Chairman (INDEPENDENT)
Chairman (INDEPENDENT)
Curtis V. Anastasio has been the Chairman of our board of directors since our inception.
From the time he led the IPO in April of 2001 to his retirement on December 31, 2013, Mr. Anastasio was the president and chief executive officer of NuStar Energy L. P., a publicly traded master limited partnership based in San Antonio, Texas.
Mr. Anastasio was also president and chief executive officer of NuStar GP Holdings, LLC, a position he held since the company’s IPO in 2006. NuStar GP owns general and limited partner interests and the incentive distribution rights in NuStar Energy and manages its business affairs.
In addition, Mr. Anastasio serves as a director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Par Pacific Holdings (previously Par Petroleum Corporation) a growth-orientated company that manages and maintains interests in energy related assets.
He also serves on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and in June 2015 was appointed to the board of the Chemours Company.
Mr. Anastasio received a Juris Doctorate degree from Harvard Law School in 1981 and a Bachelor of Arts degree, Magna cum Laude, from Cornell University in 1978.
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Paolo Enoizi was appointed Chief Executive Officer of GasLog Limited in March 2022 and Chief Executive Officer of GasLog Partners LP in August 2021. Prior to that, Paolo was Chief Operating Officer since September 2019.
Before joining GasLog, Paolo was Managing Director of Stolt Tankers BV Rotterdam, a subsidiary of Stolt Nielsen Limited, where he was responsible for the operation of over 100 chemical tankers, 200 people ashore and over 4,000 seafarers. His previous roles also included Director of Technical & Innovation and General Manager of Newbuilding & Technical. Prior to joining Stolt Nielsen in 2008, Paolo was Managing Director of a family-owned ship management company.
Paolo brings over 20 years of experience in growth and transformational strategy from ship management to cost optimization, in innovative asset solutions and digital tools, with a constant focus on safety, care for people and the development of more sustainable and safer environment.
He has a Masters degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of Genova.
Director (Independent)
Director (Independent)
Julian R. Metherell was appointed to the board and a member of our Audit Committee in August 2020. Mr. Metherell has been a member of the board of directors of GasLog Ltd. since October 2011 and has been a member of the GasLog Ltd Audit and Risk Committee since May 2020.
Mr. Metherell was the chief financial officer and a director of Genel Energy plc, a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company operating in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Genel Energy plc is the successor to Vallares Plc, a publicly listed acquisition company which Mr. Metherell co-founded in April 2011.
From 1999 to 2011, Mr. Metherell was a partner at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., where he served as chief executive officer of the UK investment banking division. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Metherell was a director in the European energy group at Dresdner Kleinwort, a London-based investment bank. Mr. Metherell is a graduate of Manchester University, where he received a B.Sc. degree, and of Cambridge University, where he received an M.B.A.
Director (Independent)
Director (Independent)
Roland “Roly” Fisher was appointed to the board in February 2021. Mr. Fisher is the founder of Gasfin Development, a company recognized for pioneering mid-scale LNG infrastructure in multiple markets. Gasfin is a partner in the Tema LNG Terminal in Ghana, Sub-Sahara Africa’s first LNG terminal, and developed the unique LNG regasification barge and floating storage unit being employed there.
Prior to founding Gasfin, Mr. Fisher was Chief Financial Officer at TGE Group, a specialist cryogenic gas engineering business. Previously, Mr. Fisher also spent 10 years in private equity investment roles with Caledonia Investments and Actis working on a diverse portfolio from natural resources to financial services across Europe, Southern Africa and South America. He started his career with Deloitte in London.
Mr. Fisher is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW), holds an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD, and an MA (Hons) from Edinburgh University. He sits on the investment committee of Nash & Co and is a Trustee of Kasanka National Park in Zambia.
Director (Independent)
Director (Independent)
Kristin H. Holth was appointed to the Board of directors and a member of our Audit Committee and Conflicts Committee in November 2021.
From 2017 to 2020 Ms. Holth served as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Ocean Industries in DNB Bank ASA, Norway’s largest financial services group. Ms. Holth has significant experience in capital markets and funding and has held numerous management positions within DNB, including Global Head of Shipping, Offshore & Logistics for four years and General Manager & Head of DNB Americas for six years.
Ms. Holth also holds several board positions, including Independent Director of Maersk Drilling and Maersk Tankers. Ms. Holth also sat on the board of directors of GasLog Ltd. (“GasLog”) from September 2020 to June 2021. She holds a Bachelor in Economics and Business Administration from BI Norwegian Business School.
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Paolo Enoizi was appointed Chief Executive Officer of GasLog Limited in March 2022 and Chief Executive Officer of GasLog Partners LP in August 2021. Prior to that, Paolo was Chief Operating Officer since September 2019.
Before joining GasLog, Paolo was Managing Director of Stolt Tankers BV Rotterdam, a subsidiary of Stolt Nielsen Limited, where he was responsible for the operation of over 100 chemical tankers, 200 people ashore and over 4,000 seafarers. His previous roles also included Director of Technical & Innovation and General Manager of Newbuilding & Technical. Prior to joining Stolt Nielsen in 2008, Paolo was Managing Director of a family-owned ship management company.
Paolo brings over 20 years of experience in growth and transformational strategy from ship management to cost optimization, in innovative asset solutions and digital tools, with a constant focus on safety, care for people and the development of more sustainable and safer environment.
He has a Masters degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of Genova.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Kostas Karathanos was appointed as our Chief Operating Officer in February 2022, following his last appointment as our Deputy Chief Operating Officer from November 2021. He has also served as the General Manager Innovation and Technology from 2019. He first joined the group in 2000 when it was operating as Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises, Ltd. and from then until 2017, has held several positions during his years within the group of companies such as Fleet Manager, Project & Site Manager and Ship Manager. Prior to re-joining GasLog, he was holding the position of the Technical Manager at Minerva Marine from 2017 to 2019.
Kostas has over 20 years of experience in the shipping industry specializing on LNG Carriers design and construction, Technical & Operational management as well as focusing on Energy & Performance with emphasis on the Energy efficiency and Decarbonization of the fleet.
Mr. Karathanos has an Executive MBA from ALBA, The American College of Greece, an MSc in Thermal Power and Fluid Mechanics from the University of Manchester and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Manchester Metropolitan University.
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Achilleas Tasioulas has served as our CFO since July 2020.
He joined GasLog in October 2014 as Financial Controller and his role was expanded to Chief Risk Officer, Financial Controller and Head of Tax in August 2017 and Deputy CFO of GasLog in December 2019 and has over 13 years of experience in the shipping industry. During his years with GasLog he has been actively engaged in our growth strategy, capital markets activity and has developed considerable experience in operations, corporate finance, treasury and risk management. Achilleas is also a Board Member of Gastrade and a Director of several Group subsidiaries.
Immediately prior to joining GasLog, Achilleas was Corporate Controller for NYSE-listed Danaos Corporation for 6 years. He is an ICAEW Fellow Chartered Accountant, has an MSc in Project Analysis, Finance and Investments from the University of York and a BSc in Economics from the University of Macedonia in Greece. Furthermore, he has completed executive education programs in Advance Corporate Finance in London Business School and Strategic Financial Leadership in Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
General Counsel
General Counsel
Alexandros Laios joined GasLog in September 2020 and was appointed General Counsel in October 2020. Prior to joining GasLog, he acted for 13 years as Corporate Legal Counsel to NYSE-listed Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. and was engaged in private practice for the preceding 4 years.
He holds a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School, an LL.M. in Civil Law from the University of Athens Law School, an LL.M. in Maritime Law from the University of London.
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