ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERS, TECHNICAL AND GENERAL COMMITTEES 2017 © jijomathaidesigners / Shutterstock.com © jbutcher/Shutterstock MISSION The mission of ABS is to serve the public interest as well as the needs of our members and clients by promoting the security of life and property and preserving the natural environment. ABS serves the marine, offshore and related industries as a self-regulatory organization for promoting the safety of life and property and protecting the environment at sea. Appropriate to this function, general management of ABS is vested in a membership comprising individuals eminent in these industries. From this membership a Council and special purpose committees are formed to provide the society with guidance and direction. The Board of Directors sets ABS policies and rule-making procedures. All committee members serve without remuneration. ADMINISTRATION OF ABS CORPORATE OFFICERS Christopher J. Wiernicki Kirsi K. Tikka Maria F. O’Neill Chairman, President and Executive Vice President Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Global Marine Chief Information Officer Tony Nassif Robert G. Clyne, Esq. John A. Ryder Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President Senior Vice President Chief Operating Officer General Counsel and Secretary Human Resources and Administration Jeffrey J. Weiner Howard Fireman Bret C. Montaruli Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Chief Digital Officer Chief Engineer Kenneth L. Richardson Cathy G. Mann Joseph A. Riva Executive Vice President Senior Vice President Vice President and Chief Surveyor Global Offshore Marketing and Communications Adam W. Moilanen Vice President Health, Safety, Quality and Environment BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael L. Carthew William E. Jenkins Elizabeth D. Whitaker, Esq. Dr. Peter H. Cressy Louis A. Raspino Christopher J. Wiernicki George Washington Presidential Library Clarion Offshore Partners LLC ABS at Mount Vernon Philip J. Shapiro Richard D. DeSimone Liberty Maritime Corp. Craig H. Stevenson Jr. David W. Grzebinski Diamond S Shipping LLC Kirby Corp. ABS | ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERS, TECHNICAL AND GENERAL COMMITTEES | 1 THE ADVISORY COUNCIL OF ABS Saleh A. Al-Shamekh Bengt Hermelin Spyros M. Polemis Seacrest Shipping Co. Ltd. John A. Angelicoussis Michael S. Hudner Antony Prince Angelicoussis Shipping Group Ltd. B+H Shipping Group G.T.R. Campbell Marine Consultants Ltd. Morten Arntzen Datuk Nasarudin bin Md Idris Kenneth L. Richardson Team Tankers International MISC Berhad ABS Mark W. Barker William E. Jenkins Joseph A. Riva Interlake Steamship Co. ABS William T. Bennett Jr. Capt. Robert E. Johnston Bruce S. Rosenblatt TexBASS LLC Bruce S. Rosenblatt and Associates LLC Michael L. Carthew Capt. Spyros N. Karnessis Stefano Rosina European Navigation Inc. Premuda SpA Angela A. Chao Renee Klimczak John A. Ryder Foremost Group Galway Group ABS Robert G. Clyne, Esq. David C.C. Koo Philip J. Shapiro ABS Valles Steamship Co. Ltd. Liberty Maritime Corp. John G. Coumantaros Donald R. Kurz Craig H. Stevenson Jr. Southern Star Shipping Co. Inc. Keystone Shipping Co. Diamond S Shipping LLC Thomas B. Crowley Jr. Michael C. Lemos Kirsi K. Tikka Crowley Maritime Corp. C.M. Lemos and Co. Ltd. ABS Cesare d’Amico Dr. Donald Liu Dr. Nikolas P. Tsakos d’Amico Societa di Navigazione S.p.A. Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. Robert A. DeMotta Peter G. Livanos Chee Chen Tung GasLog LNG Services Ltd. Orient Overseas International Ltd. Richard D. DeSimone Dr. Frank F.H. Lu Michael D. Tusiani Poten and Partners Inc. Richard T. du Moulin Cathy G. Mann Jeffrey J. Weiner Intrepid Shipping LLC ABS ABS Dimitrios J. Fafalios Adam W. Moilanen Capt. Graham Westgarth Fafalios Shipping SA ABS GasLog Ltd. Howard Fireman Bret C. Montaruli Christopher J. Wiernicki ABS ABS ABS Nicholas G. Fistes Tony Nassif David W. Williams ADK Maritime Pte. Ltd. ABS Noble Corp. Angeliki N. Frangou Maria F. O’Neill Michael Wyllie Navios Shipmanagment Inc. ABS SBM Offshore Peter John Goulandris Dr. Basil Phrixos Papachristidis Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, USCG Triandros Corp. Hellespont Steamship Corp. David W. Grzebinski T. Peter Pappas Kirby Corp. Atlantic Capital LLC Frederick J. Harris Cristina Lucia Duarte Pinho Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 2 | ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERS, TECHNICAL AND GENERAL COMMITTEES | ABS EMERITUS ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS John D. Fafalios John Peter Laborde Capt. Cesare Sorio Fafalios Shipping SA Peter George Goulandris C.R. Palmer P.K. Srivastava Capeside Steamship Co. Ltd. Paul J. Ioannidis Pericles S. Panagopoulos Frank W.K. Tsao Alexander S. Onassis Foundation Magna Marine Inc. IMC Group of Companies Charles Kurz II Dott. Alcide Ezio Rosina Richard H. Vortmann Premuda SpA RHV Co. LLC Gerhard E. Kurz AUDIT COMMITTEE Michael L. Carthew William E. Jenkins Elizabeth D. Whitaker, Esq. Robert G. Clyne, Esq. Louis A. Raspino Christopher J. Wiernicki ABS Clarion Offshore Partners LLC ABS David W. Grzebinski Dean E. Taylor Kirby Corp. CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE Roger F. Ablett James J. Gaughan Bret C. Montaruli ABS William T. Bennett Jr. Robert Giuffra Robert G. Morgan TexBASS LLC Capt. Louis A. Cavaliere, USN (Ret.) Raymond P. Hayden, Esq. Joseph A. Riva ABS William J. Crabtree, Esq. Joseph E.M. Hughes Gregory Shark Shipowners Claims Bureau Inc. ABS Alexander Delli Paoli Capt. Robert E. Johnston Capt. Cesare Sorio Richard D. DeSimone Capt. James J. McNamara Christopher J. Wiernicki ABS John D. (Dave) Forsyth Greggory B. Mendenhall, Esq. James A. Zrebiec ABS G B Mendenhall PLLC ABS | ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERS, TECHNICAL AND GENERAL COMMITTEES | 3 COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE Michael L. Carthew Louis A. Raspino Craig H. Stevenson Jr. Clarion Offshore Partners LLC Diamond S Shipping LLC Robert G. Clyne, Esq. Philip J. Shapiro Christopher J. Wiernicki ABS Liberty Maritime Corp. ABS John A. Hickey EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Robert G. Clyne, Esq. Richard D. DeSimone John A. Hickey ABS Dr. Peter H. Cressy David W. Grzebinski Christopher J. Wiernicki George Washington Presidential Library Kirby Corp. ABS at Mount Vernon FINANCE COMMITTEE Dr. Peter H. Cressy William E. Jenkins Christopher J. Wiernicki George Washington Presidential Library ABS at Mount Vernon Richard D. DeSimone NOMINATING AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Michael L. Carthew Craig H. Stevenson Jr. Elizabeth D. Whitaker, Esq. Diamond S Shipping LLC Philip J. Shapiro Dean E. Taylor Christopher J. Wiernicki Liberty Maritime Corp. ABS 4 | ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERS, TECHNICAL AND GENERAL COMMITTEES | ABS RULES COMMITTEE Howard Fireman Gary Horn Joseph A. Riva ABS ABS ABS James J. Gaughan Bret C. Montaruli Christopher J. Wiernicki ABS ABS Robert Giuffra ABS | ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERS, TECHNICAL AND GENERAL COMMITTEES | 5 MEMBERS OF ABS Madzri Ab Rahman Saleh A. Al-Shamekh Morten Arntzen M3nergy Berhad Team Tankers International Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman Patricio Alvarez-Morphy Sr. Jiro Asakura FPSO Ventures Sdn. Bhd. Perforadora Central SA de CV Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. Akinori Abe Dr. Ing. Herbert Aly Akimitsu Ashida Japan Marine United Corp. Nordic Yards Holding GmbH Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. Geir Frode Abelsen Zamil A. Al-Zamil Peter A. Austen Navig8 Europe Ltd. Zamil Offshore Services Co. Willis Marine Roger F. Ablett, CPCU Duncan Anderson Eduardo Autran Gulf Marine Services Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras Masafumi Abo Kevin Anderson Kemal Avci Abo Shoten Ltd. Alaska Marine Lines Inc. Ares Gemi Isletmeciligi AS Enrique M. Aboitiz Jr. James S. Andrasick Ture Axelsson Aboitiz Transport System Corp. Charterfrakt Baltic Carrier AB Reji Abraham Jean-Noel André Amir Hamzah bin Azizan Aban Offshore Ltd. Suisse Atlantique Sociètè de Navigation Icon Offshore Berhad Maritime SA Konstantinos P. Aggelopoulos Seung-Man Bae Arcadia Shipmanagement Co. Ltd. William N. Andrew SPP Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Chevron Shipping Co. LLC Kamarudin Ahmad Robert W. Bailey PT Bahtera Niaga International Ori Angel XT Management Ltd. Jae-Yong Ahn Charles K. Bair Daesun Shipbuilding and Engineering Udi Angel Co. Ltd. Ofer Brothers (Holdings) Ltd. Rajaish Bajpaee Capt. Marco Ahrens Frank E. Angelacci Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement Canship Ugland Ltd. Patriot Contract Services LLC (Hong Kong) Ltd. Partnership Ai Guo-Dong John A. Angelicoussis Larry Baker Sr. Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd. Angelicoussis Shipping Group Ltd. Baker Marine Corp. Toshioki Akase Joseph J. Angelo Marshall Ballard Kasuga Shipping Co. Ltd. INTERTANKO Farid Akhundov Thomas J. Angiolino Dott. Lorenzo Banchero Caspian Drilling Co. Integro USA Inc. Banchero Costa and Co. SpA Abdulla Al Sulaiti Carl Annessa Capt. John Baptist Qatar Gas Transport Co. Ltd. Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. Eaglestar Shipmanagement (S) Pte. Ltd. Aristidis I. Alafouzos Yoichi Aoki James R. Barker Kyklades Maritime Corp. Tokyo Marine Asia Pte. Ltd. Mormac Marine Group Inc. Paul J. Albert Wolf Von. Appen B. Mark W. Barker VT Halter Marine Inc. Ultramar Agencia Maritima Ltda. Interlake Steamship Co. RAdm. Michael A. Alfultis, Ph.D. Hector Arancibia S. Paul Bartolo State University of New York Maritime Southern Shipmanagement (Chile) Zurich College Ltda. Noel L. Bassett Bruno L. Alia Waldemiro Arantes Filho Vard Tulcea Shipyard Erhan Bayraktar Tarik Mohamed Al-Junaidi Shunichi Arisaka Bayraktar Shipmanagement and Oman Ship Management Co. SAOC Taiyo Nippon Kisen Co. Ltd. Chartering SA Dennis W. Allsop 6 | ADMINISTRATION, MEMBERS, TECHNICAL AND GENERAL COMMITTEES | ABS MEMBERS Christian J. Beckett Brendan J. Bouchard Raymond J. Burke Jr., Esq.