Star Bulk Announces Simos Spyrou to Succeed George Syllantavos as CFO
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK) today announced that Mr. Simos Spyrou has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, to succeed Mr. George Syllantavos, effective as of September 1, 2011.
Mr. Simos Spyrou joined Star Bulk Carriers Corp. as Deputy Chief Financial Officer earlier this year. From 1997 to 2011, Mr. Spyrou worked at the Hellenic Exchanges Group, the public company which operates the Greek equities and derivatives exchange, the clearing house and the central securities depository.
From 2005 to 2011, Mr. Spyrou held the position of Director of Strategic Planning, Communication and Investor Relations at the Hellenic Exchanges Group and he also served as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee of its Board of Directors. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Spyrou was responsible for financial analysis at the research and technology arm of the Hellenic Exchanges Group.
