Practised as a Barrister before joining Steamship Mutual P&I Club in 1997. Senior partner 1986 -2003. Chairman of International Group of P&I Clubs 1997- 2000. Now Adviser to Groupama Transport, Director J.B. Boda [UK] Ltd., Member of A.B.S. London Committee, Member of Council Shipwrecked Mariners' Society. Consultant and accredited Mediator.

Alan Marsh  FICS. Chief Executive of Braemar Shipping Services Plc, Chairman of Braemar Seascope Ltd., Director of Wavespec Ltd.,  Director of Cory Brothers Shipping Agency Ltd., Director of International Transport Intermediaries Limited 

Karl is currently a Director of Hamburg Bulk Carriers and has been a Member of the Institute since 1992 and was promoted to Fellow in 1998.  Karl’s background in shipping began after a brief military service and dates back to 1979, where he began as a trainee with Uni-Charter in short sea dry cargo operations and chartering.  Karl passed the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce examination in 1991 as a graduate of the 'Akademie der Hamburger Verkehrswirtschaft'.

Tony commenced his shipping career in traditional liner markets before moving into tanker broking and operations in the late 1960’s. A founding partner and Director of Seascope Shipping in 1972 he remained with the group following its flotation in 1997 and subsequent merger with Braemar Seascope. A member of the Institute since 1965 and Fellow since 1970 he is past Chairman of ICS London Branch and Chairman of the Education Committee for the last 5 years. He has also served on Federation Council and other Committees of the Institute over a period of years in addition to sitting on Intertanko’s Documentary Committee and other industry bodies.

Kevin is Chairman of Casper Shipping Ltd, a leading specialist ships agency organisation operating in the North East of England and Scotland. He started his career in shipping in South Wales and after several management positions emigrated with his family to Spain to become a tanker broker. Six years later he returned to the UK to take up the post as MD of Clarkson Brothers and Casper. In 2002 he orchestrated an MBO.
A member of the Institute since 1974, Kevin has held several positions including-
• Education officer and Vice Chairman, in South Wales
• Education officer and Chairman Tees and Hartlepool Branch
• A member of Controlling Council and two periods as a Federation Council delegate
Kevin is married with 3 children and a grandchild, his hobbies include Rugby, Tennis and Golf, travel and Spanish language.

Commodore Alan Phillips was awarded a scholarship to enter BRNC as a Seaman Officer in the Royal Navy in 1967. After a succession of operational appointments, including a deployment to the Arabian Gulf in 1982, he commanded the frigate HMS PHOEBE (87-89) and the icebreaker HMS ENDURANCE (93 –95).

He was a member of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) in '96 and a student on the Higher Command and Staff Course (HCSC) in '99. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, he took early retirement from the Royal Navy in Nov 2001 to take up his current appointment as Director of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.