Britannia welcomes new chairman
The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited (Britannia) has announced that on 15 October, Nigel Palmer OBE retired as chairman of the Britannia board and was succeeded by Tony Firmin.
Palmer started his career as a cadet with BP Tanker Co., where he rose to the rank of master before taking on various corporate roles within BP prior to retiring in 2004. He then became a director on the Britannia board before taking on the role of chairman in May 2008.
Firmin joined Hapag-Lloyd in 1995, initially as finance director of Hapag-Lloyd America, responsible for the USA, Canada and Latin America. His career with the transnational container shipping line culminated with his election in July 2014 to its executive board, serving as chief operating officer until his retirement on 30 June 2019. Firmin has been Britannia’s deputy-chairman since October 2016. (mw)