Leadership Legacy
Recognising the leaders who have guided our Association
Chairs
Adrian Tolson
Present
- 2024 - 2026Constantinos Capetanakis
- 2022 - 2024Tim Cosulich
- 2020 - 2022Henrik Zederkof
- 2018 - 2020Michael Green
- 2016 - 2018Robin Meech
- 2014 - 2016Jens Maul Jorgensen
- 2013 - 2014Simon Neo Tiau Gee
- 2012 - 2013Nigel Draffin
- 2011 - 2012Bob Lintott
- 2010 - 2011Mike Ball
- 2009 - 2010Chris Fisher
- 2007 - 2009Fritz Fredriksen
- 2005 - 2007Don Gregory
- 2003 - 2005Nick Ladis
- 2001 - 2003Chris Leigh-Jones
- 1998 - 2001Ivar Tonnesen
- 1996 - 1998Antonio Cosulich
- 1993 - 1996Doug Barrow
Management
Alexander Prokopakis
Executive Director
2023 – Present
- 2018 - 2023Unni EinemoExecutive Director & IMO Representative
- 2017 - 2018Justin MurphyChief Executive
- 2013 - 2017Captain Peter HallChief Executive
- 2011 - 2013Cliff BrandChief Executive
- 2009 - 2011Ian AdamsChief Executive
- 2002 - 2009Ian AdamsSecretary-General
- 1997 - 2002Peter GoodmanGeneral Secretary
- 1994 - 1997Robert Hough and David PeartHon Secretary
IBIA’s Structure and Evolution
IBIA was initially managed by volunteers, reflecting the association’s grassroots beginnings. In 1994, as the organisation developed, it appointed its first part-time administrator, David Barker.
During this early period, Robert Hough and David Peart also played important roles in supporting the association’s activities, with Hough overseeing the newsletter and Peart serving as Honorary Secretary.
As IBIA continued to grow, the association strengthened its professional structure. In 1997, Peter Goodman was appointed as its first full-time Secretary General. Following his retirement, Ian Adams became Secretary General in 2001, marking the continued development of IBIA’s dedicated management and administrative structure.
