Dockwise :: Board of Directors

Adri Baan (born 1942), Chairman

Mr. Baan was first appointed Chairman of Dockwise's Board of Directors on July 30, 2007. From 1984-2001, Mr. Baan held a series of senior positions with Philips Electronics where he was also a Member of the Board of Directors. He was formerly the Chairman of Integrated Production and Test Engineering N.V., an independent Director of PSA Corporation Limited (Port of Singapore Authority) and PSA Europe Limited, a Member of the Supervisory Board of ASM International N.V. and a Director of NPM Capital. He is currently the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wolters Kluwer N.V., Hagemeyer N.V. and Royal Volker Wessels Stevin N.V., Member of the Supervisory Board of OCE N.V., Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Authority for Financial Markets in the Netherlands and Chairman of the Trust Office of KAS Bank N.V. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the University of Amsterdam and the Amsterdam Medical Center. Mr. Baan holds a Master's Degree in Physics from the University of Amsterdam. He’s a Dutch citizen and resides in the Netherlands.

André Goedée (born 1951), Member and CEO

Mr. Goedée has been CEO since 2003 and a member of the Board of Directors since 2007. Mr. Goedee has 39 years of experience in shipping, drilling and heavy marine transport management including 8 years with Nedlloyd Lines and 12 years with Nedrill Drlling Contractors. He graduated from Rijnlands Lyceum, Wassenaar and Merchant Marine College, Scheveningen. He holds a degree as Master Mariner, served as Executive Vice President of the Heerema Group and prior to being appointed as CEO of Dockwise in 2003, he served as CEO of the European division of Vedior, a global staffing organization. Mr. Goedée is a Dutch citizen and resides in the Netherlands.

Tom Ehret (born 1952), Member

Appointed on October 15, 2007. Mr. Ehret has been the Chief Executive Officer of Acergy SA (formerly Stolt Offshore SA) since March 2003. He was also the Vice Chairman of the Management Board of Technip and President of its Offshore Branch. Mr. Ehret has been active in the offshore oil and gas business for over 30 years holding a variety of positions, both technical and commercial, working with Comex, FMC Corporation, Stena Offshore, Coflexip Stena and Technip. Mr. Ehret has more than 20 years of experience managing companies. Although trained as a Mechanical Engineer, Mr. Ehret started work as an R&D Engineer before moving into Project Management. Mr. Ehret is a French citizen and resides in the United Kingdom.

Rutger van Slobbe (born 1952), Member

Appointed on July 13, 2007. Mr. van Slobbe has been active in the container transport business since he joined Nedlloyd Lines in 1982. Having served in various operational and executive positions, he was appointed as Executive Director of P&O Nedlloyd in 1997. He stepped down as Member of the Executive Board after the acquisition and delisting of P&O Nedlloyd by Maersk Sealand in 2005. In addition to the previously mentioned positions, Mr. van Slobbe is also a Member of the Supervisory Board of the Port of Rotterdam N.V. where he serves on the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Mr. van Slobbe is a Dutch citizen and resides in the Netherlands.

Danny McNease (born 1951), Member

Appointed on October 15, 2007, Mr. McNease has been with Rowan Companies, Inc., an international offshore and land drilling contractor, for 31 years. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and the Columbia University Executive Program. He has served in the Drilling Division of Rowan as a barge engineer, driller, rig superintendent and manager both in the USA and abroad before moving into Executive Management positions. Mr. McNease is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rowan Companies, Inc. which is a major customer of Dockwise. Mr. McNease is a United States citizen and resides in the United States.

Pietro Franco Tali (born 1949), Member

Appointed on October 15, 2007, Mr. Tali holds degrees in Business Economics and Political Science. He joined Saipem S.p.A in 1993 and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since November 2000. From 1981 to 1993 he worked for the textile machinery manufacturing company Savio, reaching the position of Administration, Finance and Control Manager. He then became a Manager of Saipem S.p.A.'s Administration, Finance and Control Unit and Managing Director and Chairman of several of the Saipem Group's foreign companies. He became Saipem S.p.A.'s Finance and Control Managing Director in 1996 and Managing Director for Commercial Activities of Agip Petroli S.p.A in 1999. Mr. Tali is an Italian citizen and resides in Italy.

Jaap van Wiechen (born 1972), Member

Mr. van Wiechen was first appointed on November 4, 2009 and started on December 1, 2009. He has been active in the investment industry since he joined HAL Investments N.V. in 1997. Within HAL, Mr. van Wiechen is responsible for the following HAL-investments where he also acts as a Member of the Supervisory Boards and Audit Committees: Mercurius Groep B.V., N.V. Nationale Borgmaatschappij (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), FD Mediagroep B.V. and InVesting B.V. In addition to these positions, Mr. van Wiechen is a member of the Board of the Pensionfund of the (former) Holland Amerika Lijn. Mr. van Wiechen is a Dutch citizen and resides in the Netherlands.