Andreas Hadjipetrou is the Managing Director of Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd in Cyprus and Chief Commercial Officer of the group. He has held various positions within the organisation as well as spending 7 years in Columbia’s Hamburg office as Finance and Commercial Director. He represents the company in various partnerships on a group level including Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement (TCM) in Athens and Asia Marine Philippines. He is also a director in various industry organisations such Vice president of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC), BIMCO director, Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA), Cyprus Maritime Academy, and DNVGL National committee. Mr. Hadjipetrou is UK educated holding a BSc in Economics from the University College London and an MBA in Total Quality Management.