Prior to establishing Prime Seas and co-founding the AlphaSeas Group, Erdal served as the Chief Commercial Officer for Marine and Offshore finance at GE Capital responsible for deal origination, restructuring and client relationships. 

Before his assignment at GE, Erdal served as VP, Strategic Management & Restructuring at DVB Transport US LLC in New York, where he was responsible for asset management of debt and equity facilities with global coverage.   Previously he has held various positions in the maritime industry through his work at DVB New-York, Singapore and Rotterdam offices; Dunya Shipping, Geden Lines and Maersk Lines. 

His past functions included roles in: 

• Deal Origination & Relationship management 
• Restructuring and work outs
• Asset Management
• Research and Strategic Planning 
• Commercial Operations, S&P and Chartering 
• Shipboard operations as deck officer on various types of merchant navy vessels.

Erdal holds an MSc degree in Maritime Economics and Logistics from Erasmus University, Netherlands and a BSc degree in Maritime Transportation & Management Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.