Ioannis (Yiannis) Sarantitis is a Partner of Sarantitis Law Firm, and a member of the Piraeus Bar Association.  He is a graduate of the Athens University Law School, and holds an LLB degree from Buckingham University/UK.

Since 2003, through his company W Marine, a fully integrated shipping operator of bulk carriers, he has been active in the shipping industry.  In the past, he has also been an investor in the Telecommunications sector. Since 2009 he is also the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Norway in Piraeus.