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Theodore (Ted) Petropoulos
Managing Director
Petrofin S.A.
Mr. Petropoulos is an ex International Banker and has been a financial advisor since 1986, with particular emphasis on shipping, commercial and project finance, strategic investment and banking advice, company evaluations, flotations and privatisations, mergers and acquisitions. He started his career in the family shipping business in London in the early 1970s. He joined the First National Bank of Chicago (FNBC), London, in 1975 and became an Assistant Vice President in 1980. He served as Head of FNBC's Piraeus Branch in 1979 and stayed in Greece until 1982 when he joined ABN Bank, London Branch, in 1982 and worked as the Head of Transportation, Energy and Project Finance until early 1985. In 1985 he became General Manager of the London branch of a Swiss Bank.
Mr. Petropoulos is founder of Petrofin S.A., an international shipping financial, advisory and research company, since 1987 (www.petrofin.gr).
Mr. Petropoulos has also been in ship-owning and ship-management since 1998. Petrofin Ship Management Inc currently manages a modern 5-vessel fleet of handymaxes / supramaxes.
Mr. Petropoulos has a B.Sc. Economics Honours Degree from the London School of Economics, a Master in Business Administration Degree from the Manchester Business School, numerous additional academic distinctions and is a Fellow of the City University Business School, London. Additionally, he has been a guest lecturer at UK and Greek Universities and a speaker at International and Greek conferences and a contributor of articles to numerous international magazines and publications including Lloyds List, Seatrade - Naftiliaki, Outlook, Shipping Lloyd's Economist, International Marine Business, Marine Money, BIMCO etc for over 25 years. He is an acknowledged expert in the world of shipping finance.
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