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Name
George Gourdomichalis
Title
President & Managing Director, Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A. [MODERATOR]
Bio
George D. Gourdomichalis
President & Managing Director
Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.
George D. Gourdomichalis was born in 1967 in London. Following his
graduation from Athens College, he studied at the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, obtaining a BA in International Economics and a BA in Political Sciences.
He also earned an MSc in Ocean Marine Transportation Management from the
State University of New York Maritime College.
In 1989 he joined Republic National Bank of New York as a management trainee
and worked on their trading floor. In 1992 he joined S.S. Maritime Inc. of New
York, where he worked as a chartering and S&P broker. He then became a partner
and was responsible for the commercial management of Baltmed Shipping Co.
Upon his return to Greece in 1996, he co-founded Gourdomichalis Naftiki Eteria
S.A. In 2000 he co-founded Free Ships S.A. and in 2003 he co-founded Free Bulkers
S.A. The merging of the two companies in 2005 led to the public listing of FreeSeas
Inc. on the NASDAQ Exchange. In January 2007 he sold his shares in FreeSeas and
went on to establish G. Bros. Maritime S.A.
He is Chairman and CEO of Blue Wall Shipping Limited and President and
Managing Director of Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A. He serves on the Hellenic
Committee of the Italian Register (RINA); he is Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the American P&I Club, a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic
Chamber of Shipping; member of the Board of Directors of the Piraeus Marine
Club; a member of the Baltic Exchange and Intercargo; a member of the Institute
of Chartered Shipbrokers and lecturer at the HMC / ICS Greek Branch.
President & Managing Director
Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A.
George D. Gourdomichalis was born in 1967 in London. Following his
graduation from Athens College, he studied at the University of Massachusetts
Amherst, obtaining a BA in International Economics and a BA in Political Sciences.
He also earned an MSc in Ocean Marine Transportation Management from the
State University of New York Maritime College.
In 1989 he joined Republic National Bank of New York as a management trainee
and worked on their trading floor. In 1992 he joined S.S. Maritime Inc. of New
York, where he worked as a chartering and S&P broker. He then became a partner
and was responsible for the commercial management of Baltmed Shipping Co.
Upon his return to Greece in 1996, he co-founded Gourdomichalis Naftiki Eteria
S.A. In 2000 he co-founded Free Ships S.A. and in 2003 he co-founded Free Bulkers
S.A. The merging of the two companies in 2005 led to the public listing of FreeSeas
Inc. on the NASDAQ Exchange. In January 2007 he sold his shares in FreeSeas and
went on to establish G. Bros. Maritime S.A.
He is Chairman and CEO of Blue Wall Shipping Limited and President and
Managing Director of Phoenix Shipping & Trading S.A. He serves on the Hellenic
Committee of the Italian Register (RINA); he is Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the American P&I Club, a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic
Chamber of Shipping; member of the Board of Directors of the Piraeus Marine
Club; a member of the Baltic Exchange and Intercargo; a member of the Institute
of Chartered Shipbrokers and lecturer at the HMC / ICS Greek Branch.
