Team Manager for ITOPF’s Asia-Pacific team across its London and Singapore sites, with a particular focus on spill preparedness in the region.

Languages

English (native), Spanish (basic)