Ian Webber has been the Chief Executive Officer of Global Ship Lease, Inc., a New York listed containership lessor, since 2007. Global Ship Lease owns 17 containerships, most of which are fixed on long-term charters.

From 1996 to 2006, he was the Chief Financial Officer and a director of CP Ships Limited, a top 20 containership operator, listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges until its merger into Hapag-Lloyd in 2006. From 1979 to 1996, Mr. Webber was at PriceWaterhouse, the last five years as a partner. Mr. Webber is a graduate of Cambridge University.