At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held immediately after the closure of the 2023 World Ports Conference, IAPH regular and honorary members endorsed the new Board. It is formed by the president and six vice-presidents, and has general authority to establish broad principles and objectives of IAPH and to make decisions regarding its operation, financing and structure. Members endorsed the election of president Jens Meier (Hamburg Port Authority), who succeeds Capt. K. Subramaniam (Port Klang Authority) in the role, as well as vice-presidents Stéphane Raison (Europe – HAROPA Port), Michael Luguje (Africa – Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority), Gene Seroka (North America – Port of Los Angeles), José Firmo (Central and South America – Porto do Açu), Masaharu Shinohara (Asia South/West, East & Middle East – Kobe Osaka International Port Corporation) and Eranda Kotelawela (Southeast Asia and Oceania – Solomon Islands Port Authority). The mandate of the new Board runs until the AGM held in conjunction with the 2025 World Ports Conference. At the AGM, members were also presented with a new organisation chart that was introduced following a benchmark review to further integrate functions to meet the needs of a growing membership base and ambitious work plan. Under the co-leadership of managing director Patrick Verhoeven and secretary-general Masahiko Furuichi, IAPH staff are responsible for technical and policy matters, communications and marketing, membership engagement, as well as finance, legal, and IT. Operational staff are deployed in London, Antwerp and Athens, administrative staff work from the IAPH head office in Tokyo. You can view the organisation chart here.
The IAPH leadership team at the 2023 Annual General Meeting in Abu Dhabi.
