Andre Grikitis, President and Chief Executive Officer, joined Intermarine in 1990. In addition to his oversight of company operations, Mr. Grikitis concentrates on longer term corporate strategies including vessel acquisitions, corporate structure and market positioning. Prior to assuming the role as President and CEO in October 2006, he served as managing director of Intermarine's Far East operations.

Mr. Grikitis began working in the maritime industry in the mid-1970s when he joined World Trade Shipping, a New York based vessel operator, as the Chartering Manager. In the early 1980s, he joined another New York based vessel operator, T.J. Stevenson, as Vice President. Mr. Grikitis received a BS in Business from Central Connecticut College in 1969 and a Masters in Criminal Justice in 1974 from C.W. Post in New York.