BIMCO elects two women presidents

Şadan Kaptanoğlu, managing director of HI Kaptanoglu Shipping, was elected President of BIMCO. Sabrina Chao of Wah Kwong in Hong Kong was elected as President Designate and joins the Board of Directors.
Wah Kwong Chairman Sabrina Chao was elected President Designate of The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and joined the board of directors at its General Meeting in Athens. She will take over from the first female president, Turkish shipowner Şadan Kaptanoğlu, in 2021.
Şadan Kaptanoğlu, managing director of HI Kaptanoglu Shipping, was elected President of BIMCO – the world’s largest shipping association – at its General Meeting in Athens. Kaptanoğlu takes over after a two-year period as President Designate and will be the first female President of BIMCO.
Kaptanoğlu commented on this appointment; ”BIMCO has always been ahead of its time, and today I am standing here not alone, but with our president designate Sabrina Chao as the biggest proof of how BIMCO embraces change.
“One woman President could have been seen as a show or project – but two, one after the other, is undisputable evidence of that change. I have the Immediate Past President, the Board of Directors and our members to thank for making this a reality.
“It is a great privilege for me to chair the BIMCO Board of Directors in this crucial time of change for shipping. The environment and climate change are key public concerns and getting the shipping industry to embrace this reality – and delivering the solutions to meet the world’s environmental expectations – will be my priority.”
Kaptanoğlu, who is a Turkish shipowner, takes over from Greek shipowner, Anastasios Papagiannopoulos, Principal of Common Progress, who has completed his two-year term as President.
As President, Kaptanoğlu will steer BIMCO through the industry’s transition to low sulphur fuel and must set the direction for BIMCO’s approach to short and longer term measures to bring down the world fleet’s greenhouse gas emissions – and as part of that, ensure a level playing field is retained for shipping.
“BIMCO’s strength and depth of expertise on the technical front, along with the support of its members, are essential to delivering its regulatory work, but are also crucial for BIMCO to maintain its leadership and expertise in contracts and clauses. Our goal is to make sure that new regulation is practical and enforceable, while ensuring that the BIMCO contracts are the best option to deal with new rules,” she says.
 

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