{"id":71507,"date":"2026-06-19T15:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/wista-germany-elects-carolyn-koehler-as-president\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:56:49","slug":"wista-germany-elects-carolyn-koehler-as-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.logistics-pilot.com\/en\/wista-germany-elects-carolyn-koehler-as-president\/","title":{"rendered":"WISTA Germany elects Carolyn K\u00f6hler as President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>HAMBURG.<\/strong> At its annual general meeting in June 2026, WISTA Germany elected a new executive board. Five of the seven board positions were filled by new members. These included the position of President, to which Carolyn K\u00f6hler (Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement) was elected as the successor to Cathrin Prikker (Top Glory Marine Service). K\u00f6hler aims not only to raise the profile of women in the shipping industry in future, but also to provide greater support for young women through WISTA Young. Also newly elected to the Executive Board were Sabine Zeller (Berufsbildungsstelle Seeschifffahrt), Corinna Seidel (Pallas BrandFare), Isabell Hackensohn (Hapag-Lloyd) and Clarissa Androsoni (Winkels Yachts Interiors). In addition to the five newly filled positions, the board consists of Susanne Coulibaly (TB Marine Ship Management) and Christina Kertscher (Ehlermann Rindfleisch Gadow law firm).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Photo: WISTA Germany<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HAMBURG. At its annual general meeting in June 2026, WISTA Germany elected a new executive board. Five of the seven board positions were filled by new members. 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