Mr. George M. Teriakidis
Regional Manager, Southeast Europe
DNV Maritime

George Teriakidis is a naval architect and currently holds the position of Regional Manager for South East Europe for DNV Maritime.

He has completed studies of B.Eng. in Naval architecture at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne as well as of a M.Sc. in Ship Production Technology at Strathclyde University of Glasgow. Upon completion of his studies, he joined Det Norske Veritas office of Dubai, UAE as surveyor. During his 8 years stay in Dubai he took various roles and responsibilities.

In August 2008 he joined Det Norske Veritas Piraeus and since 2013 he was responsible for the business development for Det Norske Veritas’s region of South East Europe and Middle East. In 2019, he became the Area Manager for East Mediterranean and Black Sea. Since January 2025, he is the Regional Manager for Southeast Europe.

In December 2019 he was awarded the “New Generation Award” from CAREER4SEA. He is the president and general manager of the board of directors for DNV Hellas.

During his free time, he still enjoys photography, reading books and listening to music.