Cyprus Shipping News is delighted to announce the speakers of the 1st CSN Cyprus Crewing Conference “Maritime HR challenges in a world of changes”.

Andreas Hadjipetrou is the Chief Commercial Officer of the Columbia Group . He is also the Managing Director of Columbia Shipmanagement Ltd in Cyprus. Columbia Shipmanagement manages more than 450 vessels and one of the main responsibilities of Andreas is to oversee the client relationships of the Group. He represents the company in various partnerships on a group level including Asia Marine Philippines and others. He is also a Director in various industry organizations such as Vice president of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC), BIMCO Director, Cyprus Marine Environment Protection Association (CYMEPA), Cyprus Maritime Academy, and DNV National committee. Mr. Hadjipetrou is UK educated holding a BSc in Economics from the University College London and an MBA in Total Quality Management.