Ilias Tsakiris

Ilias Tsakiris has over 30 years of experience in marine insurance. He trained at the Hydra Merchant Marine Academy and holds a Maritime Studies degree from Liverpool John Moores University, beginning his career at sea as an apprentice deck officer before moving ashore as an average adjuster in London.

He joined Hellenic Hull Management in 1995 and has been its Managing Director since 2005. Between 2015 and 2016 he led the launch of the American Hellenic Hull Insurance Company on behalf of the American P&I Club, later American Club (Europe). In 2026 he was elected Chair of the Ocean Hull Committee of the International Union of Marine Insurance. He is also a visiting lecturer at the World Maritime University and the University of Piraeus.

He has spoken at six Mare Forum events between 2017 and 2022, including the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Mare Forum Mykonos and the 18th and 19th Mare Forum Greece.