Board & governing bodies
EISAP is led by shipowners and maritime professionals from across Europe.
Board of Directors
Nils Aden
Harren Group · Hamburg, Germany
Biography
Long-serving maritime executive with more than 25 years in ship owning, ship management, M&A and transformation projects. As Managing Director he led the merger of V.Ships and Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt, and he has held CEO roles at Zeaborn and E.R. Schiffahrt.
Laura Langh-Lagerlöf
Langh Ship Oy Ab · Piikkiö, Finland
Biography
Managing Director and co-owner of the family-owned Langh Group. Holds a degree in economics and business administration and helped commercialise scrubber technology, including as Commercial Director at Langh Tech.
René Menzel
HAMMONIA Reederei · Hamburg, Germany
Biography
Managing Partner at HAMMONIA Reederei since 2006 and minority shareholder since 2015. Former seagoing officer and master, fleet manager and nautical director of a P&I club.
Duarte Vaz Pinto
EISAP · Lisbon, Portugal
Biography
Corporate strategist and government affairs specialist. Served in the cabinet of the Portuguese Presidency as economic advisor (2016–2022), held public affairs roles in the private sector and advised the Portuguese Minister of Economy (2024–2025).
General Assembly
Pedro Rebelo de Sousa
SRS Legal · Lisbon, Portugal
Biography
Founding and Managing Partner of SRS Legal. Former partner at Simmons & Simmons in London and former banking executive (including Citibank, New York). Chairman of the Portuguese Institute of Corporate Governance.
Prabhat Kumar Jha
MSC Shipmanagement Ltd. · Limassol, Cyprus
Biography
CEO and Group Managing Director of MSC Shipmanagement, overseeing a fleet of more than 300 vessels. Former Chief Engineer with an MBA; established MSC’s ship management and crewing hubs and serves on Cyprus maritime bodies.
Pedro Calado
EISAP · Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Biography
Background in statistics, management and business, with more than 34 years of experience in private-sector finance and consulting and in public administration, including Mayor of Funchal (2021–2024) and Vice-President of the Regional Government of Madeira (2017–2021).
Fiscal Council
Nektaria Retsou
Hellas Confidence Shipmanagement · Piraeus, Greece
Biography
Maritime professional with 21 years of experience in safety, security and environmental compliance (DPA, CSO, SQE Manager). Joined Hellas Confidence as Deputy General Manager in 2018 and became General Manager in 2022.
Peter Lehmann
EUROMAR · Berlin, Germany
Biography
Maritime economist and European representative of EUROMAR. For about ten years he has represented EUROMAR and EISAP with the EU institutions and in Berlin, coordinating related projects.
Carla Olival
EUROMAR · Piraeus, Greece
Biography
Lawyer and Executive Director for Greece and the Middle East at EUROMAR. Founding member and former President of WISTA Portugal and former managing director of a manning company.
Honorary Board Member
Robert Lorenz-Meyer
Germany
Biography
Founding President of EISAP. Graduate of the University of St. Gallen with more than 25 years in shipping; former Chairman and Supervisory Board member of Ernst Russ and President of BIMCO (2009–2011). Now a management consultant.