Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou is joint CEO of TOTOTHEO MARITIME, a leading global service provider specialising in innovative, efficient, and functional solutions in the fields of maritime satellite communications, digitalization, automation, and navigation systems.
As from August 2021 she is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus.
She is a board member of the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation, the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
In July 2020, she was elected as a Member to the General committee of the Association of SA and Limited Companies in Greece and as Head of its Shipping Sector committee.
She served as President of the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association from October 2017 to October 2022 and she was instrumental to WISTA’s success in receiving consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2018.
Leading international shipping publication Lloyd’s List selected Despina as one of the Top 100 Most Influential people in shipping in 6 consecutive years since 2017. In 2019 she was also named as the “International Personality of the Year” at the Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards.
In June 2022, she was appointed as a Seatrade Maritime Club Ambassador representing Cyprus. The Club is a private membership club for the global community of shipowners, operators, and managers. The Club's goal is to provide a trusted platform for senior leaders to help achieve the IMO's joint global maritime objectives.
She holds degrees from the National and Capodistrian University of Athens, the Copenhagen Business School, and the University of Oxford.