Who we are

Alex Navarro Ikonomopoulos is the company’s Chief Operating Officer. He is responsible for the QHSE department, the operation of ships and transportation of different cargoes, and special projects, such as wind equipment and projects for the Oil & Gas industry. He has extensive experience in managing and operating commercial transportation, especially in Brazil, and expertise in developing business between local and foreign companies. Alex has a degree in Foreign Trade from Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina and specializes in shipping company management operations, risk management, and integrated management systems (ABS). Since 2003 he has been working with container transshipment and ship operations in Brazil and South America. Previously he was the head of Kadmos Shipping, specialized in ship agency and shipowner representation.

The financial management of Posidonia is under the command of Felipe Navarro Ikonomopoulos. He coordinates the entire finance department, makes evaluations and investment projects. He also supervises and controls the auditing of the company’s transactions. The executive has a degree in Business Administration from PUC (RJ), an MBA in Finance from IBMEC, and a certificate in Business Administration from the London of Business School. Felipe is also certified in foreign trade, port logistics, and financial risk management, among others. He worked as financial manager from 2002 to 2005 for Parfina Marítima and, in 2006, he became partner and director of Kadmos Shipping.

He has a degree in Economics from UFRJ and a MSc in International Relations from Boston University – London. As Posidonia’s Solid Bulk Director, he is responsible for the movement of dry cargoes, coordinating the employment of vessels according to the needs of shippers.
He has extensive experience in the commercial area, especially in Chartering, having been a director of large maritime groups, and their representative in class institutions.

He studied business administration at New York University, NYU, and general management at PUC Rio de Janeiro.
He was a founding partner and president of Seamar Serviços de Apoio Marítimo, a pioneer in the Brazilian marine support segment. After that, he held the direction of important companies in the sector, being responsible for their hiring by the main IOC’s acting in Brazil, in addition to their representation in class organs. He has extensive experience in hiring boat construction. He is an advisory member of the ABS (American Bureau of Shipping).

Nikolas Ikonomopoulos is the Chartering Director at Posidonia Shipping, responsible for the chartering of vessels that serve different types of cargo, including liquid and dry bulk, and project cargo. He holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations, an MBA in Oil and Gas Management, and has certifications and extension courses in Chartering from Lloyd's Maritime Academy and BIMCO.

With over 16 years of experience in the maritime market, he has worked in operations and finance, and for over a decade he has dedicated himself to the commercial and chartering areas.

Rodrigo Matos works in the technical direction of POSIDONIA. Responsible for the technical management of assets, as well as all Fleet support staff regarding the management of predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance and its tools.

Graduated from the Merchant Marine Officer Training School in Maritime Engineering, with more than 20 years in the naval industry, he has certifications from DNV, NKK and Lloyd Register for management and auditing of various classes of vessels in accordance with standards, rules and authorities nationals and internationals.

Carolina Farsura is the HSEQ Director at Posidonia, leading the Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental management. With over 16 years of experience in the maritime industry, Carolina holds a degree in Nautical Sciences from the Brazilian Merchant Marine Officers’ Academy and a postgraduate degree in ESG and Corporate Sustainability. She is a certified Internal Auditor for NBR ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001, as well as for ISM and MLC standards, and holds a Ship Superintendent certification from DNV.

She has professional experience as a Designated Person Ashore (DPA), in vessel management and maritime compliance. Carolina’s strategic focus is on process optimization, regulatory compliance, and the continuous improvement of operational results, ensuring excellence in quality, health, safety, and environmental standards.

Danilo Santos joined the Posidonia team in 2023, bringing 20 years of experience in large companies, mainly in the Shipping and Logistics industries. He began his career at Vale, when engaged in the design, spin off and IPO of Log-In, also making part of its first years of operations. Later, as the CFO of Baru Offshore, an international shipping company just established in Brazil, Danilo led the Finance Department creation and the funding of the company investments plan.

He graduated in Production Engineering at Fluminense Federal University (UFF), has a postgraduate degree in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) and also attended executive programs at Stanford University in California and Cornell University in New York.