People: FreeSeas Inc (FREE.W)


FREE.W on CBOE When Trading NASDAQ Global Select Market

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30 Apr 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Ion Varouxakis

 41 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Alexandros Mylonas

 38 2010 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer

Maria Badekas

 40 2010 Secretary

George Kalogeropoulos

 51 2010 Director

Keith Bloomfield

 41 2010 Independent Director

Focko Nauta

 54 2005 Independent Director

Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos

 51 2007 Independent Director

Didier Salomon

 66 2008 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Ion Varouxakis

 Mr. Ion G. Varouxakis is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of FreeSeas Inc. He is one of founders. In 2003, Mr. Varouxakis founded Free Bulkers, the beginning of a single-vessel, self-financed entrepreneurial venture that led to FreeSeas’ founding and NASDAQ listing in 2005. Prior to founding Free Bulkers, Mr. Varouxakis held since 1997 management positions in private shipping companies operating in the drybulk sector. Mr. Varouxakis holds a candidature degree in law from the Catholic University of Saint Louis in Brussels and a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Mr. Varouxakis is a member of the Hellenic Committee of the Korean Register of Shipping, a member of the Hellenic and Black Sea Committee of Bureau Veritas and an officer of the reserves of the Hellenic Army.

Alexandros Mylonas

 Mr. Alexandros Mylonas is Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of FreeSeas Inc. He joined in October 2009. In addition, he has served as Treasurer since December 2010. Prior to joining FreeSeas, Mr. Mylonas was the Banking Executive of Cardiff Marine Inc., a ship management company managing a fleet of tankers and drybulk carriers including the fleet of DryShips Inc. a company listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Mylonas was an Account Manager with the Global Shipping Group of Fortis Bank, an international shipping bank. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Mylonas was an Investment Associate with NBG Venture Capital, a private equity firm investing in Southeast Europe. Mr. Mylonas holds an MBA in Finance and Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki.

Maria Badekas

 Ms. Maria Badekas has been Secretary of FreeSeas Inc. She holds a Master of Law from University of Cambridge (UK) and a Bachelor in English and European Laws from Essex University (UK). From 2001 to 2003 she was into the European Commission, DG Development. From 2003 to 2005, she was a special advisor to the Mayor of Athens and participated in the preparation of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games (international affairs and public relations). Between 2005 and 2006, she was a special advisor to the Minister of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from 2006 to 2009, she was a special advisor to the General Secretary for European Affairs of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

George Kalogeropoulos

 Mr. George Kalogeropoulos has been Director of FreeSeas Inc., since December 2010. He has over 30 years of marine transportation experience, holding managerial positions in brokering, chartering, ship management, and operations for shipping companies in London and Greece. Since 1999, Mr. Kalogeropoulos has served as the Commercial/Chartering Director of a number of affiliates of the Restis Group of Companies. Mr. Kalogeropoulos currently serves on the boards of several companies in the transportation industry, including Swissmarine Corporation Ltd., South African Marine Corp., Safore Pty, and Safbulk Pty Ltd. He is a member of the Hellenic Shipbrokers Association.

Keith Bloomfield

 Mr. Keith Bloomfield has been Independent Director of FreeSeas Inc., since 2010. He has over 13 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, and wealth management. He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Forbes Family Trust, a private wealth management firm which he founded in September 2009. From October 2006 to September 2009, he was a Senior Managing Director and Corporate Counsel at Third Avenue Management, a global asset management firm with approximately $16 billion in assets under management. At Third Avenue, he was responsible for mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions and business development. Prior to joining Third Avenue, he was a corporate attorney with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. Mr. Bloomfield earned an LL.M. (Master of Law) in Taxation from New York University School of Law and a J.D. with honors from Hofstra University School of Law, and graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in History from Tulane University.

Focko Nauta

 Mr. Focko H. Nauta is Independent Director of FreeSeas Inc., since 2005. Since September 2000, he has also been a director of FinShip SA, a ship financing company. From 1997 through 1999, Mr. Nauta served as a managing director of Van Ommeren Shipbroking, a London-based ship brokering company. Prior to 1997, he was a general manager of a Fortis Bank branch. Mr. Nauta holds a degree in law from Leiden University in the Netherlands.

Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos

 Mr. Dimitrios N. Panagiotopoulos is Independent Director of FreeSeas Inc., since 2007. He is the head of shipping and corporate banking of Proton Bank, a Greek private bank, where he has served since April 2004. From January 1997 to March 2004, he served as deputy head of the Greek shipping desk of BNP Paribas and before that for four years as senior officer of the shipping department of Credit Lyonnais Greece. From 1990 to 1993, he worked as chief accountant in Ionia Management, a Greek shipping company. He holds a degree in economics from Athens University and a masters of science in shipping, trade and finance from City University of London. He was an officer of the Greek Special Forces and today is a captain of the reserves of Hellenic Army.

Didier Salomon

 Mr. Didier Salomon has been Independent Director of FreeSeas Inc., since 2008. He spent fifteen years as head of global shipping at BNP Paribas overseeing a $10 billion shipping portfolio and managing an international team of approximately 65 professionals. Prior to that, he held similar positions at Banque Louis-Dreyfus, Banque Bruxelles Lambert and Credit Naval. In late 2009, he established Shipadvise, a French company focusing on advisory and consultancy in shipping. Mr. Salomon holds a diploma in political science from Sciences Po Paris, a Master degree in law from Paris Assas and a post graduate diploma in banking from Centre d’Etudes Superieures de Banque. For many years he has been a lecturer on the economy and capital markets at the Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers in Paris.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Ion Varouxakis

 150,000

Alexandros Mylonas

 --

Maria Badekas

 --

George Kalogeropoulos

 --

Keith Bloomfield

 --

Focko Nauta

 --

Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos

 --

Didier Salomon

 --
As Of 30 Dec 2006

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