Philippos Philis

Philippos Philis is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lemissoler Group, a position he has held since 1996, covering ship-owning, ship management, commercial operations and maritime digital technology.

He is a former President of the European Community Shipowners' Associations and of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, and a former Chairman of the Cyprus Shipowners' Employers Association, with further involvement through the International Chamber of Shipping. He sits on committees for ABS and DNV and on the Board of the West of England P&I Club, and has previously held a position with USB Bank. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from RWTH Aachen University, is a graduate of Harvard Business School, and received an Honorary Doctorate from the Cyprus University of Technology.

He was a Keynote speaker at the 3rd Mare Forum Cyprus (2014) and a panellist at the 1st and 2nd Mare Forum Cyprus (2012 and 2013).