Phil Parry has over 20 years' experience in the shipping industry. He co-founded the industry's leading recruitment company, Spinnaker Consulting Ltd, in 1997, and is Spinnaker's Chairman. The company has recruited over 2,000 shipping professionals in 40 countries, including the chief executives of many major shipping and trading companies and industry bodies. Phil is widely acknowledged as an expert in maritime HR and benchmarking issues and was the founder of the Maritime HR Forum, the global shipping industry's major source of compensation and benefits data. He is a maritime lawyer and practised law with maritime law firm Ince & Co, where he specialised in shipping and insurance law. He holds a Maritime Business & Law degree, has been Chairman of the Plymouth Nautical Degree Association, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business by Plymouth University in 2012.