John Coustas
President and Chief Executive Officer at Danaos
BIO
Dr. John Coustas is our President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors. He has over 30 years of experience in the shipping industry and assumed management of our company in 1987 from his father Dimitris Coustas, who founded Danaos Shipping in 1972. He has been responsible for our corporate strategy and the management of our affairs since that time. Dr. Coustas is Vice Chairman of the board of directors of The Swedish Club, a member of the board of directors of the Union of Greek Shipowners and a member of the DNV Council. He holds a degree in Marine Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens as well as a Master’s degree in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Computer Controls from Imperial College, London.
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