Chair & Council

The BPA Council is made up of representatives of the Association’s members. It meets four times a year and helps set the direction and policy of the BPA’s work programme.

The BPA Chair is Doug Bannister, Chief Executive, Port of Dover.

Doug is supported by:

• Deputy Chair: Tom Sawyer, Port of Milford Haven
• Treasurer: Maurice Bullick, Belfast Harbour Commissioners
• Association Secretary: Eileen Salmon, British Ports Association

BPA’s Council Members are elected for a two year period, and following the Association’s AGM held on 21 May 2024 they currently are:

• Bob Sanguinetti, Port of Aberdeen
• Tim Morris, Associated British Ports
• Joe O’Neill, Belfast Harbour Commissioners 
• Martin Lawlor Port of Blyth 
• Kevin Hobbs, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd
• Sarah West, Harwich Haven Authority
• James Stride, Port of London Authority
• Tom Sawyer, Port of Milford Haven
• Mike Sellers, Portsmouth International Port
• Matthew Beeton, Port of Tyne
• Miles Carden, Falmouth Harbour Commissioners 
• Sinclair Browne, Port of Inverness
• James Buck, Orkney Islands Council Harbours 
• Brian Murphy, Poole Harbour Commissioners
• Bill Reeves, Portland Port
• Sara Bassett, Shoreham Port 
• Rob Parsons, Teignmouth Harbour Commission