
SOTIRIOS C. KATSARAS
FOUNDER & CEO
CARRIER
•2010 - 2022 : Founded and Heading
•2007 - 2010 : Acted as NB Site Office Manager for a Number of Greek Shipping Companies
•2010 : Founded Magna Mare – Consulting & Engineering as a Technical consulting company for NB Market.
•2010 - 2013 : Deployed 3 NB Site Teams in Korean Yards overseeing the construction of 13 NBs under Magna Mare Project Management
•2013 -2017 : Jointed Ishima Pte Ltd (d’Amico) and was deployed as Project/Site Manager on behalf of Scorpio Tankers & D’Amico Tankers overseeing the Construction of 34 Vessels
•2017-2019 : Business Development & NB Projects Manager of Ishima Pte Ltd .
Responsible for Business Development of Ishima Services through Strategic & Operational Marketing, Customer Support and New-Buildings Project on-site support & Coordination. Duties included Technical Specification Review , Contract Negotiations ,Site Team Deployment & Project Management.
Secured 24 Contracts for NB Project Management with Trafigura, Bahri ShipManagment , Capital ShipManagment, Niovis Shipping, DSD Shipping, (1.3bil USD Projects Value)
EDUCATION
Beng Naval Architect and Marine Engineer (2001) -University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
MSc in Engineering Business Management (2002) - Warwick Manufacturing Group (Warwick University
MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance (2004) Cass Business School of City University of London