About Us People

Innovation requires fresh thinking, determination, and the will to succeed. The people of FreightMetrics embody all these traits and the commitment to meeting client needs by offering proven expertise and personalized service. Building on their expertise, the people of FreightMetrics share a common vision to pioneer the use of modern risk management practices in the shipping industry. To achieve this goal, the management team of FreightMetrics is supported by a dedicated team of risk analysts and software engineers, as well as a selective number of independent scientists drawn from the industry and the academia who collaborate in our R&D initiatives. To inquire about joining the FreightMetrics team, please refer to the Career Opportunities section for further details.

Management team

Kyriakos Attikouris
Head of Research & Risk Management
Contact: k.attikouris@freightmetrics.com

Kyriakos Attikouris holds an MBA in Finance from the Simon Business School of the University of Rochester and a Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematical Finance from the University of Oxford. He is qualified as a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (www.garp.com) and a certified Professional Risk Manager (PRM) by the Professional Risk Managers' International Association (www.prmia.org). Kyriakos is a founding member of PRMIA-Greece and is currently serving in its Steering Committee. Previously, he worked for the Global Shipping Division of Citibank, the Athens Derivatives Exchange Clearing House, and Systemic Risk Management. Currently, he is a PhD Candidate at the University of Piraeus, undertaking research in the areas of freight rate modeling and option pricing.

Mike Dilworth
Chief Technology Officer
Contact: m.dilworth@freightmetrics.com

Mike Dilworth holds a first class honours degree in Industrial Management from Nottingham Trent University. He has over 14 years experience in the IT industry, which began in earnest as an early Internet pioneer during his research days at City University's Department of Information Science. Following this, Mike founded e-nspect, a software development company. After moving to Greece, Mike became the Director of Systems for Greece's premier Internet portal and more recently was the Services and Applications Development Manager for a leading mobile telecommunications company.