Ron Widdows joined the NOL Board in July 2008 upon being appointed Group President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr Widdows was previously, from 2003, CEO of NOL's container shipping business APL. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Network where he was responsible for APL's day-to-day operations including the line-haul and feeder fleets, global equipment management, procurement, terminals and alliance relationships. Earlier, he held the positions of APL Senior Vice President, Liner Operations and Senior Vice President responsible for APL Americas Operations and Logistics. Mr Widdows has worked in the shipping industry over four decades and joined APL in 1980. He has held senior executive roles in Asia, the United States and Canada. Mr Widdows is Chairman of the World Shipping Council and of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement and Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement research and discussion groups. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore and is on the Advisory Boards of the International Transport Forum and the US Merchant Marine Academy-Kingspoint.

Cedric Foo was appointed Group Deputy President in April 2005 and, additionally, Chief Financial Officer from January 2007. He oversees NOL Group’s finance and corporate planning activities. Prior to re-joining NOL in 2005, Mr Foo was Singapore’s Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry for National Development. He served as Senior Vice President at Singapore Airlines from 2000 to 2002. Mr Foo previously worked at NOL from 1985 to 2000 and held various management positions. A Member of Singapore’s Parliament since November 2001, Mr Foo serves as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and the Government Parliamentary Committee for Transport. He is also Chairman of Singapore’s JTC Corporation, a leading provider of industrial space solutions. Mr Foo holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering) from the University of Michigan and a Master of Science (Ocean Systems Management) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Eng Aik Meng was appointed President of APL, NOL’s container shipping business, in September 2008. Prior to rejoining the NOL Group Mr Eng was with Singapore-headquartered shipping and industrial supply chain company IMC Corp Group as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of its Aurora Tankers business. Previously, from 1993 to 2007, he served with NOL in a variety of roles including as its Senior Vice President of APL’s Intra-Asia business and also headed its Strategic Planning arm. Mr Eng first joined NOL as a Management trainee. He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and an MBA from Harvard University. He currently also serves on the Advisory Board of NTU.

Brian Lutt was appointed President of Logistics in October 2005 and is responsible for the commercial, financial and operational activities of the NOL Group’s logistics business globally. He joined APL in 1983 and has over 20 years’ experience in Asia. Mr Lutt has held a range of senior management positions, including President, Asia/Middle East; President, Greater China and Senior Vice President of APL’s Asia-Europe trade. Mr Lutt has also managed business units in South East and North Asia during his career, holding senior management positions in Singapore, Thailand and Japan. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations/Political Economics from San Francisco State University.

Steve Schollaert has been President of Terminals since August 2007 and has responsibility for the NOL Group’s terminals business globally. He has been with the NOL Group since 1989. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Schollaert was Vice President of APL’s Asia-Europe trade from 2005 to 2007. He has held management positions across Asia, Europe and the Americas and has planning, commercial, operations, logistics and intermodal experience. He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Wu Choy Peng joined the NOL Group as Group Chief Information Officer in July 2006. Her responsibilities include overseeing strategy development, design and implementation of a broad range of information systems and processes and ensuring streamlined and standardised day-to-day business processes for the Group’s customers worldwide. Ms Wu previously worked for 19 years with the Singapore Government in a wide variety of IT management roles. Prior to joining NOL, Ms Wu was the Singapore Government’s Chief Information Officer for six years, also holding the position of Deputy Chief Executive (Industry) of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. Ms Wu holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Goh Teik Poh was appointed Group Chief Human Resources Officer in January 2008. He is responsible for all aspects of human resource management across the NOL Group. Mr Goh has been with the NOL Group for 28 years and has held leadership roles in operations, country management and corporate planning. In his previous role as APL’s Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Network, Mr Goh was responsible for network planning, equipment management, security and the environment, technical services and ship management. Mr Goh holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wales and a Master of Science from Northwestern University.

David Appleton was appointed President, Europe in 2004 and leads NOL Group’s businesses and operations across the Europe region and the former Soviet Union. Previously, he held senior roles in APL as President, Europe; Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Europe; and Vice President, Transatlantic trade. Mr Appleton has more than 25 years’ experience in the transport industry. Prior to joining APL in 1999, he spent 12 years with Sea-Land Service where he held a variety of senior management positions in the US, UK and Ireland and the former Soviet Union. Mr Appleton holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Maritime Studies and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. He is based in Uxbridge, UK.

John Bowe was appointed President, Americas in 2004 and leads NOL Group’s businesses and operations in the US, Canada and Latin America. Mr Bowe joined APL in 1987 and has more than 30 years’ experience in the shipping industry in a wide variety of positions, including regional management, operations and network roles. He was Vice President and Managing Director for APL in Hong Kong and South China and has also served as Vice President, Liner Planning; Vice President, Worldwide Logistics; and Managing Director, West Asia. Mr Bowe holds a Bachelor’s degree in Arts (Mathematics) from Hamilton College in New York. He is based in Oakland, California.

Kenneth Glenn was appointed President, South Asia in August 2006 having previously been Senior Vice President, South Asia and Managing Director India from October 2005. He leads the NOL Group’s businesses and operations in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Afghanistan. Mr Glenn was previously Senior Vice President of APL’s Asia-Europe liner trade. He joined NOL in 2000 after 23 years with Sea-Land Service and CSX Lines during which he held a variety of senior management positions in geographic and trade roles. Mr Glenn has over 30 years’ experience in the shipping and maritime industry, during which he has lived in the US, Hong Kong, UK, Russia and Singapore. He is based in Mumbai, India.

Jim McAdam was appointed President, Asia/Middle East in September 2006 and leads NOL Group’s businesses and operations across Japan, Korea, Australasia, the ASEAN countries and the Middle East. Previously he was Senior Vice President BusinessSolutions, responsible for developing and implementing NOL’s global supply chain capabilities. He joined NOL in 1999 as Vice President and Managing Director North Asia, based in Tokyo. Prior to that, he was Director International Operations with Menlo Logistics. Mr McAdam previously worked with APL from 1984 to 1996, holding positions in Japan, Thailand and the US. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the transportation and logistics industry, including more than 15 years of Asia-based assignments. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Michigan State University and a Masters Degree in Asian Political Economics from the University of San Francisco. He is based in Singapore.

Daniel Ryan was appointed President, Greater China in August 2006 and leads NOL Group’s businesses and operations in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Previously, from 2004, he held the role of Vice President and Managing Director Hong Kong and South China. Mr Ryan began his career with the company in 1987 as a financial analyst and has served in a range of senior roles including President, APL Logistics Europe; President, APL Middle East/Africa and Managing Director, Indonesia. He has a broad-ranging background in sales and marketing and liner trade management, as well as business development and logistics planning, and has lived and worked in Hong Kong, the US, Europe, Indonesia and Dubai as well as China. Mr Ryan holds a Bachelor’s degree from California State University, Sacramento and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He is based in Shanghai, China.