The Executive Management Team of INSB Class is in charge of the company’s day-today operations and assumes leadership responsibilities.

It establishes policies and makes decisions about the company’s strategic direction, as well as directing its operational activities. It oversees company strategy, client and market development, performance management, financial sustainability and corporate communications.

Pantelis Chinakis Glaras
PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

Pantelis is responsible for the society’s overall leadership, corporate strategy and growth, supported by his Executive Team. He sets the vision and promotes the welfare and sustainability for the organization.

Yiannis Liberopoulos
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Yiannis manages the corporate operations
in the full spectrum of accounting & finance to promote and sustain sound financial performance.

Athina Pantou
CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

Athina as the Chief Accounting officer oversees all activities of the accounting and tax accounting and she is involved in the analyses, and the maintenance of effective internal controls while ensuring statutory compliance in all accounting activities

Elias Karasmanoglou
HR & QUALITY MANAGER

Elias is tasked with the multifaceted role of managing both our corporate Human Resource (HR) activities and the corporate Quality Management System function and related processes, being areas that require close oversight and staying abreast of best practices, regulations, and industry trends.

Christos Efstathiou
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Christos oversees the corporate technical
activities and applied standards. He
monitors the technical evolutions of
the industry and promotes technical
knowledge within the organization.

Gerasimos Karapistolis
TECHNICAL MANAGER

Gerasimos supports the corporate technical management activities and ensures a consistent and quality service is provided to customers. Gerasimos also offers technical guidance and assistance to the society’s surveyors.

Kostas Kounougeris
VICE PRESIDENT A’

Kostas has been assigned with the management and development of the corporate activities relevant to the organisation services in the Greek Shipping domain

Nikos Nesteroulis
VICE PRESIDENT B’

Nikos is engaged to promote the organization’s international relations and partnerships programs, enhance its external communications and assist with the business development.

Strategy direction

INSB Class strategic directions are designed not only to respond to industry challenges, integrating advancing technologies in our operational framework or ensuring organizational effectiveness but also aims for keeping INSB Class long term relevant and next-gen ready while deepening its market preference, confidence and trust by stakeholders.

Strategy today needs to align itself with the fluid nature of the external environment. It must be flexible enough to change constantly and to adapt to outside and internal conditions while aspiring to deliver favorable results.

Zero pollution, decarbonization, digitalization, technological evolution of ships, safety and security regulatory compliance and effective enforcement are all topics that the maritime world is being tested by and will need to address now and in the years to come. Our strategic direction and initiatives are forward-thinking and intentionally ambitious while acknowledging the possibility of occurrence of constraints and uncertainties that will have an impact on how the scheduled or more novel elements of the strategy will in fact unfold, including timely availability of required resources.

Our corporate strategic epicenter is built around five core areas:

01.

PEOPLE’S CAPABILITIES

Strengthen people’s capabilities, talents, and continuous professional development. Investing more in HR competence & knowledge building, and ensure continuous collective competence in line with new regulatory demands.

02.

BRAND DEVELOPMENT

Improve brand awareness and stakeholder confidence for INSB Class service deliverables in shipping, yachting and offshore segments.

03.

TECHNOLOGY TOOLS

Digitalizing our operations. Upgrade business systems, optimize service chain. Enhancing internal capacities and customer experience.

04.

DRIVING PROGRESS AND GROWTH

Enhance service chain. Expand reach and local markets footprint, promote synergies, capitalize on organic growth. Create continuously improving customer service, deliver robust and economically smart service solutions.

05.

COMPLIANCE AND RISK
MANAGEMENT

Maintain compliance with global, regional, and local regulations. Mitigate risks associated with business continuity, build resilience.

INSB Class risk management model is based on data analysis and fair forecasting to assist balanced decision making and responsiveness in the face of market changes and chances.