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This list showcases the top Greece based CFO’ operating in the Transportation space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
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Jerry Kalogiratos
CEO & CFO of Capital Product Partners L.P.
Gerasimos (Jerry) Kalogiratos is the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of NASDAQ listed Capital Product Partners L.P. and CFO of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. He has served previously in various positions at the Capital group of companies including that of COO of Capital Product Partners and CFO of Crude Carriers Corp. Kalogiratos has over 10 years of experience in the shipping and finance industries, specializing in vessel acquisition and projects and shipping finance. Before he joined Capital Maritime, he worked in equity sales in Greece. Kalogiratos holds an Executive Finance degree from the London Business School, an MA in ‘European Economics and Politics’ from the Humboldt University in Berlin and a B.A. degree in ‘Politics, Philosophy and Economics’ from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
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About Capital Maritime & Trading Corp., Capital Product Partners L.P.: Capital Product Partners L.P. (Nasdaq: CPLP) is an international diversified shipping company and leader in seaborne transportation.
Alexandros Tsirikos
CFO of Top Ships
Alexandros Tsirikos is Executive Director of the Board of Directors since November 2008 and Chief Financial Officer since April 2009. Mr. Tsirikos is a UK qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) and has been employed with Top Ships since July 2007 as the Company’s Corporate Development Officer. Prior to joining TOP SHIPS, Mr Tsirikos was a manager with PricewaterhoouseCoopers where he worked for six years. During his career with PwC, Mr. Tsirikos drew experience both from consulting as well as auditing as he was a member of the PwC Advisory team and the Assurance team. As a member of the Advisory team, he lead and participated in numerous projects in the public and the private sectors, involving strategic planning and business modelling, investment analysis and appraisal, feasibility studies, costing and project management. As a member of the Assurance team, Mr. Tsirikos was part of the IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) technical team of PwC Greece and lead numerous IFRS conversion projects for listed companies. He holds an MSc in Shipping Trade and Finance from City University of London and a Bachelor’s Degree with honours in Business Administration from Boston University in the United States. He speaks English, French and Greek.
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About Top Ships: TOP SHIPS Inc. has been engaged in the worldwide transportation of liquid and petroleum cargoes as well as dry bulk cargoes
Georgios Karageorgiou
Director, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Globus Maritime Limited
Georgios (“George”) Karageorgiou , a Class I director, has served as our chief executive officer since our inception and was appointed our president in 2011 and in January 2013, immediately after the resignation of Mr. Elias Deftereos, our Chief Financial Officer. From 1992 to March 2004, Mr. Karageorgiou worked as a director and corporate secretary for Stelmar Shipping Limited, a shipping company listed on the New York Stock Exchange between 2001 and 2004. Mr. Karageorgiou worked as a projects engineer for Kassos Maritime Enterprises from 1990 to 1992. Mr. Karageorgiou was also a director of easyGroup Ltd, easyJet Holdings Ltd, easyInternetCafe Ltd, easyCruise Ltd, Stelinvest Corp. and a number of other easyGroup subsidiaries from 1995 through March 2005. Mr. Karageorgiou holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.E. in Ocean Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and an M.Sc. in Shipping Trade and Finance from City University Business School.
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About : Globus Maritime Limited (the “Company” or “we”) is a drybulk shipping company.
Konstantinos Adamopoulos
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Safe Bulkers
Konstantinos Adamopoulos is our Chief Financial Officer and has been a member of our board of directors since 2008. Prior to joining us, Mr. Adamopoulos was employed at Calyon, a financial institution, as a senior relationship manager in shipping finance for 14 years. Prior to this, from 1990 to 1993, Mr. Adamopoulos was employed by the National Bank of Greece in London as an account officer for shipping finance and in Athens as deputy head of the export finance department. Prior to this, from 1987 to 1989, Mr. Adamopoulos served as a finance officer in the Greek Air Force. Mr. Adamopoulos holds an MBA in finance from the City University Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the Athens School of Economics and Business Science.
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About : Safe Bulkers subsidiaries provide marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, particularly coal, grain.
Gregory G. Zikos
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Costamare
Gregory Zikos is our Chief Financial Officer and a member of our board of directors. Prior to joining us in 2007, Mr. Zikos was employed at DryShips, Inc., a public shipping company, as the Chief Financial Officer from 2006 to 2007. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Zikos was employed with J&P Avax S.A., a real estate investment and construction company, where he was responsible for project and structured finance debt transactions. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Zikos was employed at Citigroup (London), global corporate and investment banking group, where he was involved in numerous European leveraged and acquisition debt financing transactions. Mr. Zikos practiced law from 1994 to 1998, during which time he advised financial institutions and shipping companies in debt and acquisition transactions. Mr. Zikos holds an M.B.A. in finance from Cornell University, an L.L.M. from the University of London King’s College, and a bachelor of laws, with merits, from the University of Athens.
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About : Costamare Inc. is a leading international owner of containerships