Mr. Iraklis Prokopakis serves as the Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Danaos Corporation and joined it in 1998. Mr. Prokopakis has over 30 years of experience in the shipping industry. He was a captain in the Hellenic Navy. He served as Vice President of Danaos Corporation.

He serves as a Director of Danaos Corporation. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Portsmouth University in the United Kingdom, a Master's degree in Naval Architecture and a Ship Risk Management Diploma from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States and a post-graduate diploma in business studies from the London School of Economics. Mr. Prokopakis has a Certificate in Operational Audit of Banks from the Management Center Europe in Brussels and a Safety Risk Management Certificate from Det Norske Veritas.