Elias Nassif has more than 35 years of experience in the engineering, construction, marine and offshore industries. He founded the Stanford Marine chartering operation in 1997 and has since led its growth into a leading offshore energy and marine services group in the region.Prior to this, Mr. Nassif served as Executive Vice President of GMMOS Group, where he managed a fleet of 45 offshore support vessels along with steel fabrication workshops, ship repair and conversion activities, and mobile crane leasing businesses. Earlier in his career, he held engineering positions with Stone &amp; Webster Engineering and Hudson Engineering (a McDermott company) in Houston, Texas.Mr. Nassif holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University and a Master of Science in Ocean Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.

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Adonis Bijo has over 23 years of experience in human resources, crewing, and associated functions across both onshore and offshore environments, including shipbuilding, repair, and offshore marine operations.He has been with Stanford Marine Group for more than 19 years, playing a key role in supporting the Group’s workforce development and organizational growth.Prior to joining Stanford Marine Group, Adonis worked in the UAE with Universal Knowledge Solutions as Project Manager.Adonis holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, and has completed multiple professional certifications in areas including MLC, STCW, HR Management, Digital Transformation, and Artificial Intelligence.

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Shamjith N.V. has nearly three decades of experience in the offshore marine services industry, including more than 16 years with the Group. As Chief Commercial Officer, he leads the commercial strategy and chartering activities across the fleet, with responsibility for strengthening client relationships, developing strategic partnerships and expanding the Group’s presence in regional and international markets. Shamjith began his career with Doha Marine Services (DMS) in Qatar in 1998 and later joined Minnow Marine Projects Ltd. (MMPL) in Dubai in 2006. Following MMPL’s integration into Stanford Marine Group in 2010, he joined Stanford Marine as Business Development &amp;amp; Contracts Manager (2010–2017) and subsequently served as General Manager (2017–2022), before assuming his current role as Chief Commercial Officer. With extensive experience in offshore vessel chartering, commercial negotiations, contract management and business development, he plays a key role in identifying new business opportunities and driving the Group’s commercial growth. He holds an MBA from Middlesex University, UK.

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Captain Prakash Sud has 36 years of marine and offshore industry experience, including a distinguished 20- year tenure with the group. His extensive background demonstrates a high level of expertise, dedication, and leadership.As Chief Operating Officer, he leads operations excellence and regulatory compliance with a strong focus on cost-effective management across all operations.Captain Prakash Sud joined Stanford Marine in 2006 as a Master before transitioning to the Dubai office as a Marine Superintendent in February 2009. Through continuous dedication, strong leadership, and operational expertise, he advanced through multiple promotions within the group to his current role as Chief Operating Officer.Captain Prakash Sud holds a Certificate of Competency as Master (Foreign Going) from DG Shipping, India.

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Anirudha has over 20 years of experience across M&amp;A advisory, Technology sector &amp; the Offshore Industry and has over 12 years with the Group. Anirudha takes lead on M&amp;A, strategy, fund raising as well as digitization initiatives of the group in addition to playing a key role in the finance and Investor relation function of the SMG group.Before joining SMG worked at Ernst &amp; Young Corporate Finance, as a CFO of Zimplistic Pte and as CIO at Affle International spanning a career across Singapore, India and UAE.Anirudha is an MBA from National Technological University, Singapore and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from Mumbai University.

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Simon King has over 22 years of experience in health, safety, environment and quality management, including more than 15 years with the Group. As QHSE &amp; Sustainability Director, he leads the Group’s QHSE function and provides strategic oversight of its management systems, ESG integration and sustainability agenda.Simon joined the Group in March 2011, having previously served as Group HSE Manager for Madina Group in Qatar. Throughout his career, he has held senior responsibility for QHSE governance, operational risk management, regulatory compliance and the development and implementation of integrated management systems across complex operational environments.In his current role, Simon also supports the integration of ESG and sustainability principles into the Group’s wider business strategy, with a focus on performance improvement, environmental responsibility, governance and long-term operational resilience.&nbsp;He holds an MBA from Swansea University and is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) certified Chief Sustainability Officer.

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Jamal Abki has over 43 years of experience in the marine industry, including more than 36 years with the Group. As General Manager of Grandweld Shipyards, a role he has held since 1998, he oversees shipbuilding, repair and offshore construction operations.He joined Grandweld in 1986 as Operations Manager. Prior to this, he worked with the Tozzi Group on the construction, installation and commissioning of a major power plant in Jordan. He also served as Chief Engineer for the offshore fleet at ADPPOC (IRSHAD) in Abu Dhabi (Ruwais and Zirku) and held marine engineering roles with Kuwait Oil Tanker Company, where he was involved in the construction of four LPG carriers and one VLCC at La Ciotat Shipyard in France and subsequently served onboard these vessels as Marine Engineer Officer.Jamal holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering and a Certificate of Competency from the Maritime Academy of Alexandria, Egypt.

Our leadership team

Elias Nassif

N.S Ramjee

Adonis Bijo

Shamjith N.V

Captain Prakash Sud

Anirudha Kusre

Simon King

Jamal Abki

Elias Nassif

N.S Ramjee

Adonis Bijo

Shamjith N.V

Captain Prakash Sud

Anirudha Kusre

Simon King

Jamal Abki