Chris Vartzis

Chris Vartzis is Partner and Head of Maritime, Trade and Offshore Finance at Stephenson Harwood, based in Athens. Dual-qualified in England & Wales and Greece, he advises banks, leasing houses, export credit agencies, shipowners and private clients on ship, yacht and aircraft finance, structuring bilateral and syndicated loans, sale-and-leasebacks, restructurings and newbuilding project financings across the Greek and Turkish markets. He is ranked Band 1 for Shipping Finance in Chambers Global 2026.

He spoke at ten Mare Forum events between 2019 and 2026, moderating a session at Mare Forum Istanbul and appearing as a panellist at the 23rd Mare Forum Greece, several editions of Mare Forum Istanbul and Mare Forum Mykonos, and Super Yacht Türkiye.