MR. BUSCH PETER
MR. BUSEMAN GEORG
MR. DEMETRIOU LOUIS
MR. GARBOVSKYY YURIY
MR. GREOGER OLAF
MR. IACOVIDES MICHAEL
MR. KYRIAKOU XANTHOS
MR. LAMBIDONITIS SAVVAS
MR. MARCOULLIS CHRISTIS
MR. NISBET ALLISTER
MR. SHIPILOV VIKTOR
MR. VASSILIADES GEORGE
MR. WULFF DIETRICH
MR. XAPOLYTOS ANDREAS
MR. YIASSOUMIS JASON
MR. ZALENSKI LEONID

MR. BUSEMAN GEORG

Position: Fleet Personnel Manager Cargo Ships
Date of Birth: 03 September 1965 at Hannover, Germany
Professional Data:
1985 - 1994: Sea going career
1994 - 2006: Working in different positions in Crew Management in Cyprus and The Netherlands
2006: Joined Columbia
2006 - 2008: Senior Superintendent
2008: Fleet Personnel Manager Cargo Ships

Academic Qualifications:
Master Mariner
Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur fuer Seeverkehr

Duties / Responsibilities:
Planning, leading, organizing and controlling the personnel department functions; Job distribution within the Dept., Selection and recruitment of office and seagoing staff, monitoring budgets and accounts; monitoring controlling actions in emergencies, monitoring all crewing related communications.

MR. GARBOVSKYY YURIY
Position: Senior Operator
Date of Birth: 01 May 1978
Professional Data:
July 2000: Joined CSM
2000 - 2003: Operation's assistant
2003 - 2006: Ship's operator
2006: Senior Ship's operator

Academic Qualifications:
Graduated from Odessa' State Maritime University. Have Specialist degree in Economics and management of marine Transport

Duties / Responsibilities:
Responsible for Operations department fleet (A). Supervising and offering support to Ship Operators and Masters in operational and commercial matters. Coordinating with chartering offices about vessels operational capabilities and vessels readiness for fixing. Monitoring the employment and performance of vessels. Controlling financial matters relating to the activities of the department fleet (A). Arranging bunkers and following all post fixture work. Liaising with Claims department regarding cargo claims, cargo disputes, charter party disputes and FDD matters

MR. NISBET ALLISTER
Position: Fleet Training Manager
Date of Birth: 30 March 1962
Professional Data:
15 years experience in international crewing and training

Academic Qualifications:
B.A. (Hons); Dip.Ed.

Duties / Responsibilities:
Overall responsibility for CSM Training Policy and Implementation

MR. VASSILIADES GEORGE
Position: Commercial Manager
Date of Birth: 13th September, 1968 Nicosia, Cyprus
Professional Data:
1990 - 1996: Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations, New York, Assistant to the Accountant
1998: Joined Columbia as Insurance, Claims and Documentation Officer; Insurance, Claims and Documentation Department
2001: Assistant to the Management
2007: Commercial Manager, Crewing Department

Academic Qualifications:
MSc Shipping Trade and Finance (City University, London)
BA Business Administration, Accounting (The City University of New York)

Duties / Responsibilities:
Manage and control all commercial matters of the Crewing Department; Preparation of crewing budget proposals; controlling and monitoring vessel's crewing budgets; liaising with clients; executing special tasks and projects.

MR. YIASSOUMIS JASON
Position: Senior Ship Operator
Date of Birth: 27th March 1965, Nicosia, Cyprus
Professional Data:
1990 - 1991: Mediterranean Container Lines, Metz Group – Deputy Marketing & Operations Manager
1991 - 1992: DSR Lines/Metz Container Lines Pool - Commercial & Logistics Manager
1992 - 1997: M.C. Lines Maritime Co. Ltd, Metz Group - Divisional Senior Manager, Administration & Control
1997 - 2000: Bank of Cyprus, Corporate Division – Credit Relationship Officer
2000 - 2004: Hi-Grade Group Ltd – Director, Group’s Liaison Officer
2004 - 2006: Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd – Ship Operator
2006 - : Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd – Senior Ship Operator

Academic Qualifications:
B.Sc. (Honours), Mathematics & Computing (QMC, University of London, UK)
M.Sc., Shipping, Trade & Finance (City University London Business School, London, UK)
G.I.M.A., Member of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (UK)
F.I.C.S., Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (UK)

Duties / Responsibilities:
Responsible for Operations department fleet (B). Supervising and offering support to Ship Operators and Masters in operational and commercial matters. Coordinating with chartering offices about vessels operational capabilities and vessels readiness for fixing. Monitoring the employment and performance of vessels. Controlling financial matters relating to the activities of the department fleet (B). Arranging bunkers and following all post fixture work. Liaising with Claims department regarding cargo claims, cargo disputes, charter party disputes and FDD matters.

MR. ZALENSKI LEONID
Position: Marine Manager
Date of Birth: 17th June 1959, Tbilisi, Georgia
Professional Data:
1978 - 1991: Seagoing experience as AB, deck officer with Georgian Shipping Company.
1991 - 1999: Master with Georgian Shipping Company, Acomarit, Norbulk Shipping (UK). Served on oil/product tankers.
1999 - 2001: Left sea and joined Acomarit Group as Manager of Training and Manning Office in Tbilisi, Georgia
2001 - 2004: After Acomarit acquisition by V.Ships, was appointed as Resident Director of V.Ships office in Tbilisi
2004 - 2006: Joined Columbia as Marine Superintendent.
2006 - 2007: Senior Marine Superintendent (wet).
2008 - : Marine Manager

Academic Qualifications:
Master Mariner, graduated from Batumi Maritime College, Georgia and Novorossiysk State Maritime Academy, Russia.

Duties / Responsibilities:
In charge for CSM Marine Department. In cooperation with the Marine & Operations Director responsible for planning, leading, organizing and controlling the Marine Department including the Vetting Team and the Company Marine Security Group.

MR. WULFF DIETRICH

Position: Quality Assurance Manager / DPA
Date of Birth: 01st February 1962 in Dessau, Germany
Professional Data:
1978-1991: Sea going career as cadet, AB, bosun, deck officer and master.
1978-1991: DSR serving on General Cargo and Multi Purpose Vessels.
1992-2001: Hartmann Shipping and Intership Navigation.
May 2002: Joined Columbia
2002-2003: Vetting Coordinator
2003-2004: Deputy Q.A. Manager / DDPA
January – June 2005: Q.A. Manager / DPA / CSO CSM (Deutschland) GmbH
July 2005 – January 2006: Deputy Q.A. Manager / DDPA
February 2006 – June 2007: Marine Department, Senior Marine Superintendent.   
01.07.2007: Q.A Manager, DPA

Academic Qualifications:
Master Mariner, Graduated from University Rostock-Warnemuende.

Duties / Responsibilities:
Ensure that all requirements affecting quality and safety are implemented and maintained ashore and on board vessel. Managing and sustaining a robust safety culture between seagoing staff and office employees.
Implementing, Improving and Maintaining the company’s Quality Assurance programmes.

MR. BUSCH PETER

Position: Fleet Personnel Manager for Passenger Ships
Date of Birth: 12th November 1952 in Freiburg, Germany
Professional Data:
1972-1981: Seagoing career as 2nd Officer
1981: Joined Columbia
1981-1995: Personnel Superintendent in CSM
1995: Senior Personnel Superintendent, Personnel Department Manager

Academic Qualifications:
Master Mariner

Duties / Responsibilities:
Planning, leading, organizing and controlling the personnel department functions; Job distribution within the Dept., Selection and recruitment of office and seagoing staff, monitoring budgets and accounts; monitoring controlling actions in emergencies, monitoring all crewing related communications.

MR. DEMETRIOU LOUIS

Position: Accounts and Administration Manager
Date of Birth: 25th December 1955 in Famagusta, Cyprus
Professional Data:
1978: Joined Columbia
1990: Accounts and Administration Manager

Academic Qualifications:
1978: Radio Officer; Several Courses in Accounting

Duties/Responsibilities:
Leading, organizing and controlling the Accounts Dept.; preparation and controlling of Company's / vessels accounts and budgets

Professional Data:
Shorebased career as Engine & System Techn. Mechanic with Blohm & Voss
Seagoing career with Hamburg Sued
1995: Joined Columbia
1995-1998: Marine Engineer Officer and Chief Engineer
1999-2003: Technical Superintendent
2003: Fleet Manager Group C - Chemical & Product Tankers

Academic Qualifications:
Diplomingeneur fuer Schiffsbetriebstechnik,
First Class Steam and Motor Certificate

Duties/Responsibilities:
Planning, leading, organizing and controlling the Technical Group C; implementing and maintaining Columbia's Quality Assurance System within the Technical Group C; monitoring that the shipboard quality system has been implemented onboard all the ships within the Technical Group C.

MR. LAMBIDONITIS SAVVAS

Position: IT Department Manager
Date of Birth: 1958 in Nicosia, Cyprus
Professional Data:
1982-1985: Analyst-Programmer L.K. Computer System Consultants
1986-1991: Senior Analyst-Programmer L.K. Computer System Consultants
1991: Joined Columbia as Analyst-Programmer
1997-2000: Senior Analyst-Programmer
2000: IT Manager

Academic Qualifications:
BSc (Hons.) in Computer Science (London)

Duties / Responsibilities:
Managing and controlling all activities of IT Dept.; Planning, monitoring all computer software projects; Defining a master computerization plan with short and long-term objectives.

MR. MARCOULLIS CHRISTIS

Position: Commercial Manager
Date of Birth: 13th JULY 1973 Limassol, Cyprus

Professional Data:
1991: Joined Columbia's Commercial Operations Department
1991-1996: Tanker Vessel Operator
1997-1999: Joined Scholler Holdings Group as Vessel Operator
2000-2002: Re-joined Columbia's Commercial Operations Department
2003: Commercial Manager - Technical Department

Academic Qualifications:
Higher Certificate in Shipping and Transport, Diploma in Shipmanagement
and Post-gradute Diploma in Shipmanagement (London City Colleage).

Duties/Responsibilities:
Preparation of budget proposals and quarterly accounts; controlling and monitoring vessel's budgets; liaising with clients; negotiating and preparing purchasing contracts with suppliers; evaluating supplier's performance; executing special tasks and projects.

MR. SHIPILOV VIKTOR

Position: Fleet Manager Group A
Date of Birth: 20th of September 1956 Voronezh, Russia

Professional Data:
1977-1989: Sea going career as motorman, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, Chief Engineer with Latvian Shipping Company
1989-1995: Chief Engineer, Acomarit (Glasgow)
August 1995: Joined Columbia
1995-2000: Technical Superintendent
2000-2003:Technical Manager – product tankers, chemical tankers, reefer vessels
2003: Fleet Manager Group A – crude oil tankers, product tankers, chemical tankers, reefer vessels

Academic Qualifications:
Marine Engineer, Graduated from St. Petersburg Marine Academy. Chief Engineer License.


Duties / Responsibilities:
Planning, leading, organizing and controlling the Technical Group A.
I mplementing and maintaining Columbia's Quality Assurance System within the Technical Group A.
Monitoring that the shipboard quality system has been implemented onboard all the ships within the Technical Group A

MR. XAPOLYTOS ANDREAS

Position: Fleet Manager Group D
Date of Birth: 29th July 1951 in Cyprus

Professional Data:
1972-1979: Seagoing career as Cadet, Deck Officer, Chief Officer
1979-1986: Master
1989: Joined Columbia
1986-1989: Marine Superintendent (Safety), Pilot and Loading Master during STS operations between VLCC's and medium size tankers
1989-2003: Quality Assurance Manager, Company's Designated Person
2003: Fleet Manager

Academic Qualifications:
Master Mariner, Extra Qualification in Total Quality Management Systems

Duties / Responsibilities:
Supervising a group of Technical and Marine superintendents looking after 20 tankers of various types and sizes ranging from small product carriers to Aframaxes, Suezmaxes and VLCCs. Monitoring command and vessels performance and operating standards. Ensuring that the vessels are performing in accordance with the management agreements and vessels specific Charter Party requirements. Ensuring that new vessels added to the Group are properly manned and operated and that customers expectations are met. Reporting to Company’s Directors.

MR. IACOVIDES MICHAEL

Position: Commercial Manager
Date of Birth: 14th JUNE 1973 Limassol, Cyprus

Professional Data:
1997-2000: Charter Broker in a Greek based Ship owning company.
2000: Joined Columbia's Commercial Operations Department.
2000-2005: Vessel Operator.
2005-2006: Senior Vessel Operator.
2006: Commercial Manager.

Academic Qualifications:
MSc Shipping Trade and Finance (City University, London);
BA(Hons) Accounting and Financial Management (Essex University, Colchester).

Duties/Responsibilities:
Managing and controlling all commercial matters of the Technical Dept Group A; Preparing budget proposals and quarterly reports; Monitoring and controlling vessel's budgets; Liaising with clients; Negotiating and enforcing purchasing contracts with suppliers; Negotiating vessel sale and purchase contracts; Ensuring that the vessels are managed in accordance with the management agreements and Charter Party requirements; Executing special tasks and projects.

MR. KYRIACOU XANTHOS

Position: Commercial Manager
Date of Birth: 13th November, 1975 Limassol, Cyprus

Professional Data:
2000: Joined CSM - Technical Department
2001-2004: Guarantee Claims Officer
2004-2007: Cruise Vessel Operator
2007: Commercial Manager - Technical Department

Academic Qualifications:
BBA Accounting (City University of New York - USA) MSc International Shipping (Plymouth University - UK) Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (UK)

Duties/Responsibilities:
Manage and control all commercial matters of the Technical Department Group B; Preparation of budget proposals and quarterly accounts; controlling and monitoring vessel's budgets; liaising with clients; negotiating and preparing purchasing contracts with suppliers; evaluating supplier's performance; executing special tasks and projects.