Maria Skipper Schwenn steps down from IBIA board

Fri 5 Dec 2025, 06:45 GMT | Updated: Fri 5 Dec 2025, 14:01 GMT | Bunker Index Staff

Maria Skipper Schwenn steps down from IBIA board

Danish Chamber of Commerce role prompts departure after eight months on association's global board.

Maria Skipper Schwenn, Danish Chamber of Commerce.

Maria Skipper Schwenn has resigned from IBIA's board following her move to the Danish Chamber of Commerce. Pictured: Maria Skipper Schwenn, former IBIA Global Board Member and currently a Director at the Danish Chamber of Commerce. Image credit: IBIA

Maria Skipper Schwenn has stepped down from the International Bunker Industry Association's (IBIA) global board following her departure from Bunker Holding.

Schwenn, who joined the board on 1 April 2024, resigned from her position after moving to a new role at the Danish Chamber of Commerce.

During her eight-month tenure, Schwenn contributed to the IBIA board's work, particularly as part of the association's delegation team at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

The IBIA global board and secretariat thanked Schwenn for her contribution to the association and wished her well in her new position.

The association said the board currently maintains broad industry representation and will wait until board elections later this year to appoint a democratically elected representative to fill the vacant position.

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