Finch flies to RightShip

DIGITAL maritime platform, RightShip has appointed experienced technology, data and commercial leader, David Finch as chief commercial officer.

Mr Finch takes up the position on 1 May, and a media release announcing his appointment said he would lead RightShip’s global commercial organisation, with responsibility across sales, partnerships, customer success, marketing, and all aspects of go-to-market.

“His focus will be on strengthening customer centricity across the organisation, accelerating growth, and ensuring RightShip continues to deliver meaningful, insight-led value to its customers,” the release said.

“He brings extensive global experience across technology, data, and commercial leadership, with a strong track record of scaling go-to-market organisations, deepening customer relationships, and delivering sustainable growth.”

Mr Finch’s appointment follows on from Heejeong Hong who last year joined as chief transformation officer to lead enterprise-wide strategy and transformation initiatives and more recently, Graham Fisher who joined as chief technology officer, enabling Marlon Grech to transition from his dual role as chief product and technology officer to focus on accelerating product innovation and delivery.

“Over recent years, RightShip has expanded beyond its traditional strengths in vetting and inspections - bringing together deep maritime expertise with advanced technology, data, and AI competence - to deliver more connected, insight-led, and customer-centric solutions to the maritime supply chain," the releease stated.

“As the organisation evolves, building the right leadership capability remains central to enabling this transformation.”

CEO of RightShip, Steen Lund said the organisation was intentionally building a leadership team that brings together maritime expertise with deep capability in technology, AI, data, and commercial excellence.

“These competencies are critical to how we deliver greater value to our customers and support the industry’s future.”