John K. Pittalis
Chairman of the Board
John is a graduate of the London School of Economics and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1985 with Price Waterhouse in London. He is the eldest son of the original founder of the family business which specialises in LPG operations. Since 2005 he has been CEO of the companies operating two LPG vessels and in recent years was a director of a ship management company. He is based in the U.K. where he is a partner in a firm of accountants. He has also been on the board of directors of an EU bank for the last six years and on the credit committee. Therefore he has a unique combination of shipping experience coupled with financial acumen.
Vangelis A. Tsangarides
CEO
Vangelis is founder and CEO of Sea Partner Navigation. He graduated from London Guildhall with a Bsc in Transport & Shipping in 2000 and is a fellow of the Institute of Charters Shipbrokers (ICS). From 1996, Vangelis worked in ship owning companies in Greece and Cyprus, in the operation and chartering departments. In 2006 he joined the UW Group, becoming a partner in 2010.
Anna Pittalis
Member of the Board
Anna graduated from Leicester University in Management Studies in 2007. She then gained a master’s degree in Shipping Management in 2011 and is a qualified Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS). She joined Intergaz Ltd in August 2007 and through the years served in various management positions within the organisation. Since 2012, she holds the position of Commercial Manager at Intergaz Chartering specialising in the area of LPG trading and chartering. She also sits on various boards involved in the shipping industry, both in Cyprus and internationally.
Sergey Marinov
Fleet Manager
Sergey graduated from Naval Academy Varna and he is specialized as a Marine Engineer, at Machinery and Electrical Equipment Exploitation and Repairs. He is Bulgarian and Greek native and he is fluent in English, Cyprus, Russian and French. Sergey has more than 10 years’ experience at sea services as a Chief Engineer and more than 10 years’ experience at shore, as a Technical Superintendent, New Building Supervisor and New Building Project Manager in Amsterdam, Greece and, Varna.
Capt. Pantelakis Makris
Operations Manager / CSO / Deputy DPA
Capt. Pandelis graduated from Merchant Marine Academy of Macedonia Greece in 1982. Capt. Pandelis is a Master Mariner with general knowledge in shipping industry, with more than sixteen years’ experience as a certified Captain class A, command of oil and gas tankers.
Capt. Georgios Engrafou
HSQE Superintendent / Deputy CSO
Capt. Georgios Engrafou graduated from Merchant Marine Academy of Syros, Greece. He has a long experience at sea services as a Captain Class C at Container Ships.
Magdalena Niwecka
Crewing Manager
Magdalena holds a Master degree in Economics from the University of Cracov. She is Polish and speaks English and Greek. Magdalena has a more than 12 years’ experience as a Crewing Operator and Crewing Manager. Magdalena served in various multinational ship management and shipowning companies.
Santa Dabolina
Administation Officer
Santa has a long experience as an Administrative Office/PA. She was born in Riga, Latvia and she is fluent in English, Russian and Latvian. Santa is dealing with flag & class administration matters on daily basis and assisting to all Sea Partner Navigation departments.
Nikolas Angelidis
Purchasing Officer
Nikolas is a graduate of the University of Surrey with a BSc in Economics and Finance. In 2018, he obtained his MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from CASS Business School of London. He is responsible for meeting the purchase requests of the vessels managed by our company through our network of competent suppliers, which gets updated with new beneficial cooperation’s when the opportunity arises. To ensure that we get the best quality at competitive prices, he evaluates and compares our suppliers’ offers as well as negotiates their contract terms and pricing.
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Sea Partners Navigation
A pioneer pool of first class Ship Owners established to offer high quality in-house management services.
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