Ronald D. Widdows
Ronald D. Widdows,
Chairman of the World Shipping Council,
Senior Advisor and past Group President and CEO, NOL
Ron Widdows served as the NOL Group's President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the NOL Board from July 2008 until his retirement in December 2011, when he became a Senior Advisor to the company. 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 for more than 37 years 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 on the Advisory Boards of the International Transport Forum and the US Merchant Marine Academy-Kingspoint.
Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is in the business of connecting continents and connecting countries. It services the international transportation and supply chain needs of a diverse customer base, ranging from complex multinationals to small and medium-sized importers and exporters.
Headquartered in Singapore, with revenues of about US$8 billion, NOL is the largest shipping and logistics company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
Its business activities encompass all aspects of global cargo container transportation and logistics, with services delivered by nearly 10,000 employees across countries.