Company: TEN-PE
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001193125-25-079101
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Company: TSAKOS ENERGY NAVIGATION LTD
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 6
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 spent time at sea as a navigation officer and twenty years as a commissioned Hellenic Coast Guard officer, retiring as a rear admiral, having represented Greece at IMO and various other international forums dealing with shipping matters over a twelve year period and having spent two years as Harbour Master of Corfu. Between 2004 and 2012, he was Chancellor of the World Maritime University, Malmӧ, Sweden and Chairman of the Governing Board of the International Maritime Law Institute in Malta. He is the author of several books on shipping, including texts on tankers, modern types of merchant ships, safety of navigation and shipping economics and policy. He is Chairman of the Board of the “ Maria Tsakos” Public Benefit Foundation - International Centre for Maritime Research and Tradition. He is a member of several shipping societies in Greece and in the United Kingdom and a recipient of many awards and distinctions from Governments, international organizations and universities. He is an honorary citizen of Galaxidi, Greece and Malmӧ, Sweden.

KAREN PURNELL

DIRECTOR

Dr Karen Purnell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a member of the Institute of Directors. She is an established professional in the shipping and environmental sector spanning more than 27 years, the last 12 years as Managing Director of ITOPF Ltd. In this role, she was responsible for ensuring that shipowners, their P& I insurers, and government agencies receive objective technical advice on accidental ship-source pollution and mitigation of pollution damage. Prior to joining ITOPF, Dr Purnell worked in various R& D and analytical chemistry roles, including the decontamination of radioactively contaminated sites in the UK and USA. Dr Purnell was UK Secretary of State appointed Director on the Board of the Harwich Haven Authority (a Trust Port) from 2015 until the end of her term in December 2020. She was appointed a Trustee of the Harwich Haven Authority Pension Fund in 2021 and she currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Pension Trustees. She also served on the Board of Lloyds Editorial until 2021. Karen mentors university students and school children on Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM subjects) and is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.

NICHOLAS F. TOMMASINO

DIRECTOR

Mr. Tommasino is a retired partner of Deloitte LLP, a global professional services firm focusing on Audit, Tax, Advisory and Consulting services.