Elisabeth Cosmatos

President; CEO The Heavy Lift Group (THLG); The Cosmatos Group of Companies

of The Cosmatos Group of Companies in 2000 and leads business activities across a portfolio of well-known industry brands which include Hub Logistics, Fairplay Forwarding and Cosmatos Shipping Services.  

Elisabeth’s expertise in the Project Cargo and heavy lift sectors embraces all aspects of multimodal transportation, in diverse industries such as industrial, oil & gas, renewable energy, and defence logistics.  Her experience extends to port and terminal operations and support services for yachts and cruise ships – as well as ship agency attendance for all types of ships and cargo handling operations.

Elisabeth is currently the President of The Heavy Lift Group (THLG), having been part of the Association’s Executive Committee for the past six years.  Founded in 1987 by a consortium of western-European heavy-lift operators in anticipation of the Single European Market, THLG has expanded to include companies from North and South America, Asia, Africa and other parts of Europe.

During 2002 – 2008, she served on the executive committee of the Thessaloniki Shipping Agents Association, a grouping whose purpose is to provide coordinated and timely action to enable smooth cooperation in all business activities relating to the Port of Thessaloniki. 

Elisabeth studied Maritime Business & Law at the University of Plymouth, UK before going to complete the London Guildhall University course on International Trade & Transport. Among her achievements, she counts her participation in founding the 3PL facility, Hub Logistics SA, as a personal milestone, based on its development ‘from scratch’ into a bonded storage operation that is fully covered by dangerous goods permits and AEO certification.

A fluent English and Greek speaker, Elisabeth is a well-known personality in the forwarding and logistics sector, both in Greece and internationally.  Elisabeth is a WISTA Hellas member (and WISTA Ambassador for northern Greece), and an active member of the shipping community.