New chairman and board members appointed to trade association dedicated to maritime industrial relations.
The International Maritime Employers’ Council held its Annual General Meeting in London on Thursday, July 3 following a meeting of the Board of Directors on July 2.
During the meeting, members were asked to support the nominations of new members of the board of directors, which included the appointment of Captain Rajesh Tandon, Operations Director of V Group Manpower Services and Managing Director of V. Ships India, as Chairman of IMEC to succeed Greg Triantafillou of Epsilon Hellas in Greece, who had completed his three year term in office, but will remain a Board member of IMEC. Simon Spacey of CMA/CGM was appointed as Vice Chairman and Andreas Andreou of Columbia Ship Management appointed as a board member.
Speaking on his appointment as chairman, Captain Tandon expressed his thanks to his predecessor: “Taking over the helm as Chairman of IMEC from Greg Triantafillou is a huge responsibility; Greg has during the course of his Chairmanship, guided IMEC strongly through some challenging times; including the implementation of the Maritime Labor Convention and the latest round of International Bargaining Forum pay negotiations, towards a very credible result. I look forward, and will endeavor to, continue the positive steps and growth of IMEC during my tenure as Chair to the benefit of all IMEC Members, both present and future.”
The members gathered at the general meeting, and at an IMEC IBF workshop on the following day, had the opportunity of listening not only to the current position of IMEC in terms of organizational position, but also to participate in an interactive workshop on the implementation of the recently completed IBF Central Negotiations.
During the meetings, it was also announced that IMEC membership had increased to over 200 member companies and organizations, with further applications for membership under consideration.
IMEC’s Chief Executive Officer, Giles Heimann, stated, “The growth in the membership of IMEC is very gratifying. We are seeing an influx of new members who wish to be part of not only the IBF process, but also of an organization that specializes in key matters concerning the employment of crew on a worldwide scale. With a membership covering the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East through India to Asia, with a diversity of different challenges facing each member, the advantages of working together in one common forum are clearly being reflected in our continued growth and level of involvement.”
