Nikos Nomikos

Professor of Shipping Finance and Risk Management Director, Modular Executive MBA – Bayes Business School

Nikos Nomikos is Professor of Shipping Finance at Bayes Business School. He is the Academic Director of the Bayes Modular Executive MBA Program and the former Director of the MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance. 

His area of expertise is Ship Finance, Risk Management and Asset Pricing for Shipping and Commodity Markets. Examples of his research include the development of ship valuation models, designing shipping indices and market benchmarks, structuring risk management products, valuation of freight derivative contracts, big-data analytics for assessing market dynamics and sustainable finance. Nikos has published over 50 papers in peer-review academic journals and co-authored the book “Shipping Derivatives and Risk Management” considered the leading reference book in this area.

Nikos’ career began at the Baltic Exchange, where he served as Head of Market Analytics. During this time, he oversaw the development of shipping indices that are now widely used as pricing benchmarks in the market. Recognising the importance of applied and commercially viable research, Nikos collaborates extensively with corporations, both as a consultant and in executive education. He also acts as an expert witness in shipping-related cases.

Nikos lectures on Finance, Economics, Freight Trading and Risk Management for the MSc, MBA, and PhD programs. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.