ASSOCIATION

Governance

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

The Poseidon Principles Association was formed on 18 June 2019 and is governed by a set of Governance Rules which provide guidance to existing and prospective signatories on the processes for the management, administration and development of the Poseidon Principles.

The Steering Committee coordinates the Association and Principles on behalf of its members. The 14 members of the Steering Committee (from April 2023) are:

  • ABN Amro – Florin Boros, Senior Director, Lending Shipping & Anastassia Tcherneva, Head of Shipping Clients
  • BNP Paribas – Vincent Pascal, Head of Shipping & Offshore Finance EMEA
  • Citi – Michael Parker, Chairman, Global Shipping, Logistics & Offshore (Chair)
  • Crédit Agricole – Thibaud Escoffier, Global Head of Ship Finance
  • Credit Suisse – Joshua Alexander Walter, Director
  • Danish Ship Finance – Christopher Rex, Head of Sustainability & Mette Slot Lykke, Sustainability Officer
  • Danske Bank – Tom Erik Vågen, Business Manager
  • Development Bank of Japan Inc – Michiyo Machida, Managing Executive Officer & Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Head of Ship Finance
  • DNB – Christos Tsakonas, Head of Global Shipping
  • ING – Stephen Fewster, Managing Director and Global Head of Shipping (Treasurer)
  • KfW IPEX-Bank – Dominik Höhn, Team Head Mobility & Arne Osthues, Vice President
  • Société Générale – Paul Taylor, Global Head of Maritime Industries (Vice Chair)
  • Standard Chartered – Heng Chih Chwen, Director, Shipping Finance & Ryan W. Bjorkquist, Director, ESRM
  • SuMiTrust Bank – Masaya Noda, Head of Shipping

The Governance Rules detail the scope of the roles of the Steering Committee and Chair and how representatives are nominated and appointed.

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 organizations in the future as and when needed.

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