Officers and Directors of the IFPTA
Published: December 20, 2011
OFFICERS
President
Buddy Greene, Jr.
Vice President Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring
Mobile, Alabama
USA
buddy.greene@coopertsmith.com
Named President in 2010
Appointed Vice President in 1995
Served as a Board Member from 1989-1997
Member since 1983
Vice President
Jaap Simonse
Middelburg
The Netherlands
fasimonse@zeelandnet.nl
Appointed as Vice President (Europe) in 2005
Served as a Board Member from 1989-1997
Member since 1985
Secretary/Treasurer
Scott S. Menzies
CEO & President
The Terminal Corporation
Baltimore, Maryland USA
smenzies@termcorp.com
Appointed as Secretary/Treasurer in 1999
Member since 1988
DIRECTORS
Antonio Cristofanelli
Vice President, Marketing - Europe
Gearbulk (UK), Ltd.
Surrey
United Kingdom
antonio.cristofanelli@gearbulk.com
Elected to the Board in 2009
Member since 1986
Einar Didriksen
President & CEO
Westfal-Larsen Shipping AS
Bergen
Norway
einar.didriksen@wlshipping.com
Elected to the Board in 2009
Member since 1997
George Hudson
GH Maritime Logistics
Representing Westfal-Larsen Shipping AS
Essex
United Kingdom
ghudson_mdhc@hotmail.com
Elected to the Board in 2007 & re-elected in 2011
Member since 1991
Louis Kanters
Managing Director
Interrijn Holding BV
Zwijndrecht
Netherlands
l.kanters@interrijn.com
Elected to the Board 2005 & re-elected in 2009
Member since 1991
Alfredo Octavio de Mavignier
Commercial and Logistics Manager
CENIBRA - Celulose Nipo-Brasileira S.A.
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Brazil
alfredo@cenibra.com.br
Elected to the Board 2011
Member since 2007
Aernaut Meijer
Director, North America
Spliethoff
Amsterdam
Netherlands
a.meijer@spliethoff.com
Elected to the Board in 2007 & re-elected in 2011
Member since 2005
Peter Norrman
Senior Vice President
CellMark AB
Gothenburg
Sweden
peter.norrman@cellmark.se
Elected to the Board in 2011
Member since 1996
Kenny Pettersson
Vice President, Marketing - USEC/Canada/ Caribbean
TransAtlantic Services AB
Helsingborg
Sweden
kenny.pettersson@rabt.se
Elected to the Board in 2009
Member since 1990
Karen Shanahan
Chief Operating Officer
Gillespie-Munro, Inc.
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
kshanahan@gmunro.ca
Elected to the Board 2005 & re-elected in 2007
Member since 1999
Magnus Svensson
President
SCA Transforest AB
Sundsvall
Sweden
magnus.svensson@sca.com
Elected to the Board in 2005 & re-elected in 2009
Member since 1997
John Swingler
President
Sappi Trading
US Paper Corporation
Purchase, New York
USA
john.swingler@sappi.com
Elected to the Board in 2007
Member since 1995
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
Asia
Alan Bog
Commercial Manager, Asia
Euroports / Westerlund Asia Terminals
Shanghai
China
alan.bog@euroports.com
Served as a Board Member from 2003-2009
Appointed Asia Regional Director in 2009
Member since 1987
South America
Ana Paula Trilho
Corporate Logistics Manager
Grupo Orsa
Alphaville, Sao Paulo
Brazil
aptrilho@grupoorsa.com.br
Appointed South America Regional Director in 2007
Member since 2004
