Samaa Addo
Ethnicity in Maritime Book Club Project Group Lead
Samaa joined The Baltic Exchange as Marketing Manager in 2019 and took on the additional role of Diversity & Inclusion Lead the following year.
Since joining the Baltic, she has worked to foster an inclusive culture both within the organisation and in the maritime market. For the last two years, Samaa has lead the Ethnicity Network Book Club. It was created in partnership with Maritime UK, to discuss books that broaden the knowledge and understanding of race and the impact of racism. She has also spoken at LISW on microagressions in the workplace.
Prior to The Baltic, Samaa held numerous marketing roles including a stint at media agency, The Kite Factory and Regen - a not-for-profit energy market insight organisation.
Samaa has a BA from King’s College London in
European Studies with French, which included a year at Science Po, Paris.