The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has appointed a new Regional Manager to manage its office in Singapore, covering the Asia region.
Simon Neo, IBIA in Asia’s new Regional Manager has more than 30 years of oil and shipping industry experience including holding senior management roles. He started his career as a supervisor in an oil terminal and then worked as a senior surveyor for different surveying companies. He joined the bunkering industry in 1992 and was involved in the operations, sales and marketing, trading and purchasing of bunker fuel for an international shipping firm.
Well versed in policy issues Neo has served on many industry committees including the Spring Singapore technical committee (bunkering), SSA Bunkering sub-committee, SIBCON steering committee, the SSA services committee, SS600 and SS524 Bunkering Procedures Review Committee, and the Mass Flow Meter work group which leads to the formation of the technical reference and guidelines for Mass Flow Bunkering in Singapore.
Neo will manage the IBIA in Asia regional office, liaising with members and representing their interests with Governments, national authorities, shipping owners and operators across the region. IBIA organizes specialist industry training, networking and social events in addition to a range of member working groups which analyze specific issues, feeding directly into representations to the relevant authorities.