Costamare Company Culture

Mr. Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Costamare Partners GP LLC, the General Partner of Costamare Partners LP since August 04, 2014. Mr. Konstantakopoulos has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Costamare Inc. since April 2008. Mr. Konstantakopoulos serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Costamare Shipping, which he joined in 1992 (and where he worked part-timebeforehand). In 2001, Mr. Konstantakopoulos founded CIEL and he has served as President of CIEL since its inception. In 2005, Mr. Konstantakopoulos founded Shanghai Costamare. He founded C-Man Maritime in 2006. Mr. Konstantakopoulos has served on the board of directors of the Union of Greek Ship-owners since 2006. Mr. Konstantakopoulos studied engineering at Universit??? Paul Sabatier in France.

Mr. Anastassios Gabrielides serves as the General Counsel and Secretary at Costamare Inc. Prior to joining Costamare in 2013, Mr. Gabrielides worked for Allseas Marine SA, a ship-management company. From 2004 to 2011, Mr. Gabrielides served at the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission, the Greek securities regulator, first as Vice Chairman (2004 to 2009) and then as Chairman (2009 to 2011). Mr. Gabrielides practiced law in Athens from 1999 to 2004, specializing in securities, banking and finance and corporate law. Mr. Gabrielides also worked for the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation from 1991 to 1999 in various posts and was a member of the Executive Committee. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Costamare Partners GP LLC, General Partner of Costamare Partners LP. Mr. Gabrielides has been a member of the board of supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority and has been a member of the Greek FIY. Mr. Gabrielides holds L.L.M. degrees from Harvard Law School and the London School of Economics, a law degree from Athens University Law School and a B.A. in economics from the American College of Greece, Deree College.

Mr. Gregory G. Zikos has been the Chief Financial Officer of Costamare Partners GP LLC since August 4, 2014 and serves as its Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Zikos serves as Chief Financial Officer and Director of Costamare Inc. Prior to joining Costamare in 2007, Mr. Zikos served as the Chief Financial Officer of DryShips, Inc., from November 22, 2006 to May 29, 2007. Mr. Zikos was responsible for structured finance transactions in a leading Greek construction firm. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Zikos was employed with J&P Avax S.A., a real estate investment and construction company, where he was responsible for project and structured finance debt transactions. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Zikos was employed at Citigroup (London), global corporate and investment banking group, where he was involved in numerous European leveraged and acquisition debt financing He practiced law from 1994 to 1998, during which time he advised financial institutions and shipping companies in debt and acquisition transactions. He served as Director of DryShips, Inc, from November 22, 2006 to May 29, 2007. Mr. Zikos holds MBA degree in Finance from Cornell Business School, a Masters in Maritime Law (LLM) from King's College (University of London) and a Bachelor of Laws with merits from the Law School of the University of Athens.