Mr. Marinakis has served as Capital Maritime's President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director since its incorporation in March 2005. From 1992 to 2005, Mr. Marinakis was the Commercial Manager and oversaw the businesses of the group of companies that form Capital Maritime. For the past 15 years, Mr. Marinakis established and has had a leading management role in
various other family businesses, all related to the shipping industry.
Ioannis E. Lazaridis
Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer and Director
Mr. Lazaridis has served as the Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of our general partner since its formation in January 2007 and joined our board of directors in March 2007. Mr. Lazaridis has served as Capital Maritime's Chief Financial Officer and as a director since its incorporation in March 2005. From 2004 to March 2005, Mr. Lazaridis was employed by our predecessor companies in the same capacity. From 1990 to 2004, Mr. Lazaridis served in various positions in the financial industry in the UK.
Abel Rasterhoff
Director
Mr Rasterhoff is the Head of the audit committee and serves on our conflicts committee.
Mr. Rasterhoff joined Shell International Petroleum Maatschappij in 1967, and worked for various entities of the Shell group of companies until his retirement from Shell in 1997. From 1981 to 1984, Mr. Rasterhoff was Managing Director of Shell Tankers B.V., Vice Chairman and Chairman-elect of the Dutch Council of Shipping and a Member of the Dutch Government Advisory Committee on the North Sea. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Rasterhoff was Director and Vice President Finance and Planning for Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited. Mr. Rasterhoff served as a member of the executive board and as Chief Financial Officer of Connexxion, the government owned public transport company.
Keith Forman
Director
Mr Forman is the Head of our conflicts committee and member of our audit committee. Mr Forman is a member of the board of directors of Kayne Anderson Energy Management, an investment company investing primarily in energy companies, and is also a member of the board of directors of Energy Solutions International Ltd., a supplier of oil and gas pipeline software management systems. From January 2004 to July 2005, he was Senior Vice President, Finance for El Paso Corporation, a leading provider of natural gas services.
Robert Curt
Director
Mr. Curt is a member of our Audit and Conflicts committees. He retired from ExxonMobil in May 2007 after more than 30 years, primarily in the marine transportation departments. He was named General Manager, Marine Transportation for ExxonMobil upon the merger of Exxon and Mobil in 1999. In
2003 he was seconded to Qatargas to lead their LNG vessel acquisition program and subsequently was appointed Managing Director, Qatar Gas Transport Company, the world's largest owner of LNG vessels. He returned to the U.S. in 2006 where he served as Vice President in ExxonMobil's SeaRiver subsidiary.
Nikolaos Syntychakis
Director
Mr. Syntychakis, Managing Director of Capital Ship Management, joined Capital Ship Management in January 2001 and he has served as Vetting Manager, Crew Manager and Operations Manager. Mr. Syntychakis has been involved in the shipping industry in various capacities for over 25 years and has also been closely involved with vetting matters, serving on Intertanko's Vetting Committee for several years.
Evangelos G. Bairactaris
Director and Secretary
Mr. Bairactaris joined our board of directors in March 2007 and has served as our Secretary since our formation in January 2007. Mr. Bairactaris is a Greek attorney at law and a member of the Piraeus Bar Association. Mr. Bairactaris has been a partner in G.E.Bairactaris & Partners since 2000 and has acted as managing partner since 2003.