Captain Warwick Norman founded RightShip and served as its Chief Executive from the company's inception in 2001, stepping aside after 16 years in 2017 to become a strategic consultant to the business. Under his leadership RightShip launched the Qi vetting platform in 2016 and grew into the industry's largest third-party vetting provider.
He was named in Lloyd's List's 100 Most Influential People in Shipping for five consecutive years to 2016, was Australia's Prime Minister's Exporter of the Year in 2013 and Export Hero in 2014, and was awarded the Order of Australia. He has chaired the Australian and International Marine Environment Protection Associations (AUSMEPA and INTERMEPA).
He appeared as a panellist at Mare Forum 2005, the 2nd Blue Shipping Forum (2012) and the 6th Blue Shipping Summit (2016).