Under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Greece
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Nikolas P. Tsakos
Chief Executive Officer
Nikolas Tsakos has been involved in ship management since 1981. Prior to that, he spent a total of two years at sea gaining on-hand experience. From 1982 to 1985, he was Shipping and Operations Manager of Tsakos Shipping & Trading Ltd in the USA.
He received his BA Degree in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University in 1985 and his Masters Degree in Shipping Trade and Finance from the London City University Business School in 1987.
He is the President and CEO of Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) Limited, which is a publicly listed company in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE symbol: TNP) since March 2002. The company was listed on the Oslo Bors Stock Exchange (from 1993- 2005). TEN owns and operates a fleet of over 50 young tankers, exceeding 5m dwt, that trade crude oil and other oil products. Currently, TENīs fleet includes a modern diversified fleet of conventional and ice-class environmentally friendly vessels covering LNG, VLCCs, Suezmaxes, Aframaxes, Panamaxes and Handysize tankers.
He has received various awards most notably "Best Maritime Manager of the New Generation" award by the magazine " Business Administration Bulletin" at the Academy of Athens.
Nikolas Tsakos is an active member of the following organizations:
- Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA), ex-Chairman.
- Independent Tanker Owners Organization (INTERTANKO), Council member
- Union of Greek Shipowners.
- Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee.
- Greek Committee of Det Norske Veritas.
- American Bureau of Shipping.
- Bureau Veritas.
- UK P&I Club.
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