ASSOCIATION

Governance

The Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance Association is governed by a set of  Governance Rules.

The Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance Association is the governing body of the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance which is responsible for the management, administration, and development of the Principles. Signatories and affiliate members automatically become members of the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance Association.

The Steering Committee coordinates the Association and Principles on behalf of its members. The Governance Rules detail the scope of the roles of the Steering Committee and how representatives are nominated and appointed. The members of the Steering Committee as of the Annual Meeting in May 2024 are:

AXA XL

• Sundeep Khera, Global Head of Hull and Head of Marine UK and Lloyds (Vice Chair)

Gard

• Line Dahle, Chief Customer Officer
• Sigvald Fossum, Vice President, Head of Analytics

Hellenic Hull Management

• Ilias Tsakiris, Chief Executive Officer
• Ioanna Skondra, Marketing Manager and ESG Ambassador

Norwegian Hull Club

• Hildegunn Nilssen, Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer
• Christian Irgens, Chief Actuary

SCOR

• Sylvain Gauden, Chief Underwriting Officer Marine and Energy
• Pauline des Vallières, Marine Underwriter

SKULD

• Jacob Chilton, Senior Operations Executive (Treasurer)
• Matias Bøe Olsen, Senior Executive, Underwriter and Decarbonisation Coordinator

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions

• Patrizia Kern, Marine Strategy Consultant (Chair)
• Ilaria Grasso, Senior Sustainability Analyst

The Fidelis Partnership

• Hannah Charnaud, Deputy Head of Marine
• Connor Gray, Sustainability Manager

Victor Insurance

• Prajal Goyal, Associate Director, Knowledge Services, India

The Secretariat maintains the day-to-day functions of the Association and is the first point of contact for existing and prospective signatories and affiliate members. The Secretariat is provided by the Global Maritime Forum through a service agreement.

The technical expertise needed for the Principles to remain updated and accurate is provided by UMAS and may include other organisations in the future and when needed.