Tom Boardley, Executive Vice President of Lloyd’s Register, has been appointed as the new Chairman of The Mission to Seafarers, a global maritime welfare charity.
Mr Boardley will formally take on the role from the incumbent Chairman Robert Woods CBE on the 1 April 2017.
Maritime Career
Mr Boardley, who has been with Lloyd’s Register since 2009, has thirty years experience in the maritime sector, has worked in senior positions at some of the world’s largest shipping concerns and has featured in the Lloyd's List Top 100 People in Global Shipping and the Tradewinds Power 100. He is currently also the President of RINA (Royal Institution of Naval Architects). Previously, Mr Boardley was the President of the UK Chamber of Shipping (2015/2016) and was appointed to the UK Maritime Growth Study Advisory Committee in January 2015.
On hearing of his appointment, Mr Boardlet said: 'The Mission to Seafarers plays a crucial role within the maritime industry, it is an honour to be invited to be Chairman of a charity with such a proud history and bright future.'
