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ABS chief Wiernicki takes over as IACS chairmanABS chief Wiernicki takes over as IACS chairman

ABS head Christopher Wiernicki is taking over as chairman of IACS from Philippe Donche-Gay.

Marcus Hand, Editor

July 3, 2015

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Wiernicki, chairman, ceo and president of ABS, took over the role of IACS chairman at the end of the 71st council meeting in Paris on Thursday.

“IACS, and the industry at large, will continue to reap the rewards of Philippe’s leadership,” Wiernicki commented.

Philippe Donche-Gay, executive vice president and head of marine & offshore for Bureau Veritas thanked members of IACS for their support.

“Over the past year the support of my peers has allowed IACS to deliver, on time, a number of challenging and far-reaching commitments including the final implementation of revised Common Structural Rules, important new Unified Requirements pertaining to Container Ship safety, the revision of the existing Unified Requirement on Complex On Board Systems and progress with the development of LNG Bunkering Guidelines,” he said.

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Marcus Hand

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Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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