OELSM - Key Persons
Athos graduated from Frederick University in 1994 and holds a University of Wales Accounting Diploma.
E.Koch - CEO, Chairman
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Chairman
- Member of the Advisory Board of CCS Mediterranean
- Member of the BOD of Cyprus Union of Shipowners
Polakis Kyriakos Sarris holds a Law degree as well as a postgraduate degree in Economics from the Law School of the National University of Athens. After completing his postgraduate studies in Shipping and Company Law at University College London, Mr Sarris trained for the Cyprus bar (admitted in 1971). In 1971 he founded the law firm of Polakis Sarris & Co and has been practising law since then, except for a two-year interval (2003-2005) when he served as the Presidential Commissioner to the President of the Republic of Cyprus.
Mr Sarris has also been a member and served in numerous diverse and prestigious positions and organizations. He served as Consul of Panama in Limassol, Cyprus (1982-1988), Consul General of Panama in Cyprus (1988-2003), member of the Athletic Higher Tribunal of Cyprus, member of the Family Planning Association of Cyprus (held the position of International Legal Adviser and member of the Central Committee), member of the Cyprus National Welfare Committee, member of the International Red Cross Committee (Cyprus Branch), member of the Committee for the Blind, member of the International Institute of Directors (IOD), member of the American Management Association (AMA), member of the International Bar Association (IBA), member of the International Fiscal Association (IFA), member of the International Tax Planning Association (ITPA), member of the International Young Lawyers Association (AIJA), member of the International Pacific Lawyers Association (APLA), President of Athletic and Social Club "KERAVNOS"
Mr Sarris has presented seminars worldwide on the advantages of Cyprus companies and regularly advises embassies, airlines, shipping companies, financial institutions, and major commercial companies.
Job Titles:
- CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Member of the Board of Governors of Cyprus Maritime Academy Affiliated With the University of Nicosia
Mr. Kapoor has an engineering background with a degree in Marine Engineering from DMET (1977 - 1981), Calcutta, a leading university in India.
Mr. Kapoor was relocated to Cyprus in 2007 to set up the Fleet Management in Cyprus where he served as Director until 2023.
In 2015, FML Ship Management Limited was awarded the International Investment Award, CIPA, which was presented to Mr Kapoor during a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace.
Mr Kapoor is a member of the board of Governors of Cyprus Maritime Academy affiliated with the University of Nicosia. He is also a board member of the Cyprus Marine Club in Limassol and Vice President since 2022. He was a board member of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber from 2021 to 2023. Mr Kapoor sits on the technical committees of all the major Classification societies.