Ian Mcleod Email and Phone Number

A Senior Maritime Professional and past Co-founder / Director, well respected within the Shipping industry with significant international and domestic experience. An expert at delivering highly effective and sustained safety improvements. Managing Director of "Start-up" Dry Bulk Centre of Excellence after completing independent Maritime Advisor assignments to Ship Managers and an Energy Company. Prior to this worked for 15 years at Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Ltd, progressing to Manager – Maritime Assurance Global Trading & SupplyNotable career highlights at Shell include: ◼️Radically changing the maritime assurance process to deliver 59% of assurance decisions automatically within seconds to internal trading businesses. ◼️Developing a process to maintain business continuity despite Covid-19 restrictions, resulting in the removal of health and travel risks and increased efficiencies. ◼️Introducing causal reasoning to incident investigations, resulting in a 3x reduction in serious and potentially serious incidents.Skilled at identifying opportunities, formulating strategies and initiating new concepts to unlock the potential of deeper commercial success. Draws on operational experience and commercial acumen to provide considered, impartial advice that aids strategic decision making. Has experience of leading diverse teams, respecting cultural nuances while creating a shared vision to achieve goals and targets.Passionate about sharing deep knowledge of marine management systems and industry regulations, raising standards to minimise risk of harm to people or the environment, negate financial claims and avoid reputational damage.Specialities:✔️ Maritime Assurance / Vetting ✔️International & Domestic Experience ✔️Safety Management / Delivering Safety Improvements ✔️Risk Mitigation & Management ✔️Strategy Formulation & Execution ✔️Internal Controls / Regulatory Compliance ✔️Governance / Continuous Improvement ✔️Creating & Reengineering Processes & Systems ✔️People Management / Leadership ✔️Training, Coaching & Mentoring ✔️Engaging at Board / Owner / CEO Level ✔️Building Stakeholder Relationships ✔️Change Management / Transformation ✔️Financial Management / Budgeting ✔️Research & Data Analytics ✔️Delivering Operational Excellence