Mr John Dragnis, Chief Executive Officer, Goldenport Group
John started his career with Goldenport Group in 2001 as a Commercial Manager of its dry bulk and container fleet. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Goldenport Holdings Inc. in 2012. John also co-founded Oceangold Tankers Inc. a product and chemical tankers specialist that focuses on LR2, LR1 and MR2 type vessels and he was actively involved in setting up and running Golden Yachts, a super yachts construction, management and chartering business. In 2016, he successfully managed to de-list and re-capitalize Goldenport Holdings Inc. which was absorbed by the Goldenport Group.
Today, among other activities, the Group operates a fleet of forty-six ocean-going vessels, eleven mega-yachts, three mega yacht building and refit shipyards in Perama, Greece and one of the largest commercial yacht management platforms in the Mediterranean. John is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Union of Greek Shipowners and a Member of the DNV, Lloyd’s Register and Bureau Veritas Committees. He is a Member of the Skuld P&I Club Committee and was previously a Member of the London P&I Club (LSSO) Committee. He holds a BSc in Business Administration and an MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance from CASS Business School, London.