The New Members of the Presidium of the Greek-Chinese Economic Council have been elected. Mr. Fotis Provatas is reelected Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Members of the Board of Directors of the Greek-Chinese Economic Council have elected the new Presidium. Chairman of the Board was reelected, via unanimous decision, Mr. Fotis Provatas and Deputy Chairperson was elected Mrs. Christina Sakellaridis.
The New Board of Directors:
| Chairman | Fotis
Provatas |
CEO, EUROCHINESE DEVELOPMENT, Former Athens City’s Delegate for the Economic Cooperation with the P.R. of China |
| Deputy Chairperson | Christina Sakellaridis | Businesswoman, President of Panhellenic Exporters Association |
| Vice Chairmen | George Vernicos | President of the Greek Section of the European Economic and Social Committee, Secretary General of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) |
| Athanasios Liagos | Project coordinator for the country’s ports in Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), Member of the Board of Directors of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. | |
| Pantelis Tzortzakis | President and CEO, INNOGROWTH | |
| General Secretary | George Koumantakis | Architect Engineer |
| Special Secretary | Kostis Melachroinos | Management Consultant, Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC) |
| Curator of Events | Dr George Tzogopoulos | Founder of chinaandgreece.com, Journalist and Author |
Afterwards the Board of Directors assigned the responsibilities to its Members and to the Financial Audit Committee Members as follows:
Members of the Board of Directors
| Fotis Provatas
(Chairman) |
CEO, EUROCHINESE DEVELOPMENT, Former Athens City’s Delegate for the Economic Cooperation with the P.R. of China | |
| Christina Sakellaridis
(Deputy Chairperson) |
Businesswoman, President of Panhellenic Exporters Association | Delegate for Exports & Trade |
| Georgios Vernicos
(Vice Chairman) |
President of the European Economic and Social Committee, Secretary General of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) | Delegate for Tourism |
| Athanasios Liagos
(Vice Chairman) |
Project coordinator for the country’s ports in Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), Member of the Board of Directors of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. | Delegate for SeaTrade and Logistics |
| Pantelis Tzortzakis
(Vice Chairman) |
President and CEO, INNOGROWTH | Delegate for Digital Policy (ICT) |
| George Koumantakis
(General Secretary) |
Dr. Architect Engineer | |
| Kostis Melachroinos
(Special Secretary) |
Management Consultant, Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC) | Delegate for Cooperation with Energy Companies |
| George Tzogopoulos
(Curator of Events) |
Journalist, Chinese newspapers and portals | Delegate for Events, Media and Public Relations |
| Kostas Askounis | Former President of the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece | Delegate Councilor for Cooperation with the Local Authorities (in cooperation with A. Louloudakis) |
| Sotiris Bregiannos | Attorney-at-Law, Partner, S. N. Bregiannos – G. N. Bregiannos and Associates Law Firm | Delegate Councilor – Legal Advisor |
| Ioannis Chatzitheodosiou | President, Athens Chamber of Tradesmen | Delegate Councilor for SMEs |
| Apostolos Kamarinakis | Entrepreneur, C.E.O., Jet Energy Group | Delegate Councilor for Cooperation with the Ports |
| George Kotsalos | President, Dogus Hellas S.A. | Delegate Councilor for the Insurance Sector |
| Pantelis Koukos | President, K&O ADVISORY SERVICES S.A., DIPA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD, PLM (UK) LTD | Delegate Councilor for Cooperation with the Consulting Companies |
| Apostolos Louloudakis | Board Member of KEDE (Central Association of Municipalities)
|
Delegate Councilor for Cooperation with the Local Authorities (In cooperation with K. Askounis) |
| Giorgos Meleas | Marketing and Communication Specialist, C.E.O., “SMART MEDIA” Group | Delegate Councilor for Communication and for the Relations with the Political Institutions |
| George Palamarizis | Consulting Engineer | Delegate Councilor for Cooperation with GCEC’s branches in China |
| John Papapetros | Attorney-at-Law, Managing Partner, V & P Law Firm | Delegate Councilor for Cooperation with the Maritime Companies |
| Sakis Papathanasiou | President and CEO, Technopolis S.A. | Delegate Councilor for North Greece (in cooperation with T. Savvakis) and the Cooperation with the Vocational Education Sector |
| Andreas Polykarpou | General Director G & E Greece, Cyprus, Israel, ZTE HELLAS TELECOMUNICATIONS S.A. | Delegate Councilor for Smart Cities |
| Ioanna Samprakou | Vice Chair, Hellenic Association of Computer Engineers (HACE) | Delegate Councilor for the Economic Cooperation between China and EU. Liaison Officer with the Deputy Ministry of Economy and Development |
| Athanassios Savvakis | CEO, NATIONAL CAN HELLAS S.A. | Delegate Councilor for Northern Greece (in cooperation with S. Papathanasiou) and for the Cooperation with the Northern Greece Exporters. |
| Nicholas Theodoridis | Chairman, “ARCHIRODON GROUP” | Delegate Councilor for the Cooperation with the Construction Companies |
| Chryssanthi Vaghena | Expert Minister Counselor A | Delegate Councilor – Liaison Officer with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Anastasios Vamvoukas | Mayor of Chania | Delegate Councilor (in cooperation with P. Iniotakis) for the Region of Crete |
Members of the Financial Audit Commission
| Dimitrios Kardaras | Assistant Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business, Co-Director of Confucius Institute | Delegate Councilor for the Cooperation with the Chinese Universities |
| George Papavasilopoulos | Professor, National Technical University of Athens | Delegate Councilor for the Cooperation with the European & American Universities |
| Nana Spyropoulou | President and CEO, HELLINIKON S.A. | Delegate Councilor for the Cooperation of the State and Private Investment Sectors (in cooperation with T. Tsilimingas) |
| Alexandros Tsiatsiamis | Economist, C.E.O., “AT Managment” S.A. | Delegate Councilor for Projects with the participation of EU co-funding |
| Takis Tsilimingas | Consulting Engineer | Delegate Councilor for the Cooperation of the State and Private Investment Sectors (in cooperation with N. Spyropoulou) |
The New Members of the Board of Directors of the Greek-Chinese Economic Council will meet again the following days in order to decide about the final Strategic Planning for the period 2017-2020.
