Philippos founder Lemissoler in 1996. He has been appointed as Chairman and CEO of the Group since 2009. The Group is active in ship-owning, ship-management and ship commercial operations and chartering, as well as in R&D with focus on enhancing the ship’s efficiency and decreasing the carbon footprint.

He graduated from RWTH Aachen in Mechanical Engineering and he is also a Harvard Business School (HBS) graduate. From 1 January 2022, he is the elected President of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA), in addition to his position as Immediate Past President and Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC).