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Evangelos J. Pistiolis | |
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| Born | Evangelos J. Pistiolis |
| Education | Southampton Institute of Higher Education Technical University of Munich |
| Occupation | President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Top Ships |
Evangelos J. Pistiolis is a Greek [1] businessman who founded Top Ships on January 10, 2000. [2] Top Ships is a maritime shipping company that operates dry bulk carriers, chemical tanker vessels, petroleum tankers and Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) fleet vessels. [3]
Pistiolis is the founder, president, chief executive officer and director of the company. [4] [5] [6]
In 1999, Pistiolis graduated from the Southampton Institute of Higher Education. He received a bachelor's degree for mechanical engineering at the University of Munich in Munich, Germany. From 1994 to 1995, Pistiolis worked for a London shipbroker company called Howe Robinson & Co. Ltd. where he managed a small fleet of dry bulk carriers. While he studied at the Southampton Institute of Higher Education in Greece, he worked for a ship management company called the Compass United Maritime Container Vessels. [2] [ independent source needed ]