Dr Stefanos Chatzinikolaou has worked with RINA in Greece. In February 2019 he took part in a press conference in Athens, as Piraeus Innovation and R&D Centre Manager, announcing RINA's plans to make its Piraeus office the hub of its Global Marine Training Centre. He was later described as Senior Manager, Global Marine Training.
He was a panellist at Mare Forum's Blue Shipping Summit and Maritime Energy Transportation events in 2016.