Efthymios Mitropoulos

Efthymios (Thimio) E. Mitropoulos (; born 30 May 1939 in Piraeus, Greece He was succeeded by Koji Sekimizu.

Mitropoulos was an accomplished chief engineer officer, coast guard officer, rear admiral, shipping economist, marine technologist, harbor master, lecturer, chancellor, chairman, and author of books about shipping economics and policy, merchant vessels, and navigation safety, among other shipping-related subjects.

Educational background He studied secondary education from the St. Paul French College in the city of Piraeus in Greece. He studied at the Aspropyrgos Merchant Marine Academy in Athens at Attica from 1957 to 1959. After his apprenticeship on board merchant ships from 1959 to 1962, Mitropoulos studied at the Hellenic Coast Guard Academy from 1962 to 1964.

Awards He received multiple awards and recognitions during his career for his achievements. Among them was for being the author of the book Tankers: Evolution and technical issues, which won him the first prize during the Year of Shipping panhellenic competition in 1969. In 2013 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden.