{"id":1251,"date":"2025-03-20T12:31:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:31:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:18:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:18:01","slug":"costis-frangoulis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfir.gr\/el\/costis-frangoulis\/","title":{"rendered":"Costis Frangoulis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6778fdf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6778fdf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"board-single-bold\">Founder, President and CEO of Franman<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614eef17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614eef17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"board-single-main\"><strong>Costis J. Frangoulis<\/strong>&nbsp;is a Greek entrepreneur born in Athens and a father of two daughters, Elli and Athena.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518e86b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"518e86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"board-single-main\">He holds a B.A from the University of Richmond, U.K in Economics and Business Administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a2841a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a2841a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"board-single-main\">He is the Founder, President and CEO of Franman Group which he formed in May 1991. For over 30 years, Franman has been providing a wide range of equipment, products and services to the international shipping industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9715f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9715f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"board-single-main\">In year 1996, he founded Imperium Shipmanagement SA which managed and owned 5 handysize bulk carriers. After a decade and while the Dry Cargo market was booming, he decided to exit the market by taking advantage of the very high asset values at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51aefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51aefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"board-single-main\">Costis Frangoulis is the President of the International Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus, 2nd Vice President of the International Propeller Club of the United States, an Ambassador of the Sailors\u2019 Society in Greece, a non-executive member of the board of Sfakianakis Group and a member of the Advisory Board of the Council for International Relations \u2013 Greece (CfIR-GR).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder, President and CEO of Franman Costis J. Frangoulis&nbsp;is a Greek entrepreneur born in Athens and a father of two daughters, Elli and Athena. He holds a B.A from the University of Richmond, U.K in Economics and Business Administration. He is the Founder, President and CEO of Franman Group which he formed in May 1991. 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