Officers | International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations

IFSMA Officers

Executive Council & Secretariat

Officers of the Federation


Listed in order of rank, date elected and family name.

Executive Council


President of IFSMA
Captain Hans Sande - Norway
Elected 26/4/2018

Deputy President
Captain Willi Wittig - Germany
Elected 26/4/2018

Vice President
Captain Koichi Akatsuka - Japan
Elected 26/4/2018

Vice President
Mr. Marcel van den Broek - Netherlands
Elected 26/4/2018

Vice President
Captain Marcos Castro - Argentina
Elected 26/4/2018

Vice President
Captain Fritz Ganzhorn - Denmark
Elected 26/4/2018

Vice President
Captain Jorgen Loren - Sweden
Elected 26/4/2018

Vice President
Captain Danielle Quaini - France
Elected 26/4/2018

Vice President
Captain Juan Gamper - Chile
Elected 26/9/2019

Vice President
Captain Oleg Grygoriuk - Ukraine
Elected 26/9/2019

Vice President
Captain Joe Hartnett - USA
Elected 20/11/2021

Vice President
Captain Jens Marquard Sorensen - Denmark
Elected 8/12/2021



Secretariat


Secretary General
Commodore Jim Scorer
Appointed 1/5/2016

Assistant Secretary General
Captain Paul Owen
Appointed 1/10/1996

Office Manager
Vacant