BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EFSTRATIOS ARAPOGLOU
Takis Arapoglou has had an earlier career in International Capital Markets and Corporate & Investment banking based in London and later in managing, restructuring and advising publicly listed Financial Institutions and Corporates, primarily in SE Europe and the Middle East.

NIKOLAS P. TSAKOS, Dr.
Mr. Tsakos has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since inception.

MICHAEL G. JOLLIFFE
Mr. Jolliffe has been joint Managing Director and then Vice Chairman of our Board since 1993. He is a director of a number of companies in shipping, agency representation, shipbroking capital services and mining.

EFTHIMIOS E. MITROPOULOS
Mr. Mitropoulos is Secretary-General Emeritus of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations specialized agency responsible for the regulation of international shipping from the safety, security and environmental protection points of view.

ARISTIDES A.N. PATRINOS, Ph.D
Dr. Patrinos is Chief Scientist and Director of Research at the NOVIM Group after completing his appointment as Senior Adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Energy in 2016.

KAREN PURNELL, Ph.D
Dr Purnell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a member of the Institute of Directors. She is an established professional in the shipping and environmental sector spanning more than 27 years.

GEORGE V. SAROGLOU
Mr. Saroglou has been Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 1996. Mr. Saroglou worked for a private Greek information technology systems integrator from 1987 until 1994.

NICHOLAS F. TOMMASINO
Mr. Tommasino is a retired partner of Deloitte LLP, a global professional services firm focusing on Audit, Tax, Advisory and Consulting services.

DENIS PETROPOULOS
Denis Petropoulos has worked in competitive ship broking for over 35 years and has presented on a broad base of shipping related topics at many major international industry conferences.