Trade body elects chair and Asian representative
Interferry, a trade association representing 260 members of the global ferry industry, has appointed Christophe Mathieu as the new chair of its board of directors. Board member since 2010, he was elected at the association’s AGM on 27 October - held virtually e due to Covid-19 travel restrictions - in succession to John Steen-Mikkelsen, former CEO of Denmark’s Danske Faerger.
Matthieu joined the French ferry operator Brittany Ferries in 1992 and became its CEO in 2016. The meeting also confirmed the appointment of a new director extending Southeast Asia representation on the board.
Supapan Pichaironarongsongkram chairs the Bangkok-based Supatra Group and its Chao Phraya Express Boat and Chao Phraya Tourist Boat subsidiaries, which operate some 90 vessels on Thailand’s major rivers. (amh)