Executive Board

Maritime & Ocean Postgraduate Education, Research and Capacity Building
Governance & StructureBoard of GovernorsExecutive Board

Chairperson

Gerardo Borromeo
Chairperson of the WMU Executive Board; Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Philippine Transmarine Carriers

members

María Belén Espiñeira
Founding and Managing Partner of Espiñeira Maritime Lawyers
Richard Jeppsson
SVP Wind Powered Projects, Wallenius Lines
Rear Admiral Daupreye Franklin Matthew (Rtd)
Maritime Affairs Professional
Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nunan
U.S. Maritime Service, Former Superintendent, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Senior Executive Service, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.)
Dato’ Normah Osman
Deputy Secretary General (Policy), Ministry of Transport Malaysia
Elpi Petraki
President, WISTA International; Operations, Chartering & Business Development Manager, ENEA Management Inc; Second Vice President, Hellenic Shortsea Shipowners Association (HSSA)
Jacqueline Smith
Maritime Coordinator, International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)

ex officio members

Lars Falksveden
Deputy Director, Division for Transport Markets at the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure, Sweden
Jose Matheickal
Director, Technical Cooperation and Implementation Division, International Maritime Organization
Maximo Q. Mejia, Jr.
President