Aristidis Alafouzos, Chief Executive Officer
Aristidis Alafouzos has served as OET’s Chief Executive Officer since December 2022. He previously served as our Chief Operating Officer from 2018 until December 2022. Mr. Alafouzos has worked with KMC for eight years and is involved in chartering, projects and vessel sale and purchase. He studied International Relations at Boston University and holds an M.Sc. in Shipping Trade and Finance from Bayes Business School (formerly known as Cass Business School) of City University in London. He has been a board member of Gard P. & I. LTD since 2019.
Iraklis Sbarounis, Chief Financial Officer
Iraklis Sbarounis has served as OET’s Chief Financial Officer since January 2023. Mr. Sbarounis was previously with the TMS Shipping Group for 14 years, most recently having served as its Group CFO. He also served as Ocean Rig UDW’s (formerly listed on NASDAQ) Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Director, until its merger with Transocean in 2018, and prior to that as its VP Business Development. He started his career in investment banking with BNP Paribas. Mr. Sbarounis has extensive experience in dealing with corporate finance, commercial and investment matters as an executive in the shipping industry, as well as in capital markets. He holds a B.S. degree in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a M.Sc. degree in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Christopher Papaioannou, Chief Commercial Officer
Christopher Papaioannou has served as our Chief Commercial Officer since May 2023. He began his career in the chartering department of KMC. Prior to becoming CCO of the Company, he served as the Head of Chartering for OET Chartering Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp., since June 2018. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from New York University.