2011 Panel of Judges
In alphabetical order
John Coustas
Chairman of Helmepa
Haralambos Fafalios
Chairman of the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee
George Gourdomichalis
President of the Piraeus Marine Club
George Gratsos
President of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Capt. John Halas
General Secretary of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation
Nigel Lowry
Athens Correspondent of Lloyd's List
Natalia Margioli Komninou
Managing Director of Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Greek Branch, and Hellenic Management Centre
Prof. Nikitas Nikitakos
Professor, Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean, and Chairman of the Aegean Institute of the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law
John Pachoulis
President of the Hellenic Shipbrokers Association
Prof. John Tzoannos
Professor of Financial Management, Athens University of Economics and Business, and former Secretary General of the Ministry of Mercantile Marine (2004-2009)
2010 judging panel
In alphabetical order
Dinos Caroussis
Chairman of the UK P&I Club
Vera Chalkidis
President of WISTA International
Leonidas Demetriades-Eugenides
President of the Eugenides Foundation
Haralambos Fafalios
Chairman of the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee
Captain John Halas
General Secretary of the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation
Gelina Harlaftis
Maritime author; Associate Professor of Maritime History, Ionian University
Vassilis Logothetis
Vice-president of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Nigel Lowry
Athens Correspondent of Lloyd’s List
Nicky Pappadakis
Chairman of Intercargo; President of the Propeller Club, International Port of Piraeus
Alex Tourkolias
President of the Association of Banking & Shipping Finance Executives of Hellenic Shipping
2009 judging panel
Dinos Caroussis
Vice-chairman of the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee, chairman of the UK P&I Club
George Foustanos
Historian, Maritime Author, Publisher
George Gratsos
President of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Capt. John Halas
General Secretary of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation
Nigel Lowry
Athens correspondent of Lloyd's List
John Pachoulis
President of the Hellenic Shipbrokers' Association
Prof Apostolos Papanikolaou
Director of the Ship Design Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens
John Platsidakis
Managing Director, Anangel Maritime Services
Charlotte Stratos
Senior adviser, Morgan Stanley, Investment Banking Division
Gregory Timagenis
Chairman of NAT, the Seamen's Pension Fund
2008 judging panel
Vasso Armogeni
Managing Editor, Efoplistis magazine
Dinos Caroussis
Vice-chairman of the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee and Chairman, UK P&I Club
Nicos Efthymiou
President of the Union of Greek Shipowners
George Gratsos
President of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Capt. John Halas
General Secretary of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation
Nigel Lowry
Athens correspondent of Lloyd's List
Anna-Maria Monogioudi
President of WISTA Hellas
Spyros Polemis
Chairman/President of the International Chamber of Shipping and International Shipping Federation
Nicolas Tsavliris
President of the Propeller Club, Piraeus, President of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Greek branch
Dean Tseretopoulos
Sole industry representative, IMO Advisory Group on Goal Based Standards, chairman (2004-2008), Intertanko Safety Technical and Environmental Committee
2007 judging panel
Nicos Efthymiou
President of the Union of Greek Shipowners
Philip Embiricos
President of Bimco
Nick Fistes
Chairman of Intertanko
George Gratsos
President of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Capt. John Halas
General Secretary of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation
Mathew Los
Treasurer, Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee
Nigel Lowry
Athens correspondent of Lloyd's List
Nicky Pappadakis
Chairman of Intercargo, Chairman of Helmepa
Jenny Pournara
Mediator
Christiana Prekezes
Head of Maritime Section, Helmepa
Harilaos Psaraftis
Professor of Maritime Transport at the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens
2006 judging panel
Nicos Efthymiou
President of the Union of Greek Shipowners
George Foustanos
Historian, Maritime Author, Publisher
George Gratsos
President of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Captain John Halas
General Secretary of the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation
Maria-Christina Ktistakis
President of WISTA Hellas
Mathew Los
Treasurer, Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee
Nigel Lowry
Athens correspondent of Lloyd’s List
Marianna Moschou
Secretary of the Board of Governors, Propeller Club, International Port of Piraeus
John Pachoulis
President of the Hellenic Shipbrokers Association
Nicky Pappadakis
Chairman of Intercargo, Chairman of Helmepa
2005 judging panel
Vasso Armogeni
Managing Director of Efoplistis magazine
Dinos Caroussis
Vice Chairman of the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee
Nicos Efthymiou
President of the Union of Greek Shipowners
Markos Foros
Propeller Club, International Port of Piraeus
George Gratsos
President of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Captain John Halas
General Secretary of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation
Nigel Lowry
Athens correspondent of Lloyd's List
Prof. Apostolos Papanikolaou
Director of the Ship Design Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens
Vicky Roussos
President of WISTA Hellas
John A. Xylas
President of the Piraeus Marine Club
2004 judging panel
Dinos Caroussis
Vice-chairman of the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee
Nicos Efthymiou
President of the Union of Greek Shipowners
Markos Foros
Chairman, Propeller Club, International Port of Piraeus, Council Member, the Greek Ship Owners’ Association for Passenger Ships
George Gratsos
President of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping
Gelina Harlafti
Maritime Historian and Author, Associate Professor, Ionian University
Nigel Lowry
Athens correspondent of Lloyd’s List
Dimitris Mitsatsos
Director General of Helmepa
Marianna Moschou
Former Head of Shipping for Citibank, Greece, Secretary, the Propeller Club, International Port of Piraeus
Capt. Nick Pentheroudakis
President of the Hellenic Shipbrokers Association
Prof. Harilaos Psaraftis
Professor of Marine Systems of the Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens