MR. HEINRICH FELIX LEOPOLD SCHOELLER

Position: Chairman of Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd.
Date of Birth: 06th August 1943 in Breslau
Nationality: German
Professional Data:
1959-1969: Heinrich Schoeller joined the shipping industry and started sea service with Christian F. Ahrenkiel, Hamburg
1970-1972: Joined Christian F. Ahrenkiel Head Office as Superintendent
1972-1976: Hanseatic Shipmanagement was founded under the directorship of Mr. Heinrich Schoeller
1977-1981: Mr. Heinrich Schoeller was appointed as Director of Christian F. Ahrenkiel in Hamburg, Germany, in charge of technical/nautical and personnel matters including the new building programs
1978: Incorporation of Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd. with Mr. Heinrich Schoeller being Director/Chairman and shareholder of the company.
Academic Qualifications: Master Mariner and 'Dipl. Ing. Grad fuer Seeverkehr'

MR. DIRK FRY

Position: Managing Director
Date of Birth: 18th August 1948
Professional Data:
1970-1980: Sea service with 'Hansa Linie', Bremen, Germany Member of the project team preparing the re-organisation of 'Hansa Linie', Bremen
1980: Joined Columbia
1980: Managing Director of Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd., Limassol and responsible for the Personnel, Accounting, IT, Insurance, Claims and Documentation Departments.
Academic Qualifications:
1976: Master Mariner and 'Diplom Nautiker' Licenses
Duties / Responsibilities: Approving the Company's Policies; Issuing Directives to the Managerial Level and monitoring overall performance of Columbia.

MR. EDWARD BUCKNALL

Position: Technical Director
Date of Birth: 17th August 1944
Professional Data:
1958-1975: Marine Engineer Officer and Chief Engineer with Pace Lines and Brocklebank Lines of Cunard, UK
1975-1991: Technical Superintendent and Newbuilding Project Manager with 'Cunard', mainly in charge of container/roro vessels with 'ACL Line', 'Anzecs' and 'Pace Lines'
1991: Joined Columbia
1991-2000: Fleet Manger with Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd. Limassol
2000: Technical Director of CSM
Academic Qualifications: First Class Steam and Motor Certificate
Duties / Responsibilities: Managing, controlling, supervising all activities of the Technical, Quality Assurance Departments; monitoring implementation of Company's policy within Technical, Q.A. Department and onboard of all vessels; planning, monitoring Company's projects; responsible for the Quality Assurance Dept.

MR. ANDREAS ANDREOU

Position: Deputy Director Insurance & Marketing
Date of Birth: 06th March 1966 in Cyprus
Professional Data:
1990: Joined Columbia
1990 - 1991: Administration Assistant - Technical Department
1991 - 1998: Insurance, Claims & Documentation Officer
1998 - 2008: Insurance, Claims & Documentation Manager
2008 : Deputy Director Insurance & Marketing
Academic Qualifications: BSc (Hons.) in Economics and Accountancy (London), MSc Shipping, Trade and Finance (London) 1996 Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (England) 
Responsibilities: Responsible for:
- Marketing Columbia's services and clients' relations
- Negotiations with Seafarers' Unions
- The Insurance, Claims and Documentation department whose main activities involve the placing of insurance covers for the ships, office staff and entities of the Schoeller Holdings organisation and handling of respective claims, sale and purchase documentation, registration of ships and companies

MR. CHRISTIS ANGELIDES

Position: New Building & Project Deputy Director
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Position: Director of Finance
Date of Birth: 15th January 1961, London
Professional Data:
1984-1988: Internship leading to professional qualification and member of the management group of Touche Ross & Co., London, Chartered Accountants.
1989-1990: Manager at KPMG Peat Marwick Mitchell in Nicosia, Cyprus.
1990-1992: Joined Columbia, Finance Manager.
1992: Director of Finance.
Academic Qualifications:
1984: BSc (Econ) London School of Economics.
Professional Qualifications:
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Cyprus.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Responsible for financial affairs of the company, the holding company and subsidiaries and for new projects.

MR. MAURICE BAKER

Position: Director of Marine & Operations
Date of Birth: 1962
Professional Data:
1982-1995: Seagoing experience from Cadet to Master, serving on verity of vessels types, including tankers, bulk carriers and container vessels.
May 1995: Left sea and joined a UK based Shipmanagement company as Marine Superintendent and later became Assistant Operations Manager.
August 1999: Joined Columbia as Operations Manager.
January 2007: Director of Marine & Operations
Academic Qualifications:
Masters Foreign Going Certificate. Higher National Diploma in Nautical Science. Member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.
Duties / Responsibilities:
Implementing and monitoring Columbia's policies with regards to Marine related issues, including Tanker Vetting and Ship's Security, and the functions of the Operations Department which include Chartering and all Post Fixture work.