Philippos Philis
Chairman & CEO
Lemissoler Navigation Co. Ltd

Philippos Philis is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Lemissoler Group, leading its operations since 1996. The Group specializes in ship-owning, ship management, commercial operations, maritime digital technology, and R&D on ship efficiency and carbon footprint reduction.

He is the former President of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) and chaired the Cyprus Shipowners’ Employers Association (CySEA). He serves on ABS and DNV Committees and the Board of West of England P&I Club and has held positions with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and USB Bank.

Philippos holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from RWTH Aachen and is a Harvard Business School graduate. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Cyprus University of Technology.

He is elected President of the Board of Directors of the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA), immediate past President of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC), and has been Chairing the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Shipowners' Employers Association (CySEA) from 2016-2021. Philippos is an elected member of the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a member of the DNV GL Cyprus Committee, and a member of the Advisory Committee of the West of England P&I Club. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Board of Directors of USB Bank.