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THE
ASSOCIATION > Structure > Board
of Directors
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The Board consists of 15 members elected by the General Assembly for a two-year term. They, in turn, elect their Chairman and Officers in accordance with the Articles of Association. The BoD elected in May 2010 and reconstituted into a Body in February 2011 after the loss of Captain Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos is as follows: | Chairman: | Dr. John D. Coustas | | Vice Chairman: | Dr. George A. Gratsos | | General Secretary: | Dimitrios C. Lemonidis | | Special Secretary: | Maria E. Tsakou | | Treasurer: | Nicolas Th. Bafaloukos | | Deputy Treasurer: | Michalis G. Dalacouras | | Members: | Captain John N. Chalas | | Michael D. Chandris | | Irini S. Daifa | | Peter G. Livanos | | Aikaterini M. Los | | Nicolas A. Pappadakis | | Captain Iakovos A. Perantinos | | Aristidis I. Pittas | | John A. Xylas |
| Legal: | Panagiotis Vrettakos | | Scientific: | Dr. Michael Skoullos |
| Director General: | Dimitris C. Mitsatsos |
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Till the election of the first Board of Directors, in September 1983, HELMEPA functioned in compliance with the Statutes,
under an Executive Committee chaired by the late George P. Livanos with the following Members: John Goumas,
Gregory Hadjielefteriadis, Matheos Los, Panagiotis N. Tsakos and Michael Zenzefilis, Secretary General of the Panhellenic
Seamen's Federation.
1983
Election of the 1st Board chaired by George P. Livanos who, being re-elected, continued offering his services to the Association until 1991 when he resigned. During the term of the 1st Board, HELMEPA introduced for the first time in Greece voluntary environmental campaigns in the spirit of the "Greek philotimo" (personal pride), the first "weapon" which George Livanos never ceased projecting. He passed away on 1st June 1997.
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1991
Basil Ph. Papachristidis of Hellespont Shipping is elected as the 2nd Chairman of HELMEPA and with his colleagues in the Board give the Association the technocratic dimension dictated by the international maritime developments. The outcome of their efforts was the production of the "Ship's Manual" of HELMEPA, a valuable aid for the implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code onboard vessels.
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1994
John Halas, Secretary General of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation, is elected as 3rd Chairman and introduces to the activities of HELMEPA the traditional seamanship, anxieties and dynamism of thousands seafarers he represented. This constitutes the motivation of the largest part of the human factor in the Greek shipping industry.
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1996
Captain Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos of Costamare Shipping is elected as 4th Chairman and besides his support to HELMEPA Junior (www.helmepajunior.gr), he personifies with his presence at the head of the Board the voluntary commitment "from shipowner to seafarer". It is on this commitment that all activities of HELMEPA towards pollution prevention and enhancement of maritime safety rely.
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2000
Peter G. Livanos of Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises is elected as 5th Chairman and Captain Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos is awarded the title of Honorary Chairman. The new Chairman promotes the spreading of HELMEPA's philosophy through the founding of AUSMEPA in Australia. During the same period, the ISM Code and the new requirements of the revised Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) siome into effect.
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2002
Nikolas P. Tsakos of Τsakos Energy Navigation is elected as 6th Chairman and supports together with all members of the Boards the founding of the International Marine Environment Protection Association (INTERMEPA).
The 20th Anniversary of HELMEPA is celebrated in June 2002 at the Athens Concert Hall and in the framework of the "Posidonia" Exhibition.
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2006
Nicolas Pappadakis of A.G. Pappadakis and Co. Ltd. is elected as 7th Chairman during a period in which the international maritime community at IMO encourages the environmental awareness through the MEPA philosophy. On 6 June 2006 the statutes of INTERMEPA are signed by its founding members AUSMEPA, CYMEPA, HELMEPA and TURMEPA. The new Association has its headquarters in Greece and is served by Secretariat of HELMEPA. For more information visit www.intermepa.org
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2008
The Honorary Chairman of HELMEPA Captain Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos is elected for the 2nd time as the 8th Chairman. He passed away on 25th January 2011.
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2011
On February 4, 2011, the Board was reconstituted as a Body and elected as its Chairman Dr. John D. Coustas of Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd., Vice-Chairman till that day. Dr. Coustas is the 9th consecutive Chairman of HELMEPA’s Board. He is re-elected as Chairman on April 5, 2012.
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