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Yiannis Kantoros

PRESIDENT

Yiannis Kantoros is the CEO of INTERAMERICAN Hellenic Insurance Company.

He holds the positions of president in the Hellenic Dutch Association, president in Health Insurance Committee and member of Board of Directors and Executive Committee, in the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies.

His significant career path within INTERAMERICAN includes key leadership positions, whereas he has cooperated with other multinational companies.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Cardiff Business School and Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).

George Kotsalos

VICE PRESIDENT

Mr. George Kotsalos holds a Bachelor of Business Studies and Commerce from the London School of Foreign Trade, an Associateship Diploma from the Chartered Insurance Institute, and has attended a series of courses as well as training seminars on Insurance Practice in Athens and abroad (Lloyd’s, Munich Re , Swiss Re, CIGNA, et al.).

Since 2009 he has served in positions of responsibility at the ACHMEA Group, a parent company of INTERAMERICAN, including the Board of Directors of EUREKO SIGORTA and the Board of Directors of the insurance company AVERO Brussels (Belgium, a subsidiary).

Mr. Kotsalos is a Founding Member and Shareholder of Resolut, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dogus Hellas SA while he has served as Managing Director at INTERAMERICAN Group, PHOENIX METROLIFE EMPORIKI, PHOENIX General Insurance, Chairman of the PHOENIX CREDIT and co-director of TRS / VIGGAS Reinsurance.

George Arcadis

GENERAL SECRETARY

George Arcadis has studied Economics at the Economic University of Athens and holds an MBA from Cass Business School, London. He started his career in the banking sector in 1993 and in 1997 joined Mees Pierson as Senior Manager in Transportation. Between 2005 to 2010 he was the CEO of the Fortis Branch in Athens. In 2010 he joined ABN AMRO as Country Executive in Greece and currently serves as Branch Manager of the ABN AMRO Athens Branch.

Theo Deligiannakis

TREASURER

Theo Deligiannakis is a half Dutch / half Greek, Dutch educated Lawyer admitted to the Athens Bar Association and the legal advisor of the Certification Body DQS Hellas Ltd.

His legal expertise focuses on European Union Law, legal compliance and standardization covering a variety of industries. Theo is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association of the Greek Manufacturers of Packaging & Materials (AGMPM) and the President of the Ethics Committee of the Hellenic Association of Accredited Certification Bodies (HellasCert).

He holds a Bachelor degree (LL.B) in Dutch law from Leiden University and a Master’s degree (LL.M) in EU law and EU competition law from the same university.

Philippa Michali

MEMBER

Philippa Michali is the Chairman & CEO of NN Hellas since April 2023.

She is an independent member of the Board of Directors of the listed company Quest Holdings and of the non-profit association ALBA Executive Development & Applied Research in Business Administration.

She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Insurance Companies of Greece and Chairman of its Life & Pensions Committee.

Before joining NN Group, Philippa worked in insurance sector for more than 25 years, and as CEO of multinational Insurance company for almost 8 years.

She holds a Bachelor Degree in Banking & Financial Management from the University of Piraeus and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from ALBA Graduate Business School. She is a mother of twin boys.

Konstantinos Maggioros

MEMBER

Konstantinos Maggioros is heading FrieslandCampina Hellas since January 2013. He joined FrieslandCampina Hellas in 1988 as Director of Finance & Administration. During the period 2002-2007, he was appointed Marketing Director of the company and was distinguished for the successful introduction of the NOYNOY brand in yogurts and cheese, that eventually led the company to obtain the number 1 position in the Greek dairy market. In 2007, he was assigned to setup and lead the Regional Head Office of FrieslandCampina in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, having the overall responsibility of strategy, innovation and business development for the markets of Asia, Middle East and Africa. In 2009, he became Managing Director of Central Europe, based in Budapest.
He is a graduate of the Athens University of Economics and Business and holds a masters degree in Business Administration from Ohio State University, USA.
He was born in Athens in 1962 and is married with 2 children.

Nikos Lavidas

MEMBER

Nikos Lavidas joined AB Vassilopoulos Single SA as Brand President, leading the Executive Committee in September 2022. He formerly worked as Managing Director in Upfield (2019-2022) for Southeast Europe (2021-2022). Having a significant experience in Retail sector, some of his career highlights are: Sklavenitis Group – Head of Strategy and Expansion (2011-2019) and Kraft Foods Greece (1996-2011), where he held various commercial roles across Field Sales, Key Account Management and General Management.   

Kanaris Papanastasopoulos

MEMBER

Kanaris Papanastasopoulos is the General Manager & CEO of Carglass® Greece. He holds a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Patras and an Executive MBA from the University of Piraeus.

His professional career includes many years of experience in managerial positions of large Greek and multinational companies, while for the last 17 years he has been working in the automotive sector.

During his previous experience as Supply Chain Manager at Carglass® Greece (8 years) he successfully undertook projects crucial for the course of the business. In 2008, he organized the transition to the 1st Distribution Center in Attica and in 2011 the creation of a Hub in Thessaloniki. At the same time, he renegotiated the then agreements with all major glass manufacturers worldwide and consolidated the company’s spare parts availability to 98.5%. An important experience for him was his participation in the Supply Chain design of other countries of the Group, such as China and Turkey.

His career so far as General Manager of Carglass® Greece has been directly linked to the further adoption of digital transformation applications and, of course, the strategic investment in 2014 in the then emerging ADAS systems. At the same time, his direct involvement with the Operational part has brought about significant changes, such as the creation of a more flexible and productive corporate network and, more recently, the assessment of Carglass® working methods as the most appropriate for the industry (IMI).

Kirki Kalantzi

MEMBER

Kirki Kalantzi is the General Manager of Coral Group since November 2024. Kirki is a Chemical Engineer and has graduated from the National Technical University (ΕΜΠ) in Athens. She also holds a Diploma in Management studies  from Athens laboratory of Business Administration in 2004. Kirki joined the company 30 years ago and has worked mainly in Sales and Marketing roles in Retail & B2B, both locally and internationally. Kirki was born in 1970, is married since 1999 and has a son.

Alexandros Daniilidis

MEMBER

Alexandros Daniilidis is Managing Director of Athenian Brewery, since January 2018.

He started his career at Athenian Brewery in 1992 from Sales Division. In 2002 he joined the Management Team as Sales Manager Wholesale-Horeca. In 2008 he became Sales Director Greece and in 2010 Commercial Director, while during the period of 2021-2017 held the role of Managing Director Heineken Serbia.

He studied Economics at the University of Piraeus and he has attended various Executive training programs at University of Harvard and INSEAD.

George Tzavaras

MEMBER

General Manager Unilever Greece, Cyprus, Balkans & Baltics

George Tzavaras was born in Athens. He holds a degree in Economics from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and an International MBA from the Athens University of Economics & Business.

He commenced his career in 2003 at Friesland Campina and subsequently held commercial positions at Kraft Foods Hellas, Mondelez, and Beiersdorf over the next 13 years.

In 2016, he joined Unilever and has been a Member of the company’s Leadership Team since then. During his tenure, he has served as Head of Unilever Food Solutions Greece & Cyprus, Head of Ice Cream for Southeast Europe, and later for Greece, Romania & EMEE.

In January 2025, he was appointed General Manager of Unilever Greece, Cyprus, Balkans & Baltics, a Business Unit established under the new One Unilever organizational structure. In this role, he is responsible for the company’s operations across 14 countries.

He is married, with two children and two dogs.

Panagiotis Baras

MEMBER

Panagiotis Baras has graduated from the Department of Physics, University of Athens. He continued his studies in subjects of Medical Physics at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, obtaining his M.Sc. and Ph.D.
He is Chairman and Managing Director of PHILIPS HELLAS S.A. and District Manager of Philips Health Systems in Greece, with responsibility also for Cyprus and Malta. He is member of the BoD of the Greek Association for Societe Anonyme (SAEE) and Member of the Hellenic-Dutch Association of Commerce & Industry (He.D.A.).
His interests include topics related to healthtech, management of change and innovation, business and healthcare administration, as well as development of telemedicine and e-health business models.

Marianna Politopoulou

HONORARY MEMBER

Marianna Politopoulou holds an MBA from the Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania and an MSc in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens.

Ιn her 30year professional career in Greece and abroad, she has held several CEO and senior management positions, at among others, NN Hellas where she also managed the acquisition and merger of Metlife in Greece, National Bank of Greece, Eurobank, Inchcape Hellas Group, Credit Agricole Indosuez Luxembourg and Honeywell Europe Brussels. During her diverse experience she achieved significant profitability and growth while transformed the operating model and corporate culture focusing on people, governance, customer experience, innovation, technology and digitization.

Marianna Politopoulou is a Non-Executive member of the BoD of Gr.Sarantis.

She also sits on the boards of Junior Achievement Greece, The Wharton Club of Greece, the Hellenic-Dutch Association of Commerce & Industry and is a member of the Leadership Committee of the American – Hellenic Chamber of Commerce