Until recently, Guy Platten was Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping. He stood down from that role at the end of June 2025, having been appointed in 2018. At the ICS, Guy helped navigate the global industry through a number of challenges, including COVID, Net Zero negotiations, trade, safety and security issues. Guy now provides advisory services to maritime organisations and is a non-executive director at a number of companies.
He has extensive experience in the maritime industry, both at sea and ashore and is a qualified Master Mariner. He has held a number of senior positions, including Chief Executive of the UK Chamber of Shipping, Chief Executive of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, and Director of Marine Operations for the Northern Lighthouse Board.
Guy’s career at sea began in 1982 with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service. He joined the RNLI in 1993 as an Inspector of Lifeboats, latterly as Inspector for Scotland training and overseeing lifeboat crews around the coast and following this, he served with the Ministry of Defence as a Salvage Officer where he led and contributed to a number of projects including the removal of oil from a sunken World War 2 battleship, recovery of ditched aircraft and the refloating of a grounded warship.
Guy was appointed the Chair of the Mission to Seafarers Board of Trustees in April 2026.
Until recently, Guy Platten was Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping. He stood down from that role at the end of June 2025, having been appointed in 2018. At the ICS, Guy helped navigate the global industry through a number of challenges, including COVID, Net Zero negotiations, trade, safety and security issues. Guy now provides advisory services to maritime organisations and is a non-executive director at a number of companies.
He has extensive experience in the maritime industry, both at sea and ashore and is a qualified Master Mariner. He has held a number of senior positions, including Chief Executive of the UK Chamber of Shipping, Chief Executive of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, and Director of Marine Operations for the Northern Lighthouse Board.
Guy’s career at sea began in 1982 with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service. He joined the RNLI in 1993 as an Inspector of Lifeboats, latterly as Inspector for Scotland training and overseeing lifeboat crews around the coast and following this, he served with the Ministry of Defence as a Salvage Officer where he led and contributed to a number of projects including the removal of oil from a sunken World War 2 battleship, recovery of ditched aircraft and the refloating of a grounded warship.
Guy was appointed the Chair of the Mission to Seafarers Board of Trustees in April 2026.
