Profile
After more than 39 years in the shipping business as Shipbroker, Trader and Team Manager I am now working as an Expert Witness and Maritime Consultant. I have experience in tankers, but most of my career has been in dry cargo, specialising in the sugar trade especially the transport of bagged sugar.
I attended many training courses on management and the development of employees and mentoring is a particular interest of mine. Part of my management role was to interview, train and develop the team and I believe I have a good reputation in the market, reflecting my success in this field. As a
result, I have been lecturing for Clarksons and the Cambridge Academy as well as with METL in dry cargo. I have undertaken various training in expert witness, mediation, arbitration and a maritime law course.
Off duty
I am keen volunteer at Sports events like London 2012 as a ‘Gamesmaker’, volunteer supervisor Aegon Surbiton Open Tennis,
International Hockey, Sailor’s Society 3 Peaks challenges and Prudential Ride London.
I play and participate in sport and enjoy travel, theatre and music, exhibitions, gardening and socialising with family and friends.
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Education and Qualifications
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1974-1977 |
University of London Geography, BSc (Hons) |
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2012 |
CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) Mediation Accreditation Training in the skills for effective mediation of commercial disputes and assessed for CEDR Accreditation, which is internationally recognised as the standard of excellence. |
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2015-2016 |
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Introduction to International Arbitration (2015) Introduction to Domestic Arbitration (2016)
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2016 |
Southampton University Institute of Maritime Law 43rd Maritime Law Course ( summer school) |
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2021 |
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Membership by Dissertation |
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Other Professional Training |
Followed many instructor-led, in-house and online courses which include communication, business planning, interviewing, mentoring, management, development and training.
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2018 2021 and 2023 |
Bond Solon GDPR for Expert Witnesses Introduction to Civil Procedure Rules (England and Wales)
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Professional Experience
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Cargill PLC |
Manager, London Freight Office (1999-2016) Freight Trader/in house broker 1977-2016 · Dry cargo chartering in handy, supramax and panamax, specialising in sugar freight. Cargill worldwide sugar freight authority from 1994 to 1999 · Clean product chartering 1982-1985 · Interviewing and training new starters. Over 20 successfully employed. · Participated in 3 office moves, 2 as project sponsor |
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The Baltic Exchange |
· Member Baltic Exchange and Baltic Expert Witness Association · Baltic Board Member (1994 - 1997 and 2014 - 2016) · Baltic Council Member 2016-2020 and Membership Council Member 2016 - 2022 · Baltic Charitable Society Trustee (1999- 2015) and Vice-President (2015-2020) and trustee of the Baltic Charitable Foundation until 2023 · Baltic Expert Witness Association Council Member until 2024. |
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Other |
· Trustee Sailors Society (2018 – current) · LMAA supporting member (2011- current) · Member, LMAA supporting members’ liaison committee (2011- 2016) · Member, ICC-CCS (credit crime services) Advisory Board (2010 – current) · Member CEDR until 2022 · Delivered lectures as part of the METL Dry Cargo Chartering Course for the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers until 2019 · Participated in training lectures at Clarksons. · Member Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers |
Additional Skills and Achievements
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IT Skills |
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) |
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Teaching |
· Coach, Wimbledon Junior Hockey Club (1986-2004) · Swimming Teachers Association, Full Teacher’s Certificate (2012) |
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Volunteering |
· Games Maker, London Olympics and Paralympics (2012) · Marshall, Kingston Borough London Olympics Cycling Road Race and Torch Procession (2012) · Marshall, Ride London. Volunteer supervisor · Support Team, Sailors Society 3 Peaks · Various assisting roles, Surbiton Aegon Tennis including volunteer supervisor. · Volunteer International Hockey “Hockey maker” London and Nottingham 2017 to present. · Volunteer, Trussell Trust Kingston Food Bank 2022 - current
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Interests |
Sport, Travel (exploring new places), Gardening, Reading, Family and Friends. Fellow Royal Geographical Society. |
