Management

Aristides J. Pittas has been a member of our Board of Directors and our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since our inception on March 20, 2024. He is also member of the Board of Directors and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Euroseas Ltd. since May 2005, EuroDry Ltd. since January 2018 and a member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of Pyxis Tankers Inc. Since 1997, Mr. Pittas has also been the President of Eurochart, our affiliate. Eurochart is a shipbroking company specializing in chartering and selling and purchasing ships. Since January 1995, Mr. Pittas has been the President and Managing Director of Eurobulk, our affiliated ship management company. He resigned as Managing Director of Eurobulk in June 2005. Eurobulk is a ship management company that provides ocean transportation services. From September 1991 to December 1994, Mr. Pittas was the Vice President of Oceanbulk Maritime SA, a ship management company. From March 1990 to August 1991, Mr. Pittas served both as the Assistant to the General Manager and the Head of the Planning Department of Varnima International SA, a shipping company operating tanker vessels. From June 1987 until February 1990, Mr. Pittas was the head of the Central Planning department of Eleusis Shipyards S.A. From January 1987 to June 1987, Mr. Pittas served as Assistant to the General Manager of Chios Navigation Shipping Company in London, a company that provides ship management services. From December 1985 to January 1987, Mr. Pittas worked in the design department of Eleusis Shipyards S.A. where he focused on shipbuilding and ship repair. Mr. Pittas has a B.Sc. in Marine Engineering from University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and a MSc in both Ocean Systems Management and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Athina Atalioti has been our Chief Financial Officer since January 8, 2025. Ms. Atalioti has been a member of the finance team of the Parent since March 2022 and has been involved in all corporate finance matters including preparation of financial results, financial analysis of transactions, investment evaluation, financial modelling & planning, board communications and interfacing with investment banking community and with equity analysts. Prior to joining the Parent, Ms. Atalioti was a Senior Associate at Grifon Capital, an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group, where she participated in evaluating investment opportunities totaling $27 billion across the real estate, shipping, and energy sectors. Ms. Atalioti holds an MSc in General Structural Engineering (2016) from the Imperial College London and a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (2015).

Dr. Anastasios Aslidis has been our Chief Strategy Officer since January 8, 2025 and Treasurer and member of our Board of Directors since our inception on March 20, 2024; he was our Chief Financial Officer from our inception to January 8, 2025. He is also member of the Board of Directors, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Euroseas Ltd. since September 2005, EuroDry Ltd. since January 2018, a member of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Audit Committee of Cosmos Health Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of Vianair Inc. Prior to joining Euroseas, Dr. Aslidis was a partner at Marsoft, an international consulting firm focusing on investment and risk management in the maritime industry. Dr. Aslidis has more than 30 years of experience in the maritime industry. He also served as consultant to the Boards of Directors of shipping companies (public and private) advising on strategy development, asset selection and investment timing. Dr. Aslidis holds a Ph.D. in Ocean Systems Management (1989) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. in Operations Research (1987) and M.S. in Ocean Systems Management (1984) also from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Diploma in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (1983).

Symeon Pariaros has over 20 years of experience in the Maritime industry. He has served as Chief Administrative Officer of Euroseas Ltd. since 2007 and EuroDry Ltd. since 2018 following the spinoff from Euroseas Ltd. Before joining Euroseas, Mr. Pariaros worked for Clarksons as a drybulk chartering broker focusing on the panamax segment. Between 2003 and 2006, he worked for Eurochart, a major chartering company controlled by the Pittas family. Between 2000 and 2002 Mr. Pariaros worked with his family company, International Marine Technical Services as a technical consultant to several shipping companies. Mr. Pariaros also worked for a joint venture in Cuba between Tsakos Shipping and Trading and a local shipyard as assistant superintendent engineer. Mr. Pariaros holds a B.Eng. degree from Brunel University in Manufacturing Engineering with Management and Business studies.

Stephania Karmiri has been our Secretary since our inception on March 20, 2024. Since July 1995, Mrs. Karmiri has been the Administration Manager at Eurobulk, our affiliated ship management company. Eurobulk is a ship management company that provides ocean transportation services. At Eurobulk, Mrs. Karmiri has been responsible for dealing with sale and purchase transactions, vessel registrations/deletions, bank loans, ensuring compliance of the company’s bank accounts, dealing with corporate matters of the entities, and supervising office administration. From May 1992 to June 1995, she was secretary to the technical department of Oceanbulk Maritime SA, a ship management company. From 1988 to 1992, Mrs. Karmiri served as an assistant to brokers at Allied Shipbrokers, a company that provides shipbroking services for sale and purchase transactions. Mrs. Stephania Karmiri has a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Patras.

Eirini Pitta has been our Investor Relations Officer since January 8, 2025. Ms. Pitta has been a member of the Parent since April 2023, where she has been involved in investor relations matters including fostering and maintaining relationships with both current and prospective shareholders, communicating information to investors about the Company and its Group, drafting company press releases, assisting in the preparation and review of company presentations for investor meetings and conferences, and representing the company at various investor relations and industry conferences. Prior to joining Eurobulk, Eirini worked as a Climate Change Analyst at the Climate Investment Funds, an $11billion multilateral climate fund that accelerates climate action in lower and middle-income countries. Ms. Pitta holds a Master’s in Emergency and Disaster Management from Georgetown University, School of Continuing Studies (2018), and a Bachelor’s of Science in Foreign Service in Science Technology and International Affairs from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service (2015).