Gregory Zikos is our chief executive officer and a member of our board of directors. He also serves as chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors of Costamare Inc. Prior to joining Costamare Inc. in 2007, Mr. Zikos was employed at DryShips, Inc., a public shipping company, as the chief financial officer from 2006 to 2007. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Zikos was employed with J&P Avax S.A., a real estate investment and construction company, where he was responsible for project and structured finance debt transactions. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Zikos was employed at Citigroup (London), global corporate and investment banking group, where he was involved in numerous European leveraged and acquisition debt financing transactions. Mr. Zikos practiced law from 1994 to 1998, during which time he advised financial institutions and shipping companies in debt and acquisition transactions. Mr. Zikos holds an M.B.A. in finance from Cornell University, an LL.M. from the University of London King’s College, and a bachelor of laws, with merits, from the University of Athens.

Peter Lund is a member of our board of directors. He also serves as chief commercial officer of Costamare Inc. Prior to joining Costamare Inc. in 2023, Mr. Lund was employed at A.P. Moller-Maersk, a public shipping company, as Vice President and Head of Chartering/S&P/Newbuildings from 2014 to 2023. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Lund was employed with Costamare Shipping in Singapore as commercial director. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Lund was employed by Ship Finance International, a NYSE listed shipping company, in Singapore as Commercial Director in charge of business development. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Lund was in charge of opening and developing Maersk Broker Athens and from 2004 to 2008 was in charge of Maersk Broker South East Asia and was Head of Maersk Broker Singapore. From 1993 to 2004, Mr. Lund was employed with A.P. Moeller Maersk in various functions and leadership positions in Copenhagen, Rotterdam and Genoa. Mr. Lund holds a Master’s Degree of Law from University of Copenhagen and has participated in various leadership and development programs at London Business School, Stanford University and CCL Colorado.

Jens Jacobsen is our chief commercial officer and a member of our board of directors. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Costamare Bulkers Inc. and is the managing director of Local Agency B. Prior to joining Costamare Bulkers Inc. in 2022, Mr. Jacobsen was employed at Oldendorff Carriers GmbH, as Executive Director and Board Member from 2007 to 2021. From 2017 to 2021, Mr. Jacobsen was Managing Director of Oldendorff Carriers Denmark ApS, from 2011 to 2016, Mr. Jacobsen was Managing Director of Oldendorff Carriers (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and from 2006 to 2007, Mr. Jacobsen was Chartering Manager and later Director at Oldendorff Carriers GmbH. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Jacobsen was employed as a competitive shipbroker at Arrow Shipbroking Group. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Jacobsen was employed as a competitive shipbroker at Maersk Broker K/S.

Katerina Eleftheriou is a member of our board of directors. From 2007 to 2023, Ms. Eleftheriou worked at HSBC Continental Europe where she was the Head of Shipping Greece and a member of the Bank’s Greek Executive Committee from 2019 to 2023. During this period, she also advised the bank on maritime finance projects of other international sites, was an active member of HSBC’s D & I Committee and acted as mentor and coach to candidates for various leadership related roles. In 2023, she successfully led the sale of the bank’s $2 billion Greek shipping portfolio. From 2001 to 2007, Ms. Eleftheriou worked for Laiki Bank (Hellas) S.A., a Cypriot bank, as a shipping relationship manager, and she started her career in 2000 in the finance department of Enterprises Shipholding Corporation, a large private ocean-going refrigerated cargo and container shipping company in Athens. Ms. Eleftheriou is currently a director of Neptune Maritime Leasing Limited, a maritime leasing platform subsidiary of Costamare Inc., and a Senior Advisor to First Citizens Bank, Maritime Finance. Ms. Eleftheriou holds an MSc in Shipping, Trade & Finance from Cass Business School and a BSc in Management from Deree College.

David Grant is a member of our board of directors. Mr. Grant is a highly experienced international banker with a career spanning over 35 years. Since 2014, Mr. Grant has been a Managing Director at ING Bank N.V. leading the bank’s ship finance business in Continental Europe with particular focus on Greece. At ING, Mr. Grant has held various key management positions including Head of London, Shipping and a member of the Lending Services UK Management Team. From 2003–2014, he worked at DNB where he also served as Head of Shipping, Offshore & Logistics, EMEA with management responsibility for the London and Athens offices. During his time with DNB, he oversaw the opening of the Athens Representative office and was a member of the Global Shipping Leadership Group as well as the London Branch Executive Management Committee. He also acted as interim CEO of DNB London during the 2008 financial crisis. Between 2000-2003, Mr. Grant was a Director in Structured Finance at RBS with responsibility for investments in bonds, asset-backed securities and credit derivatives. Prior to 2000, Mr. Grant was employed in ship finance by Berliner Bank AG from 1994 to 2000. Mr. Grant’s banking career began with RBS in 1986.