Fri 22 Jan 2016, 10:27 GMT

IBIA elections under way


There are currently three vacancies for the term of office starting April 1, 2016.



The elections to the International Bunker Association's (IBIA) board are under way. There are currently three vacancies for the term of office starting April 1, 2016.

Each member will receive a unique voting form from the 'Electoral Reform Society' that allows access to a dedicated website, whereby members can cast their votes.

The IBIA Board is elected from the membership, each member serves a three-year term with a third of the members seeking re-election each year. Elections are carried out during January with incoming board members taking up their positions on April 1. According to IBIA, the objective of the association is to have a representative board from both a geographic and business sector perspective. The Chair, Vice Chair and Honorary Treasurer are elected by the board members on an annual basis.

Please find a list of IBIA's board members below.

Jens Maul Jørgensen, Chairman
Director of the Bunker Department
Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG

Robin Meech, Vice Chairman
Managing Director
Marine Energy and Consulting Ltd

Dilip Mody, Honourary Treasurer
Managing Director
Global Fuels & Lubricants Inc.

Eugenia Benavides
Organizacion Terpel S.A.

Mustafa Muhtaroglu
Founder and CEO
Energy Petrol

Lim Teck Cheng
Hong Lam Marine PTE Ltd

Michael Green
Intertek Lintec, ShipCare Services

John Stirling
Quality Manager
World Fuel Services

Patrick Holloway
Partner
Webber Wentzel Attorneys

Nigel Draffin
Technical Manager
LQM Petroleum Services Inc.

If you are a member and have not received the electoral notice, please contact IBIA's administration team via the email address ibia@ibia.net or by calling +44 203 397 3850.


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