Company: DSX-PB
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001562762-25-000050
Chunk: 170

Company: DIANA SHIPPING INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-21
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 6
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industry since

1969 and expertise in technical and

operational issues. He has served as

an ensign in the Greek Navy for

the

inspection of

passenger boats

on

behalf of

Ministry

of Merchant

Marine and

is

qualified as

a

naval

architect

and marine

engineer.

Mr.

Palios

was

the

founder

of

Diana

Shipping Agencies

S. A.,

where

he

served as Managing Director until November 2004, having the overall responsibility for its activities. From

January 13,

2010 until

February 28,

2022, Mr. Palios

also served

as the

Chairman of

the Board

of Directors

of Performance Shipping

Inc. (ex.

Diana Containerships Inc.)

(NASDAQ: PSHG) and

as Chief Executive

Officer until October 2020.

Mr.

Palios is

a member

of

various leading

classification societies

worldwide and

he

is a

member of

the

board

of

directors

of

the

United

Kingdom

Freight

Demurrage

and

Defense

Association

Limited.

Since

October 7, 2015, Mr.

Palios has served as

President of the Association “ Friends of

Biomedical Research

Foundation,

Academy

of

Athens”.

He

holds

a

bachelor's

degree

in

Marine

Engineering

from

Durham

University.

87

Anastasios C. Margaronis

has served as President and

a Director of Diana Shipping

Inc. since February

2005.

He

is

also

member

of

the

Executive

Committee

of

the

Company.

Mr.

Margaronis

is

the

Deputy

President

of

Diana

Shipping

Services

S. A.,

where

he

also

serves

as

a

Director

and

Secretary.

Mr.

Margaronis has experience

in the shipping

industry,

including in ship

finance and insurance,

since 1980.

Prior to February 21,

2005, Mr.

Margaronis was employed by Diana

Shipping Agencies S. A. in

1979 and

performed on our behalf

the services he

now performs as President.

He joined Diana Shipping

Agencies

S.