George Prokopiou. Mr. George Prokopiou has served as our Chairman of our Board
of Directors since our inception. Since entering the shipping business in 1974,
Mr. Prokopiou has managed a shipping fleet consisting in excess of 250 vessels
and is among other, the founder of Dynacom Tankers Management, Sea Traders and
Dynagas Ltd., our Manager. Dynacom was founded in 1991 to manage tankers and
Sea Traders SA was founded in 1974 to manage bulk carriers. Since 2002, companies
controlled by Mr. Prokopiou have built more than 93 vessels at shipyards in
South Korea, Japan and China. Mr. Prokopiou holds a civil engineering degree
from the National Technical University of Athens. Mr. Prokopiou has also served
as Chairman of the North of England P&I Association. He is Chairman of the
Greek committee of Bureau Veritas, as well as member of the Greek committees
of Germanischer Lloyd, Det Norske Veritas, Lloyds Register and ABS. In 2005
Dynacom was awarded Tanker Company of the Year award in 2005 by Lloyds List.
Tony Lauritzen. Mr. Tony Lauritzen has served as our Chief Executive Officer
since our inception. Mr. Lauritzen has served on our Board of Directors since
our inception. Mr. Lauritzen has been the commercial manager of our Sponsors
LNG activities from 2006 to date. He joined the company when the first vessel
was delivered in 2007. He worked for the shipowner and shipmanager Bernhard
Schulte Shipmanagement Ltd. from 2004 until 2007 where he was project manager
with a focus on the gas shipping segment. Prior to that, he worked for Westshore
Shipbrokers AS in the offshore shipbroking segment. He holds a Master of Science
in Shipping Trade and Finance from Cass Business School, London from 2003 and
a Master of Arts in Business and Finance from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh
from 2002. Mr. Lauritzen is married to Marina Kalliope Prokopiou, daughter of
our Chairman George Prokopiou.
Michael Gregos. Mr. Michael Gregos has served as our Chief Financial Officer
since our inception. From 2010 until 2014, Mr. Gregos served on the board of
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG). Mr. Gregos has served as commercial manager
of the activities of Dynacom Tankers Management since 2009. From 2007 to 2009,
Mr. Gregos served as Chief Operating Officer of OceanFreight Inc. a shipping
transportation company listed on NASDAQ. Prior to that, Mr. Gregos was commercial
manager of the activities of Dynacom Tankers Management. Mr. Gregos has also
worked for Oceania Maritime Agency, a shipping transportation company in Connecticut,
USA and ATE Finance the corporate finance arm of Agricultural Bank of Greece
responsible for the implementation of initial public offerings in the Greek
equities market. He is a graduate of Queen Mary University in London and holds
an M.Sc. in Shipping, Trade and Finance from City University.
Levon A. Dedegian. Mr. Levon A. Dedegian has served as one of our directors
since the closing of our IPO in November 2013 and also serves as Chairman of
our conflicts committee. Mr. Dedegian has been involved in shipping since 1975
with various companies and positions. From 1978 to 1984, he served as general
manager of Sea Traders. In 1985, he joined S.S.R.S. Ltd., a member of the Manley
Hopkins Group of Companies. In 1987 he was transferred to Hong Kong, where he
stayed until 1988 as a Managing Director of each of Gapco Trading and Agencies
Limited, Bridge Energy ASA and Elf Agriculture. He was relocated to Greece at
the end of 1988 as Managing Director of the Greek office of P. Wigham Richardson
Shipbrokers and in 1989 he rejoined Sea Traders and Dynacom Tankers Management
as general manager where he remained until December 31, 2009. Mr. Dedegian is
a graduate of Pierce College (the American College of Greece) and holds a Bsc
in Business Administration and Economics.
Alexios Rodopoulos. Mr. Alexios Rodopoulos has served as one of our directors
since the closing of our IPO in November 2013 and also serves as Chairman of
our audit committee. Mr. Rodopoulos is an independent shipping business consultant,
operating through his family-owned company, Rodofin Business Consultants Ltd.
From 1999 until 2011 Mr. Rodopoulos served as the Head of Shipping (Piraeus)
of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). Mr. Rodopoulos is a graduate of the Economic
University of Athens, Greece.
Evangelos Vlahoulis. Mr. Evangelos Vlahoulis has served as one of our directors
since the closing of our IPO in November 2013 and also serves as Chairman of
the Compensation Committee. Since 2005, Mr. Vlahoulis has served as Chief Executive
Officer of Finship S.A. which provides maritime financing services including
to Deutsche Bank in connection with their shipping activities in Greece. From
1984 until 2005 Mr. Vlahoulis served as the representative for Greek shipping
of Deutsche Schiffsbank (the predecessor to Commercebank AB). Mr. Vlahoulis
is a graduate of London University and holds a BA in Economics.
News about Dynagas Lng Partners Lp Key Personnel |
While the filing of the Annual Report is significant, another noteworthy detail has emerged. According to recent data, Dynagas Lng Partners Lp s Revenue per employee has fallen on a trailing twelve-month basis. The company s revenue per employee now stands at $131,657,000, which is below the company s average number of $135,542,286. This decline in revenue per employee could raise concerns among investors and analysts. It could indicate potential challenges or inefficiencies within the company s operations that are affecting its revenue generation capacity. Further analysis of the financial statements and management discussions within the Annual Report may provide more insights into the factors behi...
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