Aristofanis Stefatos holds a PhD in geology from the University of Patras and is specialized in environmental oceanography. In 2020, he was appointed by the Council of Ministers of the Hellenic Republic as CEO of HEREMA. He has 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry focused mainly on exploration and production (E&P) activities. Prior to assuming HEREMA’s leadership, he managed private Norwegian hydrocarbon E&P companies, having acted as General Manager of Operations at M Vest Energy AS, and Director of Land Management and Technology at Atlantic Petroleum Norge AS before that. He is also a founding member of four Norwegian companies. His exploration work has been exposed to several geological settings, namely in Europe, North America, the Indian Ocean, West Africa, and Southeast Asia.