Martin Stopford

Martin Stopford was a director of Clarksons and was Managing Director of Clarkson Research from 1990 to 2004, growing it over 20 years into a business with over 200 products; he joined the main Clarksons board in 2004. He previously worked as group economist and director of business development at British Shipbuilders from 1977 to 1988, and as global shipping economist at Chase Manhattan Bank from 1988 to 1990.

He holds a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Keble College, Oxford, and a PhD in Economics from Birkbeck College (1979). His textbook Maritime Economics, first published in 1988, received the 2005 Chojeong Book Prize.

He has spoken at 10 Mare Forum events, including Mare Forum USA, Mare Forum Ship Finance, Mare Forum Italy and Shipping China, between 2002 and 2013.