US investment bank and advisory company Seabury Maritime has boosted its management team with two promotions and two new appointments.
Jonathan Montbach has become executive director of investment banking and Nikos Petrakakos is the new director and head of environmental innovation.
Seabury has also appointed Gary Pedersen as director of operations and Gerardo Ayzanoa as director of advisory.
“We are thrilled with Jonathan and Nikos’ promotions as they are widely recognised leaders whose breadth and range of past experiences at providing innovative solutions and services to solve complex challenges in the maritime sector will continue to greatly enhance our existing advisory and investment banking capabilities,” said Seabury Maritime CEO Edward Zimny.
Montbach has been with Seabury Capital since 2009. Prior to his new role, he was senior vice-president of speciality ship finance.
A former Oldendorff man, Petrakakos joined Seabury Maritime in October 2018 to head the environmental initiatives unit, which encompasses green ports, environmental advisory and, in conjunction with the investment banking unit, green marine equipment finance.
Pedersen has more than 25 years of industry experience in the maritime operation and advisory sectors.
He has previously led the operational management and building of international freight forwarding business ventures for companies such as Kuhne + Nagel.
Ayzanoa worked in Washington for consulting firms Nathan Associates and The Louis Berger Group as project manager, port planner, maritime systems/shipping specialist and trade analyst.
