Sandra Rosignoli and Mike Salthouse join Maritime London board

Maritime London is pleased to announce two new appointments to its board of directors – Sandra Rosignoli, Group General Counsel and Head of Compliance, H. Clarkson & Company Limited and Mike Salthouse, Head of External Affairs, NorthStandard.

Harry Theochari, Chair of Maritime London, said: “We are delighted to welcome to the board of Maritime London two exceptional executives from two of our market leading members. Sandra and Mike will bring different but highly complementary skill sets and their expertise and clear commitment to Maritime London and its members make them superb additions to the Maritime London board. The existing directors and I are very much looking forward to working with them.”

Sandra Rosignoli is a lawyer with over thirty years of experience in international trade, shipping, compliance, litigation and risk management. Sandra has been a trusted advisor to senior management and boards for several decades having worked at the Vitol group, the Trailstone group and now the Clarksons group as their GC and head of compliance. She started her career at Holman Fenwick & Willan in 1993 in their international trade team.

Sandra commented: “I am honoured to join Maritime London’s experienced board and be offered the opportunity to contribute to the UK maritime professional services community. I feel strongly that the UK is and should remain a world leading location for maritime professional services. I hope, in particular, that my voice can represent Maritime London’s legal and shipbroking members interests.”

Mike Salthouse is a shipping lawyer with over thirty years’ experience in the P&I industry, who was appointed Head of External Affairs at NorthStandard in 2023. He joined the club in 1992 as a solicitor and worked in roles including Greek Office Manager, Director (FD&D) and Global Director (Claims) before being appointed Head of External Affairs at NorthStandard in 2023. A leading global maritime sanctions expert, he currently sits on several IG committees and working groups and chaired the IG Sanctions Committee between 2011 and 2022.

Mike commented: “The UK is the world’s leader in the provision of professional maritime services. Maritime London plays a major role supporting and promoting those services. I am very much looking forward to supporting Jos and the wider Maritime London team as we work to ensure that the UK retains and enhances its market leading position.”

Maritime London’s Chief Executive Jos Standerwick said: “I am delighted that Mike and Sandra have agreed to join the Maritime London board of directors. Both represent key market segments with the Maritime London membership, and I look to working closely with them in their new roles.”