Maritime UK ceo appointment

Currently chief executive of Mersey Maritime, a maritime regional cluster organisation based in the Liverpool City Region, Chris has experience leading a small professional team focused on strengthening local supply chains by building relationships across companies of all sizes.

Chris also has direct experience championing the importance of maritime around the coast of the United Kingdom as a key driver of the Maritime 2050 strategy. He has led work to build out the ‘coastal powerhouse’ agenda which matters so much both to industry and government.

Maritime UK is the umbrella body for the maritime sector, bringing together the shipping, ports, services, engineering and leisure marine industries. It is responsible for the coordination and delivery of industry recommendations within Maritime 2050.

Its members are Belfast Maritime Consortium, British Marine, British Ports Association, CLIA UK & Ireland, Connected Places Catapult, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Maritime London, Maritime UK South West, Mersey Maritime, Nautilus International, Port Skills and Safety, Shipping Innovation, Society of Maritime Industries, Solent LEP, The Baltic Exchange, The Seafarers’ Charity, The Workboat Association, Trinity House, UK Chamber of Shipping and the UK Major Ports Group.