ZeroNorth, Maersk, TFG Executives Among IBIA Board Candidates for 2023

The results of the election will be announced at the IBIA AGM on February 27, with the new board members starting work on April 1. File Image / Pixabay

The International Bunker Industry Association has announced its 2023 board elections are now open.

A total of 11 candidates are running for three open seats, the industry body said in a statement on its website on Monday. Candidates run for three-year terms, with IBIA members deciding the result.

Representatives of Maersk Oil Trading, ZeroNorth and TFG Marine are among this year's candidates.

The full list is as follows:

• Charlotte Nymark, Director – Head of Business Development, Maersk Oil Trading & Investments A/S (based in Denmark)
• Claudia Beumer, Global Account Manager, VT Group (based in the Netherlands)
• Jaime Alberto Ochoa Muñoz, Manager, CI International Fuels SAS (based in Colombia)
• Jeroen De Vos, Head of Quality, Peninsula (based in Gibraltar)
• John Kevin Phillips, Director & Co-Founder, Awyr Las Ltd (based in United Kingdom)
• Kelvin Chukwujekwu, Executive Director, Kmc Marine Energy Ltd (based in Nigeria)
• Kenneth Dam, Executive Director & Head of Bunkering, Trafigura, TFG Marine (based in Switzerland)
• Kenneth Juhls, Managing Director, ZeroNorth Bunker (based in Copenhagen)
• Mustafa Muhtaroğlu, Founder, Energy Petrol (based in Turkey)
• Nigel Alexander Draffin, Consultant and Lecturer (based in United Kingdom)
• Thuso Dumisani Mpho Mhlambi, Chief Financial Officer, Linsen Nambi Bunker Services (Pty) Ltd (based in South Africa)

To view the candidates' electoral statements, click here.

The results of the election will be announced at the IBIA AGM on February 27, with the new board members starting work on April 1.