Nicolas A. Vernicos

Nicolas A. Vernicos is President of Vernicos Tugs and Salvage and Vice President of Vernicos Yachts SA, a fourth-generation shipowner from Sifnos in the Cyclades. He is President Emeritus of the International Chamber of Commerce - Hellas and Vice-Chair of the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce, and sits on the boards of the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

He holds an MSc in Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business (ASOEE) and has previously served as a director of the Public Power Corporation, Hellenic Shipyards, National Bank of Greece (France), Olympic Airways and Attica Group. He founded the Kastela Centre of Contemporary Art in Piraeus.

He spoke at nine Mare Forum events between 2022 and 2026, including Mare Forum Mykonos, Mare Forum Geneva, and the 20th to 22nd editions of Mare Forum Greece.