George J. Prokopiou (born 1946) is a billionaire Greek shipowner, founder of Dynacom Tankers, Sea Traders and Dynagas.[2]
George J. Prokopiou was born in Athens in 1946.[3] He holds a Civil Engineering degree from the National Technical University of Athens.[4]
Prokopiou bought his first ship in 1971, a 55,000-tonne tanker, Pennsylvania.[5] He is the founder of Dynacom Tankers (established in 1991),[6] Sea Traders and Dynagas.
In February 2025 he acquired the entire share capital of the Astir Palace Vouliagmeni hotel group.[8]
In March 2015, he had a net worth of $2 billion, and a fleet of 89 ships, according to Bloomberg.[9]
In 2025, Lloyd's List named him number 14 in their list of the Top 100 most influential people in the shipping industry.[10] Prokopiou also appeared in the Top 100 in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2024.[11][12][13][14]
Forbes estimated Prokopiou net worth at $3.7 billion in 2024 listed at #1046 globally.[2]
He is married to Alexandra.[15] They have four daughters. As of 2014, Eliza, the eldest works for her father's companies, as does her husband Nick Chrissakis. Ioanna works for her father in dry cargo, and her husband, John Kairis also works in shipping, running Kairis Brothers. Marina works on tanker projects and long-term business, and her husband Tony Lauritzen is CEO of Dynagas LNG Partners. The youngest, Maria-Elena, is the founder and owner of shipping firm, Delos Navigation.[16]
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