OUR CORE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Alexander Panagopulos
Founder & CEO
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Founder and Chairman of Arista Group and Arista Shipping
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Co-Founder of Superfast Ferries, President & CEO 1993-2007
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CEO, Vice Chairman of listed Attica Group 1993-2007
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Vice-Chairman of Blue Star Ferries 1999-2007
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American Bureau of Shipping (“ABS”) Greek National Committee
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Lloyd’s Register Hellenic Advisory Committee
- An avid skipper, "APP" as he is known, developed his passion for ships and the sea with the San Francisco-based Royal Cruise Line, the cruise company founded by his father Pericles in 1972
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Pursues innovation in the fields of shipbuilding and environmental technology and has sponsored a number of philanthropic events, including donations for natural disasters and conservation of wildlife
Mark Long
Chief Financial Officer
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Over 30 years of investment banking experience, primarily focused on shipping, transportation and services.
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Global Head of Transport, Shipping, Services and Offshore, Managing Director and Business Head at HSBC where he worked for almost 11 years in London and Hong Kong
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Extensive experience in M&A, equity raising and all forms of debt raising
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Qualified Chartered Accountant at Price Waterhouse
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Law degree from Oxford University
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When not working, Mark enjoys hiking, golf and watching rugby
Alan Reid
Advisor, Americas
Arjan Stavast
Advisor, LNG Bunkering
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President and CEO of Gordon Getty controlled entities for almost 20 years
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Investment Company Institute Board of Governors
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Arista Group, President, Americas
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The Forward Funds Board of Trustees
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The Legato Board of Directors
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The FOLIOfn Board of Directors
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Influential in creating awareness for mutual fund market timing and mutual fund liquidity leading the industry to Liquid Alternatives
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Director of Business Development at Morgan Stanley
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Advisory board for FinTech Studios
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Alan lives in Wyoming and enjoys trekking and the outdoors
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Over 15 years experience in the energy markets
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Former Head of Shell’s LNG bunkering business in Europe and the Middle East (until Oct 2020)
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Lead negotiator in all Shell’s major LNG bunkering contracts, creating a portfolio of 400 ktpa of LNG with major counter parts (e.g. Hapag Lloyd, Carnival and Teekay)
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Responsible for Shell global strategy for partnering and network development
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Established a joint venture between Shell and Qatar Petroleum for LNG bunkering
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Keynote speaker at numerous industry conferences
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Independent executive advisor on LNG bunkering to major shipping companies
Marios Cotletz
Advisor, Engineering
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Over 30 years of experience in ship design, engineering, project management and creative conceptual designs with innovative and esthetical solutions involved
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Founder and Chairman of CMT Engineering, an independent ships design and consulting company for marine industry since 1997
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Extensive experience in hydrodynamics and aerodynamics with focus on various engineering fields integration for complete specific solutions
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Inventor of a worldwide novel ship type, so called “RoRo Tanker”, leading to the implementation of a new standard in fuel distribution for islands, archipelagos and remote location (e.g., Greek waters)
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Aerospace engineer as educational background and naval architect by vocation
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Resides in Romania and most of all enjoys his family