Retirement of Luke Readman
Luke Readman retired in July, 2011 after nearly 40 years working for Thomas Miller, spent almost entirely with the UK P&I Club, latterly as Chairman of Thomas Miller P&I Ltd.
A barrister by training, having read Classics at Oxford, Luke joined Thomas Miller in 1971, became a partner in 1982, and has been on the Thomas Miller Holdings Board since 2004.
Luke became renowned in the industry as an oil pollution specialist after handling major claims for the UK P&I Club such as the HAVEN and in 1996, following the EXXON VALDEZ oil spill, he was largely responsible for the formation of SIGCo to provide the Certificates of Financial Responsibility required under the US Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
From an early stage, Luke was heavily involved with the Club’s business in Asia, starting in Japan where he was instrumental in setting up the first overseas branch of the UK P&I Club in 1989. He pioneered the development of P&I business in mainland China during the early 1980s and ensured that the Club was one of the main providers of P&I cover to the national merchant marine fleet, China
Ocean Shipping Co Group (COSCO). In addition to his UK P&I Club role Luke has made a major contribution to the P&I world through his activities for the industry within the International Group of P&I Clubs.
As well as working in P&I, Luke also spent some time in Thomas Miller’s Professional Indemnity division in the late 1990s but he returned to P&I in 2001. He was subsequently appointed Chairman of Thomas Miller P&I Ltd. in 2004 and, having led the P&I management team continuously since then, he has now handed over leadership to Hugo Wynn-Williams ably supported by Nigel Carden.
Since becoming Chairman Luke has been a regular visitor to Greece and on 1st and 2nd June, 2011 two dinners were arranged in Athens to allow local colleagues and friends to congratulate Luke on his well earned retirement and to pass on their best wishes.
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Hellas HiLights November 2011
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