Dr Nikos Mikelis

Dr Nikos Mikelis

Dr Mikelis graduated in naval architecture from the University of Newcastle and obtained Master’s and Doctorate degrees from London University. He has worked in R&D; in ship classification; and then for a shipping company as superintendent, technical manager and then director. In 2006 he joined the International Maritime Organization, from where he retired at the end of 2012 as Head, Marine Pollution Prevention and Ship Recycling section. From 2013 he has been an independent consultant and non-executive director of GMS, the world’s leading buyer of ships for recycling. In 2018 he was elected as director of QACE (Entity for the Quality Assessment and Certification of Organisations Recognised by the European Union) and since 2020 as QACE’s Company Secretary. He has served in various senior positions in shipping industry bodies. He has written over 50 learned papers and many articles in the maritime press.

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