How RINA is governed
Board of Trustees, Council, Regions, and By Laws.
RINA’s governance brings accountability and clarity.
- Members elect Council by Region.
- Trustees are appointed from Council.
- The President chairs the Board of Trustees.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the Institution, responsible for the governance and management of the Institution as directed in the By Laws. Trustees are appointed from Members of Council. The President of the Institution is the ex officio Chair of the Board of Trustees.
Board has the following duties:
- To ensure that the Institution complies with charity law, company law and any other relevant legislation or regulations.
- To ensure that the Institution pursues its objects as defined in its By Laws.
- To ensure that the Board collectively has the skills and experience required to carry out its role.
- To ensure the Institution applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its Objects.
- To contribute actively to the Board of Trustees’ role in giving firm strategic direction to the Institution, setting overall policy, defining goals and setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets.
- To safeguard the good name and values of the Institution.
- To ensure the effective and efficient administration of the Institution.
- To ensure the financial stability of the Institution.
- To protect and manage the property of the Institution and to ensure the proper investment of the Institution’s funds.
- To appoint the Chief Executive Officer and monitor their performance.
- To carry out an annual self assessment of the Board’s performance.
The Board carries out its duties of governance in accordance with its policies and procedures. The quality of governance is assured by routine review of policies and procedures, internal and external audits and self assessment.
Annabelle Ransome-Williams
RINA President, Chair and Trustee
Dimitris Monioudis
Vice Chair, Treasurer and Trustee
Nick Chrissos
Trustee
Niki d'Hubert
Trustee
Hampton Dixon
Trustee
Charlotte Dodge
Trustee
John Kernaghan
Trustee
Andy King
Trustee
Alan Murphy
Trustee
Adam Pearce
Trustee
Martin Renilson
Trustee
Sarah Watts
Trustee
Council
The Council is responsible for communicating the views of the Institution’s members to the Board of Trustees, and for providing guidance and advice to the Board on all matters related to the professional activities of the Institution.
Regions
Members’ countries are grouped into Regions. Members of Council are elected from and by the Regions. A member of Council from a Region will be appointed as a Vice President for the Region, to represent the Institution and views of the members in the Region.
Objects & By Laws
The Objects of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects are as set out in the Charter of Incorporation 1910 – ‘the improvement of ships and all that specially appertains to them, and the arrangement of periodical meetings for the purpose of discussing practical and scientific subjects bearing upon the design and construction of ships and their means of propulsion, and that relates thereto’.
The Institution is governed in accordance with its By Laws & Regulations, which are approved by the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.
COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP
President
Annabelle Ransome-Williams
Elected by the Council for a two-year term, the President provides strategic leadership and represents the Institution’s global community of naval architects and maritime professionals.
Immediate Past President
Hon. Professor Catriona Savage, FRINA — since 2026
Past Presidents
Professor John B Caldwell OBE (1984–1987)
Dr Peter J Usher CBE (1993–1996)
Sir John Parker (1996–1999)
Professor W Geraint Price (2002–2004)
Dr Nigel Gee (2004–2007)
Stephen Payne OBE (2007–2010)
Peter French (2010–2014)
Bruce S. Rosenblatt (2014–2016)
Tom Boardley (2016–2018)
Professor Richard Birmingham (2018–2020)
Ing. Maurizio d’Amico (2020–2022)
Honorary Vice Presidents
Paul Wrobel
Jeff Frier
Eric Tupper
Tom Allan
David Aldwinckle
Regional Vice President
Sammar Abbas (Australian Division President)
Arun Dev (Indo-Asia Region)
Martin Renilson (Pacific Region)
Chairs of Standing Committees
Edwin Pang — IMO Committee
Sarah Watts — Maritime Safety Committee
Tom Strang — Maritime Environment Committee
Bob Cripps — Maritime Innovation Committee
John Kernaghan — Membership Committee: Membership Applications
Chris McNair — Membership Committee: Membership Experience
Cathy Ingram — Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committe
Corporate Members
Ashok Kumar
Pentti Jouko Sakari Kujala
I Ketut Aria Pria Utama
Chris Baker
Frank Spencer
James Morrison Black
Gram Schweikert
Ketut Utama
Mark Barton
Navitalai Ratukalou
Sarah Watts
Constantinos Silitziotis
Yigit Kemal Demirel
Anna Evangelidis
Alan J Murphy
Andy King
Susie Webber
Charlotte Dodge
Carlos Guedes Soares
Omar bin Yaakob
Sridev Mookerjea
Diogo Nunes
Thuan-Bui Ngoc
Essam Ahmed
Shawn Hugo de Villiers
Associate Members
Hampton Dixon
Nick Michalakopoulos
Charley Baxter
Chris McNair
Ryan Miller
Aidan Armory