Guy Platten is the secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping. He has extensive experience in the maritime industry both at sea and ashore and is a qualified master mariner. He has held a number of senior positions including chief executive of the UK Chamber of Shipping, chief executive of Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, and director of marine operations for the Northern Lighthouse Board, which is responsible for lighthouses, buoys, beacons, and aids to navigation throughout Scotland and the Isle of Man.