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The Seanergy Board is composed of deeply engaged, proven professionals with the experience and expertise necessary to oversee continued value creation. They are the right people to drive this Company forward.
Ioannis Kartsonas has been a member of our Board of Directors since May 2017 and brings 20+ years of experience in finance, investments and commodities trading.
Ioannis Kartsonas has been a member of the Board since May 2017 and he is the Chairman and a member of the Company’s Sustainability Committee. Mr. Kartsonas has also been a member of the board of directors of United Maritime Corporation (Nasdaq: USEA) since June 2022 and he is the Principal and Managing Partner of Breakwave Advisors LLC, the Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) for the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (NYSE: BDRY) and the Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (NYSE: BWET). Mr. Kartsonas has been actively involved in finance and commodities trading since 2000. From 2011 to 2017, he was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Carlyle Commodity Management, a commodity-focused investment firm based in New York and part of the Carlyle Group, being responsible for the firm’s shipping and freight investments. During his tenure, he managed one of the largest freight futures funds globally. Prior to this role, Mr. Kartsonas was a Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager at Sea Advisors Fund, an investment fund focused in shipping. From 2004 to 2009, he was the leading Transportation Analyst at Citi Investment Research covering the broader transportation space, including the shipping industry. Prior to that, he was an Equity Analyst focusing on shipping and energy for Standard & Poor’s Investment Research. Mr. Kartsonas holds an MBA in Finance from the Simon School of Business, University of Rochester.
Dimitrios Anagnostopoulos has been a member of our Board of Directors since May 2009 and brings 40+ years of experience in shipping, ship finance and bank management.
Dimitrios Anagnostopoulos has been a member of the Board since May 2009 and he is also the Chairman and a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and a member of the Company’s Compensation and Nominating Committees. Mr. Anagnostopoulos has over 40 years of experience in Shipping, Ship finance and Bank Management. Mr. Anagnostopoulos obtained his BSc at the Athens University of Economics and Business. His career began in the 1970’s as Assistant Lecturer at the same University followed by four years with the Onassis Shipping Group in Monaco. Mr. Anagnostopoulos also held various posts at the National Investment Bank of Industrial Development (ETEBA), Continental Illinois National Bank of Chicago, the Greyhound Corporation, and with ABN AMRO, where he spent nearly two decades with the bank, holding the positions of Senior Vice-President and Head of Shipping. From 2010 to 2023 he was a Board Member in the Aegean Baltic Bank. Since then, he remains an advisor to Aegean Baltic Bank’s management. In September 2023 he was elected Board Member of NYSE-listed Dynagas LNG Partners LP. Mr. Anagnostopoulos has been a speaker and panelist in various shipping conferences in Europe, and a regular guest lecturer at the Bayes Business School (formerly known as Cass Business School) of City University in London, the Athens University of Economics and Business and the ALBA Graduate Business School. He is a member (and ex-vice chairman) of the Association of Banking and Financial Executives of Greek Shipping and an Associate Member of the Institute of Energy of South East Europe. In 2008 he was named by the Lloyd’s Organization as Shipping Financier of the Year.
Christina Anagnostara has been a member of our Board of Directors since December 2008 and brings 20+ years of maritime and international business experience in finance, banking, capital markets, consulting, accounting and auditing.
Christina Anagnostara has been a member of the Board since December 2008 and she is a member of the Company’s Sustainability Committee. She has served as our Chief Financial Officer from November 17, 2008 until October 31, 2013. Since June 2022, Ms. Anagnostara is also a director in the board of directors of United Maritime Corporation (Nasdaq: USEA). She has more than 26 years of maritime and international business experience in the areas of finance, banking, capital markets, consulting, accounting and audit. Before joining the Company, she served in executive and board positions of publicly listed companies in the maritime industry and she was responsible for the financial, capital raising and accounting functions. Since June 2017 she is a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of AXIA Ventures Group and between 2014 and 2017 she provided advisory services to corporate clients involved in all aspects of the maritime industry. From 2006 to 2008, she served as the CFO and Director of Global Oceanic Carriers Ltd, a dry bulk shipping company listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Between 1999 and 2006, she was a senior management consultant of the Geneva-based EFG Group. Prior to EFG Group, she worked for Eurobank EFG and Ernst & Young. Ms. Anagnostara has studied Economics in Athens and is a Certified Chartered Accountant. She is a member of various industry organizations including ACCA, Propeller Club, WISTA, Shipping Finance Executives and American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce.
Elias Culucundis has been a member of our Board of Directors since the Company’s inception and brings 40+ years of executive leadership experience in the shipping industry.
Elias Culucundis has been a member of the Board since our inception, he is the Chairman and a member of the Company’s Compensation and Nominating Committees and a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. Since 1999, Mr. Culucundis has been the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Equity Shipping Company Ltd., a company specializing in starting, managing and operating commercial and technical shipping projects. Additionally, from 1996 to 2000, he was a Director of Kassian Maritime Shipping Agency Ltd., a vessel management company operating a fleet of ten bulk carriers. During this time, Mr. Culucundis was also a Director of Point Clear Navigation Agency Ltd, a marine project company. From 1981 to 1995, Mr. Culucundis was a Director of Kassos Maritime Enterprises Ltd., a company engaged in vessel management. While at Kassos, he was initially a technical Director and eventually ascended to the position of Chief Executive Officer, overseeing a large fleet of Panamax, Aframax and VLCC tankers, as well as overseeing new vessel building contracts, specifications and the construction of newbuildings. From 1971 to 1980, Mr. Culucundis was a Director and the Chief Executive Officer of Off Shore Consultants Inc. and Naval Engineering Dynamics Ltd. In Off Shore Consultants Inc. he worked in Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel, or FPSO, design and construction and was responsible for the technical and commercial supervision of a pentagon-type drilling rig utilized by Royal Dutch Shell Plc. Seven FPSOs were designed and constructed that were subsequently utilized by Pertamina, ARCO, Total and Elf-Aquitaine. Naval Engineering Dynamics Ltd. was responsible for purchasing, re-building and operating vessels that had suffered major damage. From 1966 to 1971, Mr. Culucundis was employed as a Naval Architect for A.G. Pappadakis Co. Ltd., London, responsible for tanker and bulk carrier new buildings and supervising the technical operation of their fleet. He is a graduate of Kings College, Durham University, Great Britain, with a degree in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding. He is a member of the Hellenic National Committee of American Bureau of Shipping and he served in the Council of the Union of Greek Shipowners. Mr. Culucundis is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects and a Chartered Engineer.
Stamatis Tsantanis is the Chairman and CEO of the Company and brings 20+ years of experience in shipping, banking and capital markets.
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Dimitrios Anagnostopoulos and Ioannis Kartsonas – and "AGAINST" Economou’s proposals on the WHITE proxy card TODAY.
Please follow the instructions on your proxy card or voting instruction form and vote by 11:59 PM ET on November 3, 2024.
