Captain Andreas Loannides

摘要

Following its initiation in 1990 by Admiral Sir Julian Oswald, the UK Royal Navy's First Sea Lord, the inaugural meeting of the Chiefs of European Navies (CHENS) brought together 12 senior officers from across the continent. The forum was officially established in 1992 and, with enlargement of NATO and the EU, now has 24 nations on board. CHENS sees itself as an informal, independent and non-political forum set up to promote understanding between its members, examine issues of mutual interest and increase public awareness of the role played by navies in international affairs. The Cyprus Navy Command took over the chairmanship of CHENS in May 2008, when the post went to the navy's then commander, Captain Panayotis Vougioulakis. He was succeeded in both appointments in August by Captain Andreas loannides, who will lead the multinational body until the Royal Danish Navy takes the helm in May 2009.