Expert Panels
Subject matter-specific issues are addressed by the VDR Expert Panels. The Expert Panels and their members are established and appointed by the Board of Directors.
Experts from shipping companies discuss subject matter-specific topics of current importance to maritime shipping with each other and the VDR staff. The Expert Panels also prepare and draft statements, position papers and resolutions for submission to the Board of Directors.
Vocational Training Panel
Chairman: Rörd Braren
Shipping company Rörd Braren, Kollmar
Bulker and Tanker Panel
Chairman: Lars Bremer
Carl Büttner shipping company, Bremen
Finance and Tax Panel
Chairman: Dr Jörg Lehnsdorf
Hartmann Shipping Services Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Leer
Ferry and Passenger Shipping Panel
Chairman: Carl-Ulfert Stegmann
AG Reederei Norden-Frisia, Norderney
Communication Panel
Chairman: Dominique Kreuzkam
NSB Group, Buxtehude
Tugboat Panel
Holger Schwesig
Fairplay Schleppdampfschiffs-Reederei Richard Borchard GmbH, Hamburg
Security and Crisis Panel
Chairman: N.N.
Nautical Technical Panel
Chairman: Christoph Gessner
CPO Container Shipping Company, Hamburg
Legal and Insurance Panel
Chairman: Thomas Mansfeld
Hapag-Lloyd AG, Hamburg
Social Affairs Panel
Chairwoman: Silke Lehmköster
Hapag-Lloyd AG, Hamburg