ELSSI COMPANY PROFILE

TWO GENERATIONS OF QUALITY SERVICE

Jim Stamatopoulos, Founder and MD

Jim Stamatopoulos is a retired chemist, educated in the United States BS in chemistry and business administration, with an extensive 40 year experience in the petroleum industry in the US and Greece.
The various positions held, chief chemist of the Esso Pappas refinery in Thessaloniki, marketing operations/sales and technical advisor on fuels and lubricants. In 1991, he worked with Det Norske Veritas Petroleum Services as an area manager till 2008. In 1993, he formed «ELSSI» offering analytical drug and alcohol testing solutions to the shipping community. He has published several books on fuels and lubricants for shipping. Additionally, he has written in Greek and English many articles on Drug & Alcohol Testing to promote workplace safety. Currently, he is a director of ELSSI MARITIME SERVICES.

Steve Stamatopoulos, Operations Director

Steve Stamatopoulos holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Information Systems from the Deree College of Athens and is one of the founding ELSSI members.
Since 1993, Steve is the Operations Director of ELSSI MARITIME SERVICES.

Panagiotis Stamatopoulos, Collection Manager

Panagiotis Stamatopoulos holds a degree as a Radiologist technician and a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Hertfordshire. He joined ELSSI in 1999 and from 2006 onwards is the Collection Manager of ELSSI MARITIME SERVICES.

Bill Stamatopoulos, Commercial Director

Bill Stamatopoulos holds a Bachelor in Business Administration and an MBA with specialization in Total Quality Management from the University of Leicester. He joined Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in 1991 and in 2010 Bill became the Regional Manager of DNV Petroleum Services for Europe. From October 1st, 2015, Bill joined Bureau Veritas as Business Development Manager for the newly established department of VeriFuel, for South Eastern Europe