Georgios Stassis has more than 14 years of experience in the energy market.
He held important positions in various organizations and entities in the energy sector in Greece and Southeastern Europe, and throughout the entire electricity value chain (generation, distribution, supply).
He had worked for several years in the Italian energy Group ENEL SpA, as President & CEO of Enel Romania SrL., the largest vertically integrated energy company in Romania, and previously as Head of Green Power for Eastern Europe and Middle East.
Mr.Stassis holds a degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s degree in “Management in Construction and Structural Design” from the University of Kingston, UK. In addition, he has attended Executive Courses at Harvard Business School (USA) and Elis Academy (Italy).
Mr. Ioannis Kopanakis has been the Chief Development Officer of PPC S.A. since January 10, 2017.
From September 1 ,2009 he served as Chief Generation Officer and from 2007 he served as Director of the Thermal Power Plants Operation Department.
During the previous six years he had served as Director of the Planning and Performance Department of the Generation Business Unit, whereas, since joining PPC in 1985 and for sixteen years he had been working as Senior Engineer, Maintenance Supervisor and Thermal Power Plant Manager.
He holds a diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an MBA degree from the Nottingham Trend University.
George Karakousis is an executive with significant experience in creating innovative products and services by using a customer-driven approach. He has designed and implemented successfully the commercial strategy for large companies in Greece and the UK and has led major commercial transformation projects.
During his 15-year work experience he has held commercial positions of increasing responsibility in companies such as Forthnet and Wind Hellas, successfully introducing new products and services. In the UK, he undertook a complete product redesign for Talk Talk, while in British Telecoms (BT) he was at the helm of the largest service transformation project for nine million customers. In addition, he provided consultancy services on product design and marketing to technology start-ups.
He holds a Diploma in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, a Master’s degree (MSc) from Imperial College London and an MBA from ALBA Graduate Business School.
Alexandros Paterakis holds a degree in Computer Engineering and Mathematics from the University of La Verne.
He started his career as a Network Engineer and subsequently held positions of responsibility as a senior IT consultant, such as Head of the Consulting Services at MicroAge, Management Consultant in Arthur Andersen (now Accenture) in the UK and then in Greece.
In 2003 he served as IT Director at Tellas telecommunications and in 2008 he joined Vodafone where he held the position of CIO.
He was then recruited by Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), where he served as President of Infotech Mobility India Pvt Ltd and retired in 2016 as CIO from Saudi Arabia, actively involved in the promotion of transformation in information and communication technologies (ICT).
Since 2016 he provides consulting services focusing in digital strategy. Since 2018 he holds the position of CIO at AXIATA Celcom, a telecommunications provider in Malaysia.
Mr. Konstantinos Alexandridis is an economist with many years’ experience in the Financial Management of listed companies, having served as senior executive at OTE Group (member of Deutsche Telekom Group).
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Ioannina, an MSc in Decision Modelling and Information Systems from Brunel University UK and an International MBA from the Athens University of Economics and Business.
Mr. Aravantinos has been General Manager of Support Operations Division since April 1, 2012.
Mr. Aravantinos joined PPC in 1984 and since then has served in various positions in the Company. He worked for five years as an executive in the Distribution Division and then moved to the IT Department, where he held both technical and managerial positions. From 2001 till 2011 he served as Director of the Information Technology Department and as of February 1, 2011 until March 31,2012 as General Manager of Distribution Division.
Mr. Aravantinos holds a diploma in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and a MSc degree in Computer Science (Diplôme d' Etudes Approfondies en Informatique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris VI) and Management (Master of Business Administration, Brunel University).
Dr. Sotirios Hadjimichael has been working at PPC S.A. for 33 years. Prior to his appointment as Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, he held important positions and acquired experience in a wide range of activities of PPC, the Transmission Network, the Electricity Market operation, etc.
In particular he worked:
- In 1986 in the Planning Department, where he was involved in the Transmission Systems Plans, the elaboration of the Transmission System Development Plan, etc.
- In 1995, in the Purchasing Department, as Inspection Engineer, where he dealt with Inspection-Testing-Material Acceptance issues, acquiring significant experience on a multitude of materials and machineries of PPC, as well as on purchasing procedures.
- In 2000, at the Executive Office of PPC as Advisor, where he was involved in a variety of issues falling within the competence of the Chairman.
- In 2002 he was promoted to the position of Head of the New Business Activities Section of the Strategy Department. He has been involved in the development of new activities, the expansion in new markets outside Greece, etc.
- In 2008, in the Testing, Research & Standards Center (TRSC) he worked as Head of the Research Programmes Section, where he organised PPC’s participation in Research Programmes.
- In 2010 he was promoted to PPC Chairman’s Office Director position. This position involves a wide range of activities in all PPC fields, as well as participation in the Board of Directors and in the Executive Committee of PPC.
- In 2015 he was appointed as Director of the Strategy Department, where he has been involved in a variety of activities ranging from the elaboration of the new Strategic Plan of the Company, the coordination of Regulatory Issues, the strategy planning in matters of Electricity Market, the development of PPC’s Corporate Social Responsibility, the sale of the HTSO (ADMIE), etc.
In 1978 he graduated from the Varvakeio Experimental School of Athens.
In 1984 he was awarded his Diploma in Electrical Engineering specialising in Power Engineering, from the National Technical University of Athens and in 1993 his PhD degree from the Imperial College focusing on energy and RES matters.
He was born in 1960 in Cyprus, Nicosia, he is married with two daughters.
Mr. Econonou has been the General Counsel of the Company since February 1st, 2005. Before that, he was managing partner at “Stratigis & Associates” Law Firm and had served as legal counsel in various companies of both the private and public sector.
Along with his capacity as General Counsel, he was since 2005 also acting as the Director of the Legal Department. Since 24.9.2019 he was also appointed as Chief Legal Officer for Legal Affairs and Corporate Governance. He has been alternate member on the Hellenic Competition Commission, Chairman of Eurelectric’s Legal Affairs Working Group, Member of the Boards of Directors of TAYTEKO (Insurance Fund of Bank and Public Utilities Employees) and “Egnatia Odos S.A.”. Since 2014 he is Secretary General of the Hellenic Association of Energy Law.
He has been member of various law drafting committees on Societes Anonymes and has published various articles and studies on Corporate Governance, Compliance and Energy Law issues.
Mr. Konstantinos Zagalikis has many years of experience in the field of consulting and IT services, with particular emphasis on Digital Transformation.
He has held important managerial positions in Vodafone and IBM Hellas. Following that, he moved to Printec Group where he was responsible for the technological implementation of solutions in Greece and Southeast Europe while later on, he was appointed as CIO in Forthnet- Nova. He held one of the leading parts in the transformation of information systems (BSS-OSS) in Huawei, for DU Telecommunications in Dubai. Until recently he held the post of Operations Director in Tech Mahindra, where he was responsible for the cloud transformation of the existing infrastructure for Celcom Telecommunications in Malaysia.
He holds a B.Eng. in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Sussex in the UK and a M.Sc in Telecommunications and Information Systems from the University of Essex in the UK.
Mr. Dimitrios Metikanis has been appointed Chief Generation Officer on January 10, 2017.
Mr. Metikanis has been a member of PPC staff since 1986; his career set off at Ptolemais Thermal Power Plant, where he remained for more than five years, therefore gaining significant know-how in the operation of thermal Power Plants. Thereafter, he was appointed in several technical and administrative positions in the Generation Division, holding posts in the Generation Exploitation Department and Materials Fuel and Purchasing Department (1992-2007), as well as in the Fuel Purchasing and Logistics Department (2007-2008) of the Finance Division. During his term in the above mentioned Departments, he gained experience in dealing with various projects regarding, but without limitation, power plants’ operation and environmental affairs, as well as fuels’ purchasing and management (lignite, oil and natural gas).
In May 2008 he was appointed Director of Generation Planning and Performance Department, vested with a series of competencies, ranging from the development of Generation's Strategic and Business Plan, the Units’ operational planning up to the monitoring of their operational and financial efficiency. Prior to joining PPC he worked in the pharmaceutical industry.
Mr. Metikanis holds a diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), as well as an MBA degree.
Mr. Fotios E. Karagiannis is a Mechanical Engineer of the National Technical University of Athens, Greece (1982) and holds two degrees from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (E.N.S.A.E.) in Toulouse, France. In 1987 he has obtained the Doctorat de l'E.N.S.A.E. (grade "Très honorable"). He has worked for 5 years as a post-doc Researcher in the Laboratory of Thermal Turbomachinery of the National Technical University of Athens.
In 1992 he joined the Public Power Corporation of Greece (PPC), where he held various managerial positions. On December of 2006 he was appointed as Director of the CEO’s Office and then as Director of the Hydroelectric Projects Development Department. In 2008 he was appointed as Director of the Thermal Projects Engineering and Construction Department.
In 2017, he was appointed as Director of the Business Development Implementation Department and then as Director of the New Products & Services Development & Promotion Department. In 2019 he was appointed as Director of the Support of Generation Business Department, while from February 2020 he was appointed to the post of Chief Thermal and Hydro Generation Officer.
Ms. Bali has been working in PPC since May 1990.
In 2007, she undertook the position of Head of the Keratsini Sales Office. In 2008, she was appointed as Head of the Piraeus Sales District and was involved in the setting up of the first sales districts of the newly established Supply Business Unit. In 2017 Director of the Attica Retail Department.
She has been involved in customer service as well as in the implementation of the pricing and commercial policy of the Company. Furthermore, from 2014 until now, she has focused on the overdue receivables issue and on the methods to tackle them.
She holds a Diploma from the School of Political Science and Public Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Before her recruitment by PPC, she worked for two years as an HR Manager in a private company.
Mr. Ioannis Tsagiannis holds a Diploma from the Department of Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
He has served for 23 years in various managerial positions in the customer service sector in telecommunications such as Customer Service Manager, Customer Relationship General Director and Customer Experience Configuration General Director.
He has great experience in the customer management sector, having achieved for a number of years to combine the knowledge of commercial procedures with change management in the sector of organization and management of populous service groups with optimal results.
Mr. Spanos has more than 22 years career spanning across a multitude of business areas, predominantly in Product Marketing, New Business development, customer experience, project & demand management, budget management and Technology. Being in managerial positions for 15 years both abroad (Vodafone Albania) and in Greece (Vodafone Greece) and having led large-scale product development or transformational projects, he brings vast managerial experience in subject areas. Since April 2020 he joined PPC as Director of Marketing and Pricing.
He holds a science BSc (Physics) and a Telecommunications MSc from Athens University (NKUA), while being awarded multiple additional certifications (Business Administration from AUEB, PRINCE II project management Practitioner, crisis & change management etc).
Mr. Mentzos is a PMO executive and business transformation expert with international experience in leading and managing major complex projects. During his 20-year career, he has held roles of increasing responsibility mainly in telecom operators (Wind Hellas & Vodafone UK) where he led their network development activities. From 2018 to 2020 he was leading the 5G Network Deployment Programme for Vodafone UK in London. Until recently he held the position of the PMO Director for all commercial activities at PPC.
He holds a Diploma (MEng) from the Polytechnic School of the Democritus University of Thrace.
Mr. Kyriakos Kofinas has 27 years of Executive Career in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Held positions as Regional CEO, Business Director, Principal and as Head Coach in FMCG, Medical, Retail, Luxury, Executive Search, and in e-Mobility.
He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Athens, an ΜΒΑ from the Manchester Business School and an MSc in E-Commerce from the Athens University of Economics and Business. He is also a certified Executive & Business Coach.
Mr. Konstantinos Nazos was appointed as Chief Energy Management & Trading Officer on December 17, 2020.
He joined PPC S.A. in 2004 and since then he has been working in the Department of Energy Management & Trading acquiring significant experience in the whole spectrum of energy management activities, being specialized in the areas of electricity markets analysis and modelling, bidding strategies analysis, optimization and risk management of complex energy portfolios and cross-border electricity trading.
From July 2010, and for eight years, he served as Head of Market Analysis Section and then he was promoted to the position of Director of Market Analysis Unit.
In June 2020 he was appointed as Deputy Director of the Department of Energy Management & Trading, having among others the responsibility for managing the Department’s transformation towards the transition of the Greek electricity market to the EU Target Model.
In 2016, along with his duties in PPC, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Insurance Fund for Bank and Utility Companies Employees (TAYTEKO), as representative of the employers, on behalf of the Company. Additionally, he was actively engaged in the establishment of the subsidiary company PPC Albania in 2016, in which he took the role of Executive Director and Vice Chair of the Board.
Before joining PPC S.A., he worked for 7 years as production and maintenance engineer in the aluminum rolling industry and in the home appliances industry, thus acquiring significant industrial experience.
Mr. Konstantinos Nazos holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (1994), as well as an MBA degree (Executive MBA) from Athens University of Economics and Business.
Mr. Damaskos has been General Manager of Human Resources Division since January 8, 2013.
Mr. Damaskos joined the company in 1987. For 16 consecutive years since his recruitment he has served as Head of various front-line operating units of the former Distribution Division (currently known as Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator). From 2002 to 2006 he was Head of the company’s Tariffs Section.
He has held the position of Director of the Corporate Development and Administration Department (currently Strategy Department and Office of the Executive), as well as the position of Director of Planning and Human Resources of the Supply Division. From 2008 until his assignment in the position of General Manager of Human Resources, he was Director of Human Resources and Organization of the Company.
From 2008 to 2011, along with his duties at PPC, he was member of the Board of Directors of the Insurance Fund for Bank and Utility Companies Employees (TAYTEKO) as representative of the employers, on behalf of the Company. He also served as member of the Executive Committee of IKA-ETAM/PPC Personnel Insurance Sector (TAP-DEH).
Prior to joining PPC he worked in the private sector, in the construction industry, and he was specialized in the implementation of PPC projects, thus acquiring a significant construction and site experience.
Mr. George Damaskos is an Electrical Engineer, member of the Technical Chamber of Greece, and holds a degree in Economic Sciences from the Economics Department of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Political Sciences of the Athens University. He also holds an MBA degree in Business Administration from the Kingston Business School (Kingston University).
Mr. Econonou has been the General Counsel of the Company since February 1st, 2005. Before that, he was managing partner at “Stratigis & Associates” Law Firm and had served as legal counsel in various companies of both the private and public sector.
Along with his capacity as General Counsel, he was since 2005 also acting as the Director of the Legal Department. Since 24.9.2019 he was also appointed as Chief Legal Officer for Legal Affairs and Corporate Governance. He has been alternate member on the Hellenic Competition Commission, Chairman of Eurelectric’s Legal Affairs Working Group, Member of the Boards of Directors of TAYTEKO (Insurance Fund of Bank and Public Utilities Employees) and “Egnatia Odos S.A.”. Since 2014 he is Secretary General of the Hellenic Association of Energy Law.
He has been member of various law drafting committees on Societes Anonymes and has published various articles and studies on Corporate Governance, Compliance and Energy Law issues.