Leon Dorsett is appointed as Senior Deputy Director at The Bahamas Maritime Authority
Congratulations to Leon Dorsett who has just been appointed Senior Deputy Director, Finance, IT & Office Management at The BMA having worked previously as Deputy Director. His role involves financial stewardship, budgeting, financial analyses, management accounting, financial reporting, and IT strategy for the Bahamas Maritime Authority.
Leon has spent 20 years with the Authority in many financial roles and was the key person responsible for the delivery of the Bahamas Online Registration Information System (BORIS). He also played a pivotal role in setting up the Greek, Hong Kong, and Japan Offices.
Captain Steve Bomgardner joins the growing team at The Bahamas Maritime Authority
The BMA has underlined its commitment to servicing the needs of its clients by appointing Captain Steve Bomgardner as a Regional Director and Business Development Director. He is responsible for leading The BMA’s presence in North America as well as developing markets globally for the registry. His decision to join the Registry was influenced by The BMA’s long history of taking Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and adherence to standards very seriously.
Captain Hutchinson said: “Steve’s appointment demonstrates our determination to continue enhancing our quality service delivery globally. His wealth of experience in maritime regulation, operations and delivering strategy and innovation, will feed directly into this commitment. Furthermore, his previous work building up market share in the Americas and in other key ship owning centres makes him ideally qualified to strengthen and increase The Bahamas’ presence.
The Bahamas Maritime Authority appoints Captain Ghulam Hussain as Deputy Director (Maritime Affairs)
As a continuously serving member of the IMO council since 1999 and an active participant at all IMO meetings, The BMA has played a key leadership role in much of the maritime decision making that has taken place over the past few decades. We are therefore pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Ghulam Hussain as Deputy Director (Maritime Affairs) with responsibility for Bahamas representation at IMO and intergovernmental meetings. He will be taking over from Marie Caillerie whose contributions have been greatly appreciated by us all.
Captain Hussain joins the BMA having recently held a similar position at the Nautical Institute where he was Technical Manager and Head of IMO Delegation. There he gained wide-ranging experience working within both Working and Correspondence Groups at the IMO. With more than 35 years of experience in the maritime field, Captain Hussain brings a breadth of expertise to The BMA.
Captain Kapila Malawwethanthri
Technical Compliance Officer – Inspection & Surveys Department
The BMA extends a warm welcome to Captain Kapila Malawwethanthri, who has recently joined the Inspections and Surveys Department as Technical and Compliance Officer.
Captain Malawwethanthri, who obtained his Master Mariner certificate of competency in the UK, has had a long career in shipping and management. He also has experience as a company auditor and inspector in car carriers, bulk and LNG vessels. With his additional skills as an ISM/ISO auditor, safety trainer and marine accident investigator, Captain Malawwethanthri is ideally placed for his new role at the BMA
Captain Frank McNulty
Technical Compliance Officer – Inspection & Surveys Department
Captain Frank McNulty has joined the BMA as Technical and Compliance Officer in the Inspections & Surveys Department. His comprehensive background working on a variety of ships resulted in commands on cruise ferries in rapidly developing fleets and enabled him to build experience in auditing, pilotage, management and port state control.
Captain McNulty is keenly aware of the constraints that shipowners face and offers a conciliatory ear to timely and pragmatic technical compliance. The BMA welcomes him into the technical fold.
Totka Rangelova
Finance Assistant – Finance Department
Totka Rangelova has joined BMA’s Finance Department as Accounts Assistant. She gained a Bachelor’s degree in Finance in Bulgaria and followed this up with a Master’s degree in International Accounting and Finance which she studied in the UK.
Totka has previously worked as Accounts Assistant in Accountancy practice where she gained wide-ranging experience. Her strong analytical, numerical and technical skills, as well as her commitment to delivering first class services, make her a valuable addition to The BMA team.
Charlotte Ward
Marketing Manager – Director’s Office
Much of the work relating to the recent rebrand of The BMA and the launch of the new website has been achieved thanks to the efforts of Charlotte Ward who joined The BMA as Marketing Manager late last year. Charlotte has a wealth of experience from working in-house with corporate shipping services groups and subsequently running her own marketing business where she focused on high profile maritime clients.
Charlotte will be working closely with Steve Bomgardner and the senior management team to raise the profile of The BMA around the world.
Wishing Lester Pink a very happy retirement
Captain Lester Pink, who has been technical and compliance officer at The BMA working out of the London office since June 2010, retired from the Authority on the 15th June 2020.
Lester was a qualified master mariner and was a captain in the merchant navy. He spent more than 50 years working in the maritime industry.
Everyone at The BMA would like to wish Lester a very happy retirement.
