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Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers’ structure

Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers' structure

The Institute is governed by its Council, which sits in full Controlling Council session annually and in Executive Council session every quarter. Controlling Council 2024/25  
Chairman Luis Bernat FICS
Vice Chairman Krishanan Subramaniam FICS
President Punit Oza FICS
Immediate Past President Kevin Shakesheff MBE FICS
Australia & New Zealand Branch Tony Pegum FICS
Bulgaria Branch Vihren Zahariev FICS
Canada Branch Hugo Brent FICS
Cyprus Branch Constantinos Silitziotis FICS
Denmark Branch Palle Klug FICS
East Africa Branch Elijah Ndungu Mbaru FICS
East Anglia Branch John Foord FICS
East India Branch Capt. John P. Menezes FICS
Germany Branch Marc Buchholz FICS
Greece Branch Stavroula Tape FICS
Hong Kong Branch Capt. Sanjeev Verma FICS
Humber Branch Thomas Boothby FICS
Ireland Branch Clodagh O’Reilly FICS
Liverpool Branch Andy Banks FICS
London & South East Branch Jonathan Marks FICS
Middle East Branch Ali Canani FICS
Mumbai Branch Ashok Gogia FICS
Netherlands Branch Rod Schlick FICS
North East of England Branch Gillian Clark FICS
Pakistan Branch Syed Adnan Ahmad Mahmoodi FICS
Scotland Branch Vacant
Singapore Branch Elaine Yu FICS
South Africa Branch Gosceline Gordon FICS
South Wales and the West Branch Matthew Kennerley FICS
Sri Lanka Branch Kingsley Abeywickrama FICS
Turkiye Branch Ismail Sahin FICS
West Africa Branch Capt Samuel Olarewaju FICS

The Executive Council has delegated powers to make timely executive decisions on behalf of the full Controlling Council. It meets four times a year.

Current Executive Council Members

 

PresidentPunit Oza FICS
ChairmanLuis Bernat FICS
Immediate Past PresidentKevin Shakesheff FICS
Vice ChairmanKrishnan Subramaniam FICS
Membership Committee ChairmanGertrude Ohene-Asienim FICS
Federation Council ChairmanAllan Seedhouse
Education and Training Committee
Chairman
Norman Lopez FICS
Australia & New Zealand
Branch
Tony Pegum FICS
East Anglia BranchJohn Foord FICS
Germany BranchMarc Buchholz FICS
Greece BranchStavroula Tape FICS
London & South East BranchJonathan Marks FICS
Middle East BranchAli Canani FICS
North East of England BranchGillian Clark FICS
Education and Training Committee for 2024-2025
Norman Lopez FICSETC Chairman
Jan Bartels FICS 
Dr Ana Casaca FICS 
Jonathan Challacombe FICS

 
Dr Konstantinos Galanis
FICS
 
Sharad Gupta FICS  
Muthu Jagannath (Jagan) FICS  
John Prasad Menezes FICS  
Catherine Moodie FICS  
Nagarajan Rajasubramanian FICS  
Joseph Richardon FICS Chairman

https://ie.linkedin.com/in/josrichardson

YK Chan FICS https://hk.linkedin.com/in/y-k-chan-31234471
Jonathan Marks FICS https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jonathansmarks?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name
Jeffrey Blum FICS https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeffreydblum
Susan Oatway FICS https://uk.linkedin.com/in/susan-oatway-fics-792112
Jagmeet Makkar FICS https://hk.linkedin.com/in/skillsplus-jagmeet-makkar
Keith Lawrey Adviser
The Federation Council acts as the representative body and Trade Association for Company Members Federation Council 2024/25  
Chairman Allan Seedhouse Frank Armitt & Son Ltd
Immediate Past Chairman John Grange FICS Grange Shipping
Robert Churcher Tamlyn Shipping
Neil Flower Cory Brothers Shipping Agency Ltd
Seb Gardiner FICS Peel Ports Logistics
Glyn Smy FICS MSC (UK) Ltd
John Watt FICS Denholm Port Services Ltd
Richard Platts Kestrel Liner Agencies Limited
Gavin McCabe FICS Cockfield Knight & Co Ltd
Andrew Dobson FICS Casper Shipping Ltd
Co-opt Charlotte Kirk FICS ITIC