Philip Ponsford

Philip Ponsford is a former Royal Navy captain who spent 30 years in senior maritime positions at sea and ashore. He led development of the Royal Navy's information security strategy, wrote its first cyber guidance, and served three years as deputy director of the National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC). In February 2021 he was appointed Deputy Chief Cyber Officer at Astaara, the marine cyber risk advisory, underwriting and analytics business. Mare Forum's records list him as Managing Director of Astaara Risk Management.

He spoke at the 1st Mare Forum Germany 2026 and is a panellist at the 25th Mare Forum Ship Finance 2026.