ASSOCIATION

Governance

The Poseidon Principles Association is governed by a set of Governance Rules.

The Poseidon Principles Association is the governing body of the Poseidon Principles which is responsible for the management, administration and development of the Principles. Signatories to the Poseidon Principles automatically become members of the Poseidon Principles Association.

The Steering Committee coordinates the Association and Principles on behalf of its members. The Governance Rules detail the scope of the roles of the Steering Committee, Chair, and Vice Chair and how representatives are nominated and appointed. The current members of the Steering Committee are:

ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

• Florin Boros, Executive Director, Head of Lending Shipping
• Bob Vogelzang, Head of Shipping and Intermodal Clients

BNP Paribas

• Vincent Pascal, Head of Shipping and Offshore Finance EMEA
• Mathieu Vidal, Director, Transportation Capital Markets

Citi

• Michael Parker, Vice Chairman, Global Corporate Banks (Chair of the Poseidon Principles)
• Alfred Butrous, Director, Shipping Offshore and Logistics

Crédit Agricole CIB

• Thibaud Escoffier, Global Head of Ship Finance
• Emilie Sanchez, Global Shipping Chief Operating Officer

Danish Ship Finance

• Christopher Rex, Head of Sustainability and Research
• Pardeep Singh Rana, Chief Analyst, Team Lead

Development Bank of Japan, Inc.

• Kazuhiko Kanazashi, Managing Executive Officer
• Masahiko Azegami, Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance Department Division 4

DNB

• Christos Tsakonas, Global Head of Shipping
• Knut Ola Skotvedt, Senior Vice President, Global Coordinator

ING Bank N.V.

• Stephen Fewster, Global Head, Shipping Finance (Treasurer of the Poseidon Principles)
• Rajesh Subramanian, Director, Global Lead Shipping Energy Transition

KfW IPEX-Bank

• Dominik Höhn, Director, Maritime Industries
• Sebastian Blum, Managing Director, Global Head Mobility

Nordea Bank Abp

• Thor-Erik Bech, Global Head of Shipping
• Jenny Fried Torstensen, ESG Business Analyst

SEB

• Chris Fasseland, Director and Client Executive, Shipping Finance
• Per Olav Bucher-Johannessen, Head of Shipping Finance Norway

SMBC

• Guillaume Dufour, Managing Director, Head of Marine Finance, Transportation Department
• Sabrina Han, Director, Transportation Department 

Societe Generale

• Paul Taylor, Global Head of Maritime Industries (Vice Chair of the Poseidon Principles)
• Benoit Micaelli, Shipping Structured Finance

Standard Chartered Bank

• Heng Chih Chwen, Executive Director, Head of Maritime Research and Decarbonization
• Amy Chua, Director of Environmental and Social Risk Management

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

• Riro Sato, Managing Executive Officer
• Shintaro Fujioka, Ship Finance Department

UBS AG

• Joshua Alexander Walter, Executive Director
• Christian Wieser, Managing Director, Global Head of Ship Finance

The Secretariat maintains the day-to-day functions of the Association and is the first point of contact for existing and prospective signatories. The Secretariat is provided by the Global Maritime Forum through a service agreement.

The technical expertise needed for the Principles to remain updated and accurate is provided by Rocky Mountain Institute and UMAS and may include other organisations in the future and when needed.