Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Announces Stamatis Tsantanis Will Succeed Dale Ploughman As New Chief Executive Officer

News Release Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp September 24, 2012

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September 20, 2012 - Athens Greece – Seanergy Maritime Holdings
Corp. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ:
SHIP announced today that Dale Ploughman will step down from the
position of the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and Stamatis Tsantanis has been appointed
as the Chief Executive Officer, to
succeed Mr. Ploughman, effective as of October 1, 2012. Mr.
Tsantanis has also been appointed to the
Board of Directors. Mr. Ploughman will continue to serve as the
Chairman of the Board and as a
Director of the Company.
Dale Ploughman, Chairman of the Board and Director commented:
"I am proud of
our
achievements in transforming Seanergy from a blank check company
into an established publicly
traded dry bulk company. I would like to thank the Board, the
management team, and especially my
colleagues for all their hard work and support over these
challenging years. While I have decided to
pursue other endeavors, I will remain as the Company’s Chairman
and as a Director and assist where I
can.”
Christina Anagnostara, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer,
stated: “The
Company’s Board and
management thank Dale for his valuable contribution in steering
the Company from inception. In his
time at the Company, Dale has been instrumental to our corporate
transformation and achievements.
We are very pleased that he will continue to help guide the
Company as Chairman and Board member.
We welcome Stamatis Tsantanis as our new CEO with the belief that
his business and financial
background, as well as his capital markets experience will be
valuable assets to our Company.”
Stamatis Tsantanis brings more than 14 years of experience in
shipping and finance and held senior
management positions in prominent shipping companies. He served as
Group Chief Financial Officer of
Target Marine S.A. from September 2008, responsible for its
corporate and financial strategy. Mr.
Tsantanis previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and as
a Director of TOP Ships Inc. from its
initial public offering and listing on Nasdaq in 2004 until
September 2008. Prior to that, he was an
investment banker at Alpha Finance, a member of the Alpha Bank
Group, with an active role in a
number of shipping corporate finance transactions. Mr. Tsantanis
holds a Masters degree in Shipping
Trade and Finance from the City University Business School in
London, and a Bachelors degree in
Shipping Economics from the University of
Piraeus.
About Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. is a Marshall Islands corporation with its
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