The International Propeller Club, one of the world’s largest maritime networking organisations, has elected and installed its leaders for the next two years at its 97th annual convention in Charleston, South Carolina.
Representatives of the club’s 77 chapters from around the world elected Maria Conatser as international president making her the first woman to be elected to lead the club in its almost 100-year history. Conatser has served in various financial, analytical, and business intelligence roles with Nashville-headquartered Ingram Barge Company.
“This is a huge honour being elected to this position representing more than 5,000 members from our global network of clubs,” she said. “We are ambitious and aim to substantially increase that membership by at least another 1,000 and ramp up the number of clubs to more than 100 clubs for our 100th anniversary in 2027. The Propeller Club recognises there has never been a more important time in its history to galvanise support for the maritime industry from businesses, the public, and the government.”
Costis Frangoulis, president of the International Propeller Club’s Piraeus chapter was elected as first vice president.
