Designing the Ship of the Future 3

Worked over 13 years in the marine and energy markets.
2018 – today: ABB Turbocharging. Head of Global Sales, Low-Speed Turbochargers based in Shanghai
2017 – 2018: Maersk Line. Senior Manager Business Development (2020 Global Sulphur Cap preparation)
2007 – 2017: Wärtsilä / WinGD – Low-Speed Engines: started in research & development moving to managing large product development projects (X and X-DF engines), to business development & management functions.

Richard has recently taken on the chairmanship of the Maritime Foundation, a British initiative that brings together experts from merchant shipping, ports and logistics, the Royal Navy, fishing, aquaculture and other stakeholders to raise the profile of the ocean industries and to work towards a more environmentally-friendly future.

Richard Clayton spent more than 30 years at Fairplay, where he served as editor of its market-leading Daily News bulletin and editor of the weekly magazine. In mid-2017 he joined Lloyd’s List as Chief correspondent. His role is to work with all sectors of the shipping industry to moderate thought-leadership Roundtable discussions, chair forums and conferences, create and host webinars, and write opinion and analytical pieces for Lloyd’s List Online and the monthly magazine, The Intelligence. He also leads Lloyd’s List’s awards evenings for the Americas and the Middle East. He is the son and grandson of shipbrokers in London and Hull, respectively.

Giedo is a Naval Architect and has a large appetite for new technology and complex problems that he wants to apply on both a short and long term. In his work he balances between development of long term strategies and hands-on tackling of today’s challenges.

He has long roots in maritime research and development when he worked for 13 years MARIN, after which he gained experience in yacht design, engineering, regulations, build and servicing in various Feadship companies.

Today he holds the position of Head of R&D of Feadship, the leading brand of full custom Superyachts. Under the Feadship brand, two mother companies (Royal van Lent and Koninklijke de Vries) cover the entire life cycle from early design through casco built and outfitting to refits. Superyachts are both ships as well as luxury resorts with all facilities one can imagine. Developments are therefore various, main long term tracks are sustainability, digitalization, structures, motions and modularity.

Nick started his career with a major shipmanagement, shipowning and shipping services group in Hong Kong. Today he works in Paris for the Marine & Offshore Division of the Bureau Veritas Group. Founded in 1828 as a marine classification society, Bureau Veritas is a leading global provider of testing, inspection and certification services - with more than 78,000 employees in 1,500 offices and laboratories world-wide.

Mathieu Philippe is the newly appointed Commercial Director of the Marine Division. He started his career in 1999, in Barry Rogliano Salles, initially in Paris and then in Dubai from 2002. In 2010, after 8 years at the helm of BRS Middle East, he joined as SVP Commercial and then Chief Operating Officer, UNITED ARAB CHEMICAL CARRIERS (UACC), where he participated in successfully growing the fleet from 8 to 24 MR and LR Tankers and establishing UACC as a major Middle Eastern Tanker Owner.
After nearly 15 years in Dubai, Mathieu moved to Geneva to Head the Shipping Company of SOCAR Trading (the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic) where he has gained “Charterers’” knowledge to complement his previous Broker’s and Independent Owner’s experience.
He holds a Master’s degree in International Marketing from EDHEC Business School.