Management

GENERAL PARTNER - SEVENSEAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis - CEO

Akis has 35yrs experience in ship-owning and ship-management. Has effected several IPOs since 2005 and headed as CEO several public Companies including Star Bulk Carriers (Nasdaq:SBLK) the largest Dry Bulk public company. Other IPOs include Stellar Acquisition III Inc. in 2016 (Nasdaq:STLRU) and Nautilus Marine Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq:NMAR) in 2011, that was subsequently privatized. Held several directorships in USA publicly listed companies. Was Managing Director for seven years of Oceanbulk, a large dry bulk vessel owner/manager. Since 2010, he is Chairman of the Technical Committee of RINA, the Italian Classification. A frequent speaker at various fora on shipping topics. Over the years held positions of Technical Director at several companies before creating in 1998 the third-party Technical-management company of bulkers and tankers Combine Marine Inc. Holds Masters’ and BSc in Naval Architecture, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

George Syllantavos Co-CEO

George Syllentaves-has a 30+ years career transportation and corporate finance, the last 17 of which have been focused in shipping. Involved in numerous financings and acquisitions of vessels, co-founded and served as CFO of the largest listed drybulk vessel owner/operator, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Nasdaq: SBLK); co-CEO of the ship-management company Nautilus Energy Management Corp. Mr. Syllantavos is co-founder, co-CEO & CFO of Growth Capital Acquisition Corp (Nasdaq: GCACU, $172.5m IPO), Director of ITHAX Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ITHXU, $241.5m IPO), ex-Director of Phunware Inc. (Nasdaq: PHUN). Has co-founded and been part of the executive team in 4 prior SPAC IPOs which successfully completed 4 mergers: Stellar Acquisition III Inc. (Nasdaq: STLR, $71.5m IPO), Nautilus Marine Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: NMAR, $48m IPO) and Star Maritime Acquisition Corp. (AMEX: SEA, $189m IPO). Ex-CFO of Nautilus Offshore Ltd. Ex Financial & Capital Markets Advisor to Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) in connection with its New York listing (NYSE: OTE, $1.1B IPO), Ex Financial & Operations Advisor to the Greek Ministry of Industry and Ex Financial & Restructuring Advisor to the Greek Ministry of Health. Transportation Consultant with Gellman Research Associates (GRA) and A.T. Kearney.

Education: B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Roosevelt University; MBA in Operations Management, International Finance and Transportation Management, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.

VESSELS MANAGEMENT

COMMERCIAL & TECHNICAL MANAGER - NAUTILUS ENERGY MANAGEMENT CORP.

  • Nautilus Energy Management Corp. (NEMC) is a Ship-management company founded and headed by Akis Tsirigakis as Chairman and CEO, based in Athens, operates under Greek Law ’89
  • Full Technical Management services including Operations, Crewing, Accounting, Procurement, etc.
  • Extensive experience by a proven management team having operated over the years vessels of every kind such as Tankers, Bulk Carriers, Multipurpose vessels, Offshore Supply vessels
  • Implements highest reporting requirements observing Sarbanes-Oxley principles and externally Audited to cater to the strictest corporate governance requirements of public companies