Jim is a career ship supplier with over 50 years’ industry experience, having started in the family business in Adelaide in 1974. After its acquisition by The Adelaide Steamship Group in 1986, he held senior management roles across Australia and became Managing Director of the Legend Nautilus Group, overseeing operations throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific and pioneering the company’s presence in Dili [PJ1.1][MW1.2]during East Timor’s independence with the Australian UN forces. In 2004, he founded Southern Cross Marine Supply, now Australia’s market leader. He joined Singapore-based Everise Shipping in 2017, which became Seven Seas in 2024. Jim holds senior leadership roles across key industry bodies like IMPA and ISSA and reached 51 continuous years in the ship supply industry in December 2025.