Newlead Holdings Ltd. (fka NEWLF)

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$NEWL Board of Directors
Michael S. Zolotas
Board of Directors, Member
President, Chief Executive Officer

Michael S. Zolotas is a third generation shipowner with 18 years technical, operational and commercial experience. He completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology.

Mr. Zolotas joined Stamford Navigation Inc. as a superintendent engineer where he spent almost three years in sea service and in pure technical matters including repairs and conversions and newbuildings.

In 1999, Mr. Zolotas became General Manager of Stamford Navigation Inc. Over the next six years, he expanded Stamford Navigation Inc. from two vessels to close to thirty vessels ranging from 17,000 dwt to 170,000 dwt.

In 2005, he was nominated as member of Bureau Veritas (BV) Black Sea Mediterranean Committee, on which he serves as board member. In 2006, he was nominated as member of Registro Italiano Navale (RINA). He is also a member of China Classification Society (CCS) Mediterranean Committee. From 2001 to 2007, he served on the board of the CTM Pool.

In 2006, together with Mr. Nicholas G. Fistes, Mr. Zolotas founded GrandUnion Inc., where he serves as Chief Executive Officer and is a board member.



Spyros Gianniotis
Board of Directors, Member

Spyros Gianniotis has worked in various positions in major banks throughout Greece and the United States for over 23 years. From 1989 until 2001, Mr. Gianniotis held positions at Citigroup in Athens, Piraeus and New York. In 2001, Mr. Gianniotis became the Assistant General Manager, Head of Shipping at Piraeus Bank S. A. In 2008, Mr. Gianniotis became the Chief Financial Officer of Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc., a position he currently holds.

Mr. Gianniotis holds a BA from Queens College, CUNY, a MSc from Maritime College, SUNY and an MBA from Wagner College. He joined NewLead’s Board of Directors in 2009.



Panagiotis Skiadas
Board of Directors, Member

Panagiotis Skiadas has served as a member of our board of directors since the closing of our initial public offering in June 2005.

Mr. Skiadas is currently the Environmental Manager of VIOHALCO S.A., a holding company of the largest Greek metals processing group that incorporates approximately 90 companies and accounts for approximately 10% of Greece’s total exports. Within that role, Mr. Skiadas is responsible for all environmental and climate change issues as well as certain energy related matters.

Prior to joining VIOHALCO in April 2006, Mr. Skiadas performed a similar role for a subsidiary of VIOHALCO, ELVAL S.A. He has also served as the Section Manager of Environmental Operations for the Organizational Committee of Olympic Games in Athens in 2004.

Mr. Skiadas holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida and a Master’s in Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Environmental Engineering.



Steve J. Oh
Board of Directors, Member

Steve J. Oh has been the Managing Director of MJLF Athens, a subsidiary of MJLF & Associates USA shipbrokering company, since the company's establishment in 2007. He is an active shipbroker, involved in various projects related to newbuildings, sales and purchases, ship repair, chartering and marine equipment, covering both technical and commercial scopes of interest. Prior to joining MJLF in 2007, Mr. Oh was employed at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, starting as a Ship Repair Engineer of Machinery Division in the early 1980s, rising to Project Manager for various projects and then becoming the Representative of Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Singapore Branch in 1993 and the Representative of Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Athens Branch in 1996.

Concurrent with his stay in Greece, Mr. Oh has engaged himself in various responsibilities within the Korean Association, and currently holds the position of Vice Chairman. Mr. Oh, was born in South Korea in 1954 and graduated from Hanyang University of Seoul with a B.S. in Mechanical and Thermal Engineering. He has broad international experience in Europe, Asia and the United States.

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