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All About Shipping’s Top 100 Women in Shipping 2025

  • Mar 2, 2026
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We are delighted that Spinnaker’s Managing Director of the Executive Search division, Teresa Peacock has been voted one of the Top 100 Women in Shipping for the 6th year running, ranking 15th.

This is well-deserved recognition for Teresa who has worked with Spinnaker since 2008. She is not only a Board Member of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) but also a Committee Member of Maritime UK’s Diversity & Inclusion in Maritime Taskforce.

Teresa is also involved with promoting careers within shipping, with the ‘Inspiring the Future’ project, which connects schools and colleges with employers and people from the world of work.

You can see the full list of winners below and well done to everyone who was nominated.

1. Zoe Upson

2. Julia Anastasiou

3. Cynthia Worley

4. Alexandra Cabaj

5. Maria Tripolitis

6. Julia Ju

7. Pam Kern

8. Gina Panayiotou

9. Gordana Ilic

10.Georgia Demetriou

11. Rebecca Farral

12.Deborah Madrid

13.Dr. Deept Mankand

14.Andie Squance

15.Teresa Peacock

16.Amy Lees

17.Lesley Bankes-Hughes

18.Dorthe Bendtsen

19.Julia Siebert

20.Ashley Williams

21.Maria Mavroudi

22.Elina Souli

23.Rania Tadros

24.Karen Orsel

25.Kristie Loutsiou

26.Maria Theodosiou

27.Molly McCafferty

28.Dorcas Uwem Jonah

29.Meei Wong

30.Nura Conroy

31.Eirini Iordanopoulou

32.Mia Krogslund Jorgensen

33.Catherine Logie

34.Elpi Petraki

35.Claudia Paschkewitz

36.Jairti Rai

37.Zina Sujith

38.Laurie Andrews

39.Holly Birkett

40.Mary-Carmen Barios

41.Dorte Thuesen Christensen

42.Emma Collier

43.Alison Cosack

44.Emily Dove

45.Sue Dight

46.Kelly Dritsa

47.Sanjam Gupta

48.Clara Jacobsen

49.Lorraine Parsons

50.Christina Kalogeropoulou

51.Ambassador Nancy Karegithu

52.Despina Kalfa

53.Josephine Le

54.Karen Martin

55.Namrata Nadkarni

56.Helena Vapanuwe Newaka

57.Paillette Palaiologou

58.Isabella Tatu-

59.Rebecca Reed-Sperrin

60.Siew Ying Teoh

61.Sitaraah Zareen

62.Maria Laura Salazar

63.Emma Mark

64.Anne Sophie Krabbe Thyker

65.Natalia Margioli

66.Professor Ulla Tapninen

66.Rachel McClosky

67.Lidia Selivanova

68.Sheena Williamson Holt

69.Iris Muellejans

70.Kalliopi (Peggy) Papastavrou

71.Sam MacDowal

72.Bec Ware

73.Dana Blume

74.Captain Kate McCue

75.Anna Vourgos

76.Keeley Wylie

77.Sara Chase

78.Sue Henney

79.Amanda Llewellyn

80.Maren Moxon

81.Marina Tzouzouraki

82.Helen Hunter Davis

83.Vera Alexandropoulou

84.Jaqueline Zalapa

85.Antonia Panayides

86.Nazli Selec

87.Katie Shielas

88.Maria Dixon

89.Iro Bei

90.Iro Gidakou

91.Maria Angelicoussis

92.Semiramis Paliou

93.Ayse Burcu Buyuksoy

94.Vicky Rousou

95.Elena Matzaridou

96.Anna-Maria Monogioudi

97.Karrie Trauth

98.Sofia Furstenberg Skott

99.Sapir Markus

100.Bruna Lima Carvalho

 

Additional Categories

Maritime HR & Training
1. Joanna Eugenia Bakouni
2. Eva Rodriguez
3. Teresa Peacock
4. Ma Krogslund Jorgensen
5. Rebecca Farral

Energy
1. Rebecca Reed-Sperrin

Environment
1. Dana Rodriguez

Bunkering
1. Tami (Welch) Ingannamorte

Shipmanagement
1. Katerina Kalaitzian

Legal
1. Georgia Demetriou

Ship Finance
1. Dana Rodriguez

Technical/Technology including IT
1. Cynthia Worley

Marine Insurance
1. Julia Ju

Shipbroking
1. Christina Kalogeropoulou

Seafaring
1. Amilia Busby

Mentoring
1. Isabella Tatu

Association & Organisations
1. Amy Lees

Ports & Terminals
1.Zina Sujith

Maritime Marketig & Communications
1. Emily Dove

Entepreneurship
1. Nura Conroy

Academia
1. Maria Rita Skog

Safety & Security
1. Pam Kern

Emerging Young Leaders not about 40
1. Alexandra Cabaj

 

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