Your representatives: Nautilus welcomes new members to Council

The Council is the Union’s governing body, consisting of serving maritime and inland waterways professionals drawn from all three national branches and the various sectors represented by members of Nautilus International. This structure ensures fair representation for all members and provides a diverse pool of knowledge and experience. The Council is responsible for ensuring that Nautilus International is run in accordance with the resolutions passed by members at branch conferences and General Meetings.

As always, all full members across Nautilus International were eligible to vote for any of the candidates, regardless of the sector they worked in or whether they belonged to the UK, Netherlands, or Switzerland branch. Following the close of voting, the results of the Nautilus International Council elections were declared by the scrutineer, Civica Election Services, on Friday 24 April.

There was stiff competition for places on the Council representing members in the categories of Navigators (including Ship Masters) within the UK Branch, as well as in other categories, including hotel services and shore-based members in the UK Branch. All other Council members were elected unopposed.

There are 12 new members on the Council, alongside the newly elected General Secretary of Nautilus, Sascha Meijer.

The newly elected members of the Council are Laura Swinbanks, Robert Morris, Scarlett Barnett Smith, Graham Harwood, Giles Rice, Chris Haan, Tom Cardy, Louis Frank Stephens-Ramsden, Thomas Jewell, James Viscardini, Rob Veltman, and David Kwabena Ofori.

Re-elected members are Allan Dickson, Iain MacKenzie, Ross Cleland, Fraser Matthew, Hein Hiemstra, Geert Feikema, Jessica Tyson, Harald Ludwig, Jan van der Zee, and Wilco van Hoboken.

Nautilus International would like to thank all members who participated in the election, including those who took time out of their busy schedules to stand as candidates.