NMCI Executive Team

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi
President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Suhrawardi has a Bachelors of Science and Masters of Science degrees in Marine Transportation Management from the State University of New York, Maritime College, Fort Schuyler.
He is extensively involved in Marine Cargo Surveys of various commodities. His knowledge of commodities includes, but is not limited to, the following: Steel products, fruits and vegetables, perishable commodities, refrigerated cargo, grains machinery, bulk commodities and general cargo.
He is also involved with Maritime consultancy work such as Oil spills and Ship management.
Elected as the President of the National Association of Marine Surveyors (NAMS) for the period 2006-2008 and also chairs the NAMS Cargo Technical Committee.

Mobarak Hossain
Senior Vice President

Masters in Business Administration . Over 30 years of Business Experience.
First 22 years as International Banker working for American Express, last position was Executive Director and Region Head. There after on Business Development Initiatives.
Major expertise in Change Management, Business Strategy, Productivity increase and Macro issues.
Currently, assisting The President & CEO on various Strategic Initiatives.
Directly, monitoring over all Administration of the Company in its National and World Wide Operation.

Raoudi Belgacem
Managing Director NMCI (Morocco) SARL

Mr. Belgacem received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Science of Metz (Lorraine region, France). He is particularly educated in the testing of the following commodities: fertilizers, crude oils, naphtha, jet fuel, gas oil, LPG, coal, cotton, canned food, grain, vegetable oils, and etc. In addition he has done laboratory testing and vessel inspections for phosphoric acids and petroleum products. Apart from inspection and testing experience of the commodities as mentioned above, he also has expertise in survey and inspection of cargos such as steel products, plywood, fruits and vegetables, perishable commodities, refrigerated cargo, grains, machinery, recycled scrap materials, bulk commodities, and general cargo.

Ezra Benjamin
Technical Director NMC Global

Mr. Benjamin has an Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering from Huddersfield Tech (Birmingham, U.K.). He has taken special courses on Petroleum and Derivatives and has over 35 years of experience, mainly in oil business and fruit inspection. He also specializes in safety and training, has served on various API committees, and is a representative in IFIA committees and sub-committees.

Stephanie Edmonds
Quality Control & Survey Processing

Ms. Edmonds served Richards Hogg & Company for over 20 years. The adjusting company was located downtown New York City until they closed their offices in 1997. She has vast experience in commodity inspections and cargo claims. She is a Compliance (IFIA) officer and a Quality officer (ISO 17020 & ISO 9001: 2000).

Lifeng Wang
Director of Administration with additional responsibility for China operation

Mr. Wang has a Masters in Business Administration. He has over five years experience in Marketing and Administration and has held a management position in Canada East – West Ltd. Co (China). In addition, he has had experience in evaluation and security analysis with American Express Financial Advisors, Inc.

Ajoy Choudhury
Vice President

Mr. Choudhury holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Pure Science and Marine Engineering. He is extensively involved in marine cargo surveys of various commodities.His expertise of commodities include, but are not limited to, steel products, plywood, fruits and vegetables, perishable commodities, refrigerated cargo, grains, machinery, recycled scrap materials, bulk commodities, and general cargo. He is also skilled in pre-shipment inspection, discharge survey, expert intervention connected with all technical aspects relating to the carriage of steel products by sea (hot rolled steel, wrapped steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum, bulk cargo, and direct reduced iron), vessel sale/purchase inspections, hull and machinery surveys, dry docking repair supervision, vessel condition, and on/off hire and bunker surveys.

Nabil Kassem
President NMC Global

Mr. Kassem has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geochemistry from Alexandria University(Alexandria, Egypt). He has extensive experience with analytic instrumentation. He is thoroughly familiar with equipment theory, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of automated instrumental techniques such as: Atomic Absorption, X-Ray Sulfur Analyzer, Automatic Distillation units equipped with advanced microprocessors, Mettler’s Density Meters using oscillation principles, Gas Chromatography, Emission Spectroscope, and numerous other petroleum test equipment. In addition to having a comprehensive understanding of instruments used in the oil industry, he is fully acquainted with ASTM, IP, API, and ISO methods.


Kris Krabbe
Senior Management Consultant

Kris has more than 35 years experience in the Shipping Industry.
He has worked with large shipping companies in various positions.
He has a BA from the University of Wisconsin and has completed specialized courses in Marine Cargo, Refrigerated Cargo, Ocean transportation and Claims prevention.

Tuula K. Piispanen, MA, MBA
International Management Consultant

Tuula has more than 30 years in Management Consulting. She specializes
in Competitive Market Intelligence, Global Business Practices and Project Management.
She has an MA from University of Finland and MBA from New York University.

Captain Deepak Guha
Managing Director
NMCI Inspections & Survey Company Ltd
Mumbai, India

Captain Guha has a wide variety of experience in the maritime industry. He has a great deal of knowledge in marine cargo surveys of various commodities (steel products, fruits and vegetables, perishable commodities, refrigerated cargo, chemicals, and etc.). He has overseen both loading and discharge operations of various containers, break bulk, and bulk vessels for regular liner and chartered shipping. In addition, he has first hand knowledge of log carriers and container vessels, bulk carriers, and general cargo vessels.

Luis E. Munoz
Survey Operations

Mr. Munoz has a Masters in Business Administration. He has a certificate in Food Safety Management. He has over 30 years experience in various types of Industry, which includes Inspection and Quality Control.