Athanasios J. Martinos is a substantial ship-owner and real estate investor in Greece and he is currently the Managing Director and main shareholder of Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited, a company offering seaborne transportation services to the energy, industrial and agricultural sectors, with over 40 years of operation, presently managing 74 tankers, dry bulk carriers and container vessels. He enjoys excellent reputation in the worldwide shipping community and has an outstanding track record. Athanasios J. Martinos was born in Athens on 1/1/1950 and he holds a BSc in Economics from Athens University.
Ioannis Papaioannou is Easternmed’s Asset Management Services (“EAMS”) CEO since 2017, as well as CIO & Head of UCITS Portfolio Management since 2016. Prior to his current role, Ioannis was a Finance Manager since 2001 for Eastern Mediterranean Maritime Limited in Athens advising and managing investment portfolios of traditional as well as alternative assets with emphasis on European equities, fixed income securities, long-only funds, hedge funds as well as private equity funds of different types and direct investments. Through his work career, Ioannis gained significant experience in all aspects of asset management including strategic advisory, portfolio construction and investment/product analysis. Ioannis received his BEng (Hons) in Naval Architecture & Shipbuilding and MPhil in Marine Technology degrees from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Newcastle, 1988-1993), as well as an MSc degree in Shipping, Trade & Finance from the City University (now Bayes) Business School (London, 1997-1998). Ioannis holds the Advance License from the CySEC with certification number CN3682
Constantinos Kourouyiannis is a seasoned investment professional with extensive experience in managing investment funds in Cyprus and Luxembourg, as well as providing portfolio management services to professional and institutional investors. His expertise spans a broad range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, foreign exchange and alternative investments. He currently serves as Vice President of CFA Society Cyprus and Chair of the CIFA Sustainable Finance Committee. Constantinos has been deeply involved in the CFA Institute Research Challenge, a prestigious global competition in financial analysis and equity valuation. He has served as Chair of the Local Organizing Committee and as a Judge at Local, Sub-Regional and Regional levels across the EMEA region. A CFA Charterholder since 2017, he holds a BSc in Mathematics and Statistics and a PhD in Economics from the University of Cyprus, as well as an MSc in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics.
Andreas Theophanous is the Chief Executive Officer of MFO Asset Management Ltd, an AIFM and UCITS Management Company. He is a qualified chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. Andreas was trained and worked for 12 years with KPMG in Nicosia, where he was Audit Principal and Assistant Head of Quality & Risk Management. He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus, and of the Cyprus Investment Funds Association, where he has also served as Chairman of the Ethics and Risk Management Committee. Andreas studied Accounting at the University of Hull in the UK, and then pursued a Master’s degree in International Consultancy & Accounting at the University of Reading in the UK. He is also holder of CySEC Advanced Certification.
Sotirios Spathis is a qualified accountant from the “University of Economics and Business of Athens”. Besides, he has studied Shipping Finance and Economics in the “University of Piraeus” and also participated in a Research Project Study on “Entrepreneurship in Europe” at the same University. Sotiris has over than thirty years professional experience, among others as Executive CFO and HR Manager in Shipping Companies, having gained substantial experience in the Financial Management and organization of the Accounting departments of Shipping and Commercial companies.
Ioannis (Yiannis) Telonis is a former banker with substantial experience in a wide range of banking and investment activities. In a career spanning over 25 years, he headed various departments of the bank, repositioned and oversaw the subsequent licensing of a brokerage, investment banking and fund management company and headed the setup and operation of a bank in Moscow, Russia. He was involved in a number of M&A; transactions and served as a director in private and public companies in Cyprus, Israel and Russia. He is currently serving as Executive Director in a private company and is also a regular contributor and commentator in financial media. Yiannis holds a BSc(Econ) from the London School of Economics and an MBA in Export Management and International Business from City University (now Cass) Business School. He is also a member of the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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