Director, Business Development, Greece
Maria Kyratsoudi joined ABS in 2020 as a Business Development Manager. In 2025, she was appointed Head of Business Development for Greece, where she leads the company’s business development strategy and client engagement activities across the region. She works closely with shipowners, operators, and industry stakeholders to support their decarbonization planning, regulatory compliance, and long‑term fleet strategies.
Prior to joining ABS, Maria worked for another class society for eleven years as Global FOBAS Business Development Manager providing also technical advice on fuel quality and on-board fuel management. She represented this class society in various industry organizations meetings (Intertanko, Martecma etc) and other fora on fuel quality testing issues, alternative fuels, Sulphur 2020 matters. She has also previously worked as a plan approval engineer.
Maria Kyratsoudi holds an MSc in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an LLM from the City University of London.
