#headhunter. Partner at Odgers. Board & senior roles in the #Maritime & #Shipping sector. #Chair of @Seafarers_KGFS. Former RN. Shipwrights Livery. TH YB
Joined March 2018
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Paul Butterworth retweeted
September Seapost is out now! 💌
#MerchantNavyDay, Waves of Influence, Annual National Service for Seafarers @StPaulsLondon, @ShippingButters Chairman’s Challenge, #SeafarerAbandonment Film 2, Charity of the Month: @SailorsSociety & #24Peaks2027
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Tomorrow, our Chair @ShippingButters takes on the 100km South Coast Ultra Challenge to raise vital funds for seafarers in need & their families! 💙
And he’s not done yet! The Great South Run follows in October.
Cheer Paul on & support his fundraising 👇
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After nearly 10 yrs as a #trustee mostly as #Chair of @Seafarers_KGFS, I stand down next year. So, I am taking on the “Chairman’s Challenge” of TWO events. Check out my @JustGiving page for more info and please support me if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving justgiving.com/page/paul-but…
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On 3 September, join communities across the UK in celebrating #MerchantNavyDay by flying the #RedEnsign.
Our President, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, has once again shared a message recognising the vital contribution of #MerchantSeafarers.
Get involved👇
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This is a well balanced, thoughtful summary of what the #DIP means for the @RoyalNavy and @RoyalMarines which cuts through much of the hysteria we have seen in recent days. IF it all works to plan and is not cut nor watered down, then I am optimistic. But…..that is a v big IF🤞
New analysis article:
What the Defence Investment Plan means for the Royal Navy
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Paul Butterworth retweeted
I will add once more my warning that no matter how many times they write "up to 12 SSN" in a PDF, the earliest point in time when the number of SSNs can grow beyond 7 is in the late 2030s and ONLY if the ASTUTEs live on longer alongside the first SSN-A(s) to enter service.
If the ASTUTEs leave service when SSN-A arrives, or long before it, as is now the norm for UK defence platforms of all types from the humble Land Rover upward, the growth DOES NOT happen.
If the fleet is to grow purely through SSN-As, even if all 12 are indeed built, the growth will happen literally closer to 2050 than to 2030.
This is the truth of the matter but it feels like few understand it and even fewer are willing to even mention it.
A great panel @PennyMordaunt and so much to discuss!
As we await the long anticipated DIP I addressed Trinity House tonight alongside Rear Admirals Jude Terry and Rhett Hatcher.
The independent sector cannot wait for Government to get its act together. Today the combined fleets of the red, white and blue ensigns have a new moral mission- the resilience of trade and data. How do we combat electronic warfare and grey zone activity? How do we deal with a 1000 strong shadow fleet? And AI enabled cyber fraud which has increased global cargo theft five-fold? With an aging fleet? What needs to happen on shore and in coastal waters? We know what needs to be done. We know Government will not act in time. So we must.
A great pleasure to #Chair @Seafarers_KGFS 109th Annual Meeting at @LR_Foundation earlier this week.
Yesterday, we held our 109th AGM at @LR_Foundation with partners and supporters from across the #maritime sector. Chaired by @ShippingButters, we reflected on 2025 & discussed key challenges facing #seafarers.
Thanks to all who joined us 💙
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Windsor Castle provided the setting for a historic ceremony, in which His Majesty the King presented the Royal Marines with new Colours.
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HMS Medway has arrived off Tristan da Cunha, ready to deliver six civilian medics and critical supplies to the island.
She will remain in the area for several days and will retrieve the team who parachuted on to the island earlier this month 🇬🇧
Paul Butterworth retweeted
The March Seapost is here! 💌
🏔️ #24PeaksChallenge
🛳️ #StraitofHormuz insights from our CEO in @tradewindsnews
👨✈️ Hero Captain Tae Young Lee
🎓 @ShippingButters at UKSA cadet graduation
♀ #InternationalWomensDay
🧠 #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek
& more 👇
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As #Chair of @Seafarers_KGFS wonderful to attend the uplifting Memorial Service for one of our Vice Presidents, @RoyalNavy Admiral of the Fleet Sir Benjamin Bathurst GCB. A life well lived. BZ @RMBandService.
Good luck @HMSDragon
HMS Dragon has just sailed from Portsmouth as she heads for the eastern Mediterranean.
BZ to the ship's company and @HMNBPortsmouth for the huge effort to prepare - about 6 weeks' work completed in one week.
Just to be VERY clear, £3.4Bn is absolutely NOT the annual running cost of one of our @RoyalNavy aircraft carriers, lest @gregbagwell’s loosely worded post gets folk in a frenzy! #BUFFS 🤦🏻
Leaving aside the fact that negotiations started under the last Tory Government, the UK will pay Mauritius an annual average of £101 million for 99 years in 2025/26 prices, totalling around £3.4Bn (not £35Bn) - equivalent to the annual cost of a Carrier. commonslibrary.parliament.uk…
