Diaplous name comes from the Greek ancient word διάπλους [δiáplus], (< διά + πλέω), which means the action of sailing across the sea with safety.

Diaplous has officially been recorded for the first time in Homer’s epic poem, Odyssey, which was written in a poetic dialect of Greek—a literary amalgam of Aeolic Greek, Ionic Greek, and other Ancient Greek dialects near the end of the 8th century BC.The word Odyssey, i.e. the 10-year Diaplous of Odysseus from Troy, in Asia Minor back to his homeland Ithaca, the Greek Island, after the Trojan War, has come to refer to an epic voyage not only in Greek but also in English and many other languages.

OUR MISSION IS TO UNDERSTAND YOUR NEEDS AND SERVE THEM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL POSSIBLE

The sailing journey of Diaplous Group has begun in October, 2010, in Cyprus with a branch in Athens, Greece. Over the last years it has grown exponentially, broadening and deepening its client base, as well as amassing a wealth of invaluable operational experience.

Diaplous is built on the cumulative experience of its top management, all of whom have a solid background in the Navy, special forces and counter-intelligence of more than 30 years. According to their combined insights, knowledge and experience,Diaplous can provide a unique offering to its clients and handle the most demanding operations, regardless of circumstances. We believe in people. We go the extra mile to ensure that we meet our client’s requirements and deliverables, and we strive to ensure that our people are trained and supported to the highest level, in a complex maritime risk environment. At Diaplous we understand the importance of service delivery and continuing professional development; and to that end we continue to listen to our customers, whilst developing professional skills, and academic acumen, which will place the group at the forefront of academic research, and maritime security risk management skills across land and sea.

We serve our customer according to “Diaplous way”, meaning respect to their needs.

OFFICES GLOBALLY

700

PERSONNEL EMPLOYED

ACCIDENTS & CASUALTIES

4+2

ISO CERTIFICATIONS

FLAG STATES APPROVALS

CERTIFIED TRAINING COURSES

450

CUSTOMERS GLOBALLY

11322

TRAINED & QUALIFIED PERSONNEL

2010: DIAPLOUS ESTABLISHMENT

Established in Cyprus in 2010 and is authorized to operate as a private ship security company by the government of the republic of Cyprus.

CERTIFIED 1st WITH ISO 28007

The first Greek company to be accredited by LRQA with ISO 28007 and one of the 4 companies which acted as models for the creation of the specific accreditation itself.

BIMCO & SCEG MEMBERS

A key member of Baltic and international maritime council (“BIMCO”) as well as of security in complex environments group (“SCEG”).

REGISTERED IN UN

Registered in United Nations, having obtained level 2 approval enabling us having access in tenders of global range.

APPROVED BY 33 FLAG STATES

Approved by the most popular flag states, oil majors and blue chip dry bulk charterers. throughout all these years Diaplous has safeguarded more than 8500 vessels with zero incidents having

Clientele

Government Agencies

Oil Majors

Technical Companies – Construction Companies

Law Enforcement Agencies

Non-Governmental Organizations

United Nations Organizations

Off shore Oil, Gas & Energy Companies

Insurers and Underwriters

EVERYTHING WE DO, IS GUIDED BY OUR CORE VALUES:

SAFETY,QUALITY AND TRUST

Clients’ interests always come first
Continuously Develop our greatest assets. Our people
strive for Excellence in everything we do
Our Reputation is built on zero-incidents
Integrity and decades-mature Know-how is always expressed
Ever Evolve

OUR PEOPLE

OPERATE WITH THE HEALTH & SAFETY MENTALITY OF DIAPLOUS

Captain H.N. (Ret) Manolis Lazaridis

CEO

Graduated from the Hellenic Naval Academy / Strategy Operations – Hellenic Naval War College / USN Navy Seals and SOF Schools / NATO Operations.
Cpt. Lazaridis served in the Hellenic Navy for 28 years, most of which he spent commanding Special Forces Units, as well as Fast Attack Craft Squadrons. He served as the Commanding Officer of the Hellenic Navy Seals , including during the 2004 – Athens Olympic Games. His last position was in the Military Counterintelligence of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff.

Rear Admiral H.N. (Ret) Antonios Papaioannou

DIRECTOR & CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Gratuated from the Hellenic Naval Academy / Anti-Submarine Warfare College USA / Hellenic Naval War College / NATO Defense College.
Rear-Admiral Papaioannou served in the Hellenic Navy for 35 years, most of which he spent commanding warships and NATO Units. He was assigned as the First Force Commander of European Union Naval Force Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR ATALANTA) for anti-piracy in the Gulf of Aden / Indian Ocean. He served in Brussels ( European Union Military staff) as well as in London, as Naval and Defense Attaché. His last assignment was as Director Chief in the Resources and Personnel Directorate of the Hellenic MOD.

Daniel Cho

MANAGING DIRECTOR / Diaplous Asia

AGSIM (Thunderbird) University, Arizona USA (MBA)
Study for financing, accounting and international relations
INHA University, Korea M.Sc. & B.S. in Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering

Develop New Offshore Markets in Asia (Vietnam, Malaysia), Africa (Nigeria, Angola), America (Brazil, Canada) and achieve drilling market with M/S 60% for 10 years in SHI.

Successful operation for the performance of major engineering and vendor controls, procurement for EPC offshore projects in Houston and London

In Diaplous Group since: 2019

Christos Avgerinidis

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

Graduated from the Hellenic Naval Academy / Greek Navy Special Forces (Navy Seals)

Mr. Chris Avgerinidis served in the Hellenic Navy for 24 years.

In Diaplous Group since: 2011

Nikos Georgopoulos

CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER

Graduated from the Hellenic Naval Academy / Strategy Operations – Hellenic Naval War College / NATO Special Forces training and Operations.

Cpt. Georgopoulos served in the Hellenic Navy for 20 years, most of which he spent commanding Special Forces Units, He served as the Commanding Officer of the Hellenic Navy Seals. After his retirement he worked as Senior Director and Vice President supervising EMEA country operations in multinational companies

In Diaplous Group since: 2020

Georgios Tsoutsanis

TRAINING MANAGER

Graduated from the Hellenic Naval Academy / Greek Navy Special Forces (Navy Seals)

Mr. Georgios Tsoutsanis served in the Hellenic Navy & Navy Seals for 22 years.

In Diaplous Group since: 2013

Pelagia Chatzikyriakou

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

• MBA (Master of Business Administration), University of Kentucky-TEI of Piraeus, 2008-2010

• BSc in Sociology, Panteion University Athens, 2004-2008

In Diaplous Group since: 2012

Katerina Selimou

OPERATIONS MANAGER

• National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Mass media and Communication, MSc in Political Communication and New Technologies

• National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, faculty of Mass media and Communication, BSc in Mass Media and Communication

In Diaplous Group since: 2012

Alexandros Kefalas

QUALITY MANAGER

• Cass Business School, City University, London, UK, MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance

• National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece, BSc in Political Science and Public Administration, International & European studies

In Diaplous Group since: 2014

Gerasimos Laskaratos

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

• License to Practice Medical Physics, Greece

• MSc in Medical Physics (with Merit), University of Surrey, UK

• BSc in Physics, University of Athens, Greece

In Diaplous Group since: 2014

Charles Swanson

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF RISK

Mr. Swanson is a Chartered Security Professional (CSyP) and has studied at Masters level with the University of Leicester (Security Risk Management and IT) and St Andrews University (Terrorism Studies). He has recently written an MSc in International Security and Risk Management and is currently the lead tutor and dissertation supervisor on that degree. Mr. Swanson has also recently had a book titled Professional Security Management: A strategic guide published by Routledge.

Mr. Swanson is a former British Royal Military Police Officer, with a practical background, having managed security risk issues on a global scale, including maritime, gas and oil and the cyber threat. He is a certified ISO 31000 Risk Management Professional.

He specializes in business resilience, crisis management, business continuity and disaster recovery. He has delivered several keynote speeches on such subject matter.

Mr. Swanson can study the risk landscape of an organisation, including the threat platform, before delivering effective, cost resilient and business effective solutions.

In Diaplous Group since: 2014

Magda Kosma

EXECUTIVE SECRETERIAT

• Private School ‘AKTO’ Department Designer CAD-CAM (Architectural and Mechanical Design and via IT), Architectural, Surveying, Mechanical Engineering, and Building Perspective Plan.

In Diaplous Group since: 2014