George Prokopiou

For the Greek painter, see Georgios Prokopiou.
George Prokopiou
Born 1946 (age 68–69)
Athens, Greece
Nationality Greek
Alma mater National Technical University of Athens
Occupation Founder & Owner of Dynagas Lng Partners Lp
Net worth Increase US$2.0 billion (March 2015)
Spouse(s) Alexandra Prokopiou
Children 4 daughters

George J. Prokopiou (born 1946) is a billionaire Greek shipowner, founder of Dynacom Tankers, Sea Traders and Dynagas.

Early life

George J. Prokopiou was born in Athens in 1946.[1] He was educated at the National Technical University of Athens.[2]

Career

Prokopiou bought his first ship in 1971, a 55,000-tonne tanker, Pennsylvania.[3] He is the founder of Dynacom Tankers, Sea Traders and Dynagas.[2] In June 2014, the Dynacom Tankers fleet encompassed 54 vessels, the Sea Traders company had a fleet of 29 dry bulk carriers and Dynagas had a fleet of 10 LNG carriers, including four newbuildings.

In March 2015, he had a net worth of $2 billion, and a fleet of 89 ships, according to Bloomberg.[4]

Personal life

He is married to Alexandra.[5] They have four daughters. As of 2014, Eliza, the eldest works for her father's companies, as does her husband Nick Chrissakis. Ioanna works for her father in dry cargo, and her husband, John Kairis also works in shipping, running Kairis Brothers. Marina works on tanker projects and long-term business, and her husband Tony Lauritzen is CEO of Dynagas LNG Partners. The youngest, Maria-Elena, was studying economics at Bocconi University in Milan in 2014.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "George Prokopiou". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Whittaker, Gillian (23 May 2014). "Behind every successful man you’ll find...". TradeWinds. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Metcalf, Tom (9 March 2015). "Billionaire Greek Ship Owners Surface While Home Economy Sinks". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "George Prokopiou, Dynagas". Lloyds List. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2015.


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