Siva Narayanan (Past Speaker)

Siva Narayanan, Solvay’s Director of International Operations & Warehousing, supports Solvay’s business units in International Logistics, Purchasing and Supply Chain Excellence.   He is a member of Solvay’s Global Maritime Council which engages with ocean carriers worldwide. He has more than 35 years of international logistics experience which includes operations turn-around, change management, contracts and procurement, strategic planning, business development, logistics solutions and client relations. A major part of it was with the NOL Group. He started his career as a seagoing officer. He moved into ship management, and then into the commercial world of logistics.
 In addition to the US, Mr. Narayanan has lived and worked in Singapore, Thailand, and India. He has presented his views on logistics-related matters at various industry forums, such as the Defense Attaché’s Forum in Washington, D.C., Shipping Digest in New York, ITCO in Houston, ICC in New Jersey, JOC events such as the Trans Pacific Maritime conference and others tailored for specific audiences and companies.
He is the past president of the United States Shippers' Association.