Nicholas Gatzionis

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Nicholas Gatzionis is a highly experienced, successful ”Sale & Purchase and long term Chartering projects” shipbroker. He has great skills in the field and many good contacts around the world. He has always worked very quietly and selectively, earning a reputation as an honest dealmaker amongst the principals he has worked with/for.

Professional Experience

PRESENT

SILVERBULK TRADING LTD, Athens – Greece

Managing Director

Shipbrokers for exclusive or semi-exclusive clients concentrating primarily in Sale & Purchase (of 2nd hand and New Buildings) as well as in long-term chartering projects (TC / CVC / COA’S) for oceangoing vessels. For a certain client (passive investor) the firm acts as ‘’Commercial Manager’’ for their Shipping Investments.

3/2014 – 06/2017

IFCHOR SILVER LTD, Athens – Greece

Managing Director

Joint Venture with Ifchor Group on Sale and Purchase projects

4/2009 – 02/2014

SILVERBULK TRADING LTD., Athens – Greece

Managing Director

Shipbrokers for exclusive or semi-exclusive clients concentrating primarily in Sale & Purchase (of 2nd hand and New Buildings) as well as in long-term chartering projects (TC / CVC / COA’S) for oceangoing vessels.

4/1999 – 4/2009

OCEANBULK MARITIME S.A., Athens – Greece

Sale & Purchase Manager of the Oceanbulk Maritime Group

Negotiated and materialized all the acquisitions or disposals of ships for the group. During his tenure at Oceanbulk Group, Nicholas Gatzionis successfully sourced, negotiated, purchased or sold, a very large number of vessels on behalf of the Shareholders developing and executing investment opportunities.

3/1996 – 3/1999

BULK HELLAS MARITIME LTD., Athens – Greece

Shipbroker and Partner

Chartering of dry cargo vessels (handysize up to Capesize) and of tanker vessels (product tankers up to Suezmax, with the occasional fixing of larger tankers such as VLCC’s). Lightly involved in the Sale and Purchase of vessels and commodity trading in the capacity of an intermediary.

6/1994 – 2/1996

LINK MARITIME ENTERPRISES S.A., Piraeus – Greece

Shipbroker

Dry cargo chartering shipbroker – focused mainly on Capesize tonnage.

12/1992–9/1993

LEFFLER CHARTERING INC., New York – USA

Trainee Shipbroker Dry cargo

Nicholas GatzionisEducation

 Class of 1993

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, New York – USA

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance

Class of 1988

ATHENS COLLEGE, Athens Greece – High School Diploma

Professional Affiliations and Memberships

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