Mr. Kourelis has more than 30 years of experience in Shipping and Technical Management of Oil Tankers, Chemical Tankers and Gas Carriers. Mr. Kourelis graduated from the “National Technical University of Athens” (NTUA 1989) with degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He joined the Cardiff group in 1993 and held the positions of Technical Superintendent Engineer, Fleet Manager, Technical Manager, as well as General Manager. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of TMS Cardiff Gas.

Mr. Alexandros Politis-Kalenteris is the Deputy Chief Operating Officer of TMS Cardiff Gas. He has over than 25 years of experience in the ocean transportation industry, focusing on general and commercial management, as well as on shipping finance. Previously, Mr. Politis-Kalenteris was employed by Blue Sea Shipping Monaco as Managing Director and at the same time he held the position of CFO with affiliated company Stalwart Tankers. Prior to joining Blue Sea Shipping Monaco, Mr. Politis-Kalenteris was the General Manager of Elmira Tankers. Mr. Politis-Kalenteris holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Athens, an LLM in Labor Law from the University of Regensburg (Germany) and an MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from Cass Business School (City University of London).