George Spyrou

Who was George Spyrou?

George Andrew Rankin Spyrou was a Scottish businessman. Spyrou was the president of Airship Management Services and had affiliations with other airship companies.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Spyrou attended private schools in England and Connecticut before he entered Harvard University. He obtained his law degrees from Christ's College, Cambridge, and specialized in international and maritime law. He was admitted to the English Bar in 1980. He worked for law firms in New York City then as a corporate counsel in Monaco. Spyrou began work for Airship Industries Ltd. in 1982, and he moved to the United States to head international operations for AIL's commercial clients in 1987.

AIL went into receivership in September 1990 under heavy financial pressure, and its assets were eventually obtained by Northrup Grumman. Spyrou founded AMS three months later, with the financial support of Sojitz, Fujifilm, and TCom.

AMS is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, and has a FAA repair station and technical facility in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The company specializes in airship advertising campaigns, and has run successful campaigns for several corporate and government clients.