Peter Georgiopoulos is likely this spring to exit a public tanker company he has led in one form or ­another since 2001, but he is not departing empty-handed.

Georgiopoulos is nearing a payout of more than $8m when the acquisition of his Gener8 Maritime is closed by Belgium’s Euro­nav, probably in May or June.

Details of the package — which includes severance payment, bonuses and vesting of restricted shares — are included in a registration statement filed by Euronav with US ­securities regulators.