News 11 Aug, 2022 West P&I appoints Gina Panayiotou to drive ESG strategy Gina Panayiotou, shipping industry lawyer and strategist, joins the leading insurance provider to the global maritime industry Download PDF London, UK, 11 August 2022 – West P&I is delighted to announce the appointment of Gina Panayiotou as the Club’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Manager. Gina will be responsible for reviewing the P&I Club’s approach to sustainability, people and governance, and for developing and implementing a strategy that supports West’s commitment to ESG. The maritime lawyer and industry strategist has held senior roles ranging from legal manager at a leading shipowner to global head of shipping and energy for a multijurisdictional law firm and in-house legal counsel of an international cruise line. After mainly working at shipowners for several years, where she focused on legal strategy and policy, Gina founded Ocean Arena in 2021. The consultancy provides and supports industry stakeholders with practical ESG strategies, covering the whole scope of formulation, implementation, compliance and brand positioning. Throughout her career, Gina has formulated internal ESG policies and practices in the workplace, and run in-house awareness briefings, covering issues such as diversity, sustainability, safety and transparency. She has also advised companies on ESG compliance for external affairs, adopting practices that align with the organisation’s environmental, social and governance initiatives and their brand positioning in relation to their sustainable development goals. An experienced maritime lawyer, Gina has been recognised in the Legal 500’s GC Powerlist for Greece and Cyprus as one of the top 100 in-house counsel for driving innovation within maritime. She focuses mainly on strategy and policy. Gina has been named as one of All About Shipping’s 100 Top Women in Shipping for the past three years, shortlisted for the Greek International Women Awar