Nikolaos Karellis bought SBLK once, on Sep 15, 2026

Nikolaos Karellis is a Greek shipping finance executive and independent director who has served on the Board of Directors of Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK) since May 2016, and as Chairman of the Audit Committee since May 2020.( He is also a Director of the advisory firm Marininvest Advisers Ltd, bringing more than 35 years of experience in the shipping sector across major international financial institutions.( On June 11, 2026, Karellis reported an open‑market sale of 20,000 common shares of Star Bulk Carriers Corp. at $26.96 per share, a Form 4 insider transaction that left him with no directly held common shares in the company.(

Before joining Star Bulk’s board, Karellis spent 28 years at HSBC Bank plc in Athens as Head of Shipping, where he built a business unit focused on providing a comprehensive range of banking services to Greek shipping companies; earlier in his career, he held a position at Bank of America.( He holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, underpinning his long-standing specialization in shipping finance and corporate governance.(

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