IAPH is governed by the Council comprising Executive Directors and Non– Executive Directors.
Executive Directors are President (ex officio Chair) and six Vice Presidents, and they form the Board, who has general authority to establish broad principles and objectives of IAPH and to make any decision regarding its operation, financing and structure of IAPH.
President and Vice Presidents (Board Members)
President | |
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Mr. Jens Meier Chief Executive Officer Hamburg Port Authority, Germany |
Vice President for Asia, South/West, East & Middle East | Vice President for Asia, South East & Oceania | Vice President for Europe |
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Mr. Masaharu Shinohara Executive Officer |
Mr. Eranda Kotelawala Chief Executive Officer Solomon Islands Ports Authority Solomon Islands |
Vacant
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Six Regions of IAPH
IAPH value and respect democracy and regional autonomy by dividing the world into six geographical regions, from which a vice president is elected respectively to be represented on the IAPH Board:
- Africa
- America, Central and South
- America, North
- Asia, South/West, East and Middle East
- Asia, South East and Oceania
- Europe
Non-Executive Directors are Immediate Past President, Conference Vice President, Secretary-General, Managing Director, Internal Committee Chair, Technical Committee Chairs, Chairs or Project Leaders of Forums, Subsidiary Bodies and other significant initiatives up to a maximum of three (3) appointments, and one Associate Member representative. Non-Executive Directors provide general advice and guidance to the Board with respect to their areas of expertise to enable the Board for their decision-making.
Technical committees are the backbone of the IAPH activity in monitoring, collecting, analyzing and disseminating information on the latest trends of port management and operations for the benefit of the entire membership.
Climate and Energy Committee
Chair | |
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Mr. Edvard Molitor Head of Sustainability, Port of Gothenburg Sweden |
Risk and Resilience Committee
Chair | |
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Mr. Niels Vanlaer, Port of Antwerp-Bruges Belgium
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Data Collaboration Committee
Chair | |
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Mr. Pascal Ollivier, Maritime Street France |
Planning, Operation and Finance Committee
Chair | |
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Dr. Ichio Motono, Yokohama Port Corporation, Japan
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Cruise Committee
Chair | |
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Mr. Simone Maraschi Cruise Gate Hamburg Germany |
Legal Committee
Chair | |
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Mr. Martins Ziemanis, Freeport of Riga Authority |
Finance & Audit Committee (Internal Committee)
Chair | |
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Mr. Gerd Ramdohr, Hamburg Port Authority Germany |
Clean Marine Fuels (CMF) WG
Chair | |
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Mr. Peter Alkema, Port of Amsterdam Netherlands |
Environmental Ship Index (ESI) WG
Chair | |
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Mr. Eric van der Schans, Port of Rotterdam Authority Netherlands |
Representative of Associate Members
Mr. René Kolman, International Association of Dredging Companies Netherlands
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Immediate Past President
Mr. Subramaniam Karuppiah, General Manager Port Klang Authority, Malaysia |
Legal Counselors
Legal Counselors are a council of legal advisers appointed by the Board of Directors, who give legal advice and assistance to the Association when so requested.
Chair | Vice Chair |
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Mr. Mārtiņš Ziemanis, Freeport of Riga Authority |
Vacant |