Thomas Kazakos is the Director General of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber.  Mr. Kazakos is also a Member of the Executive Committee of the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (ΟΕΒ), as well as, the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ΚΕΒΕ).  Having previously served as a Board Member of the Cyprus Ports Authority and the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA), he also acts as the Secretary General / Board Member of the Cyprus Shipowners Employers Association.  Similarly, he represents the Shipping Chamber at the Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in London and the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) in Brussels where, since 2015, he has also been appointed as Chairman of the ECSA State Aid Committee.  Since November 2017, he has been appointed by the European Commission, to the Board of Directors of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in Lisbon, representing European shipowners.  He studied in the UK, where he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and a Master’s Degree in European & International Trade Law.