Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the third main body of the Corporation and has the powers and competencies that are provided in article 192 of Law 4389/2016.

Is made up

of five (5) to nine (9) members appointed for four (4) years, is responsible for the management of the Corporation and the achievement of the objects laid down in its Statutes.

Decides

on all issues relating to the management of the Corporation, apart from those issues which under the provisions -of the aforementioned Law- fall within the competence of the Supervisory Board or of the General Assembly.

The members of the Board of Directors are elected

by the Supervisory Board in accordance with the provisions of the same law. On taking office on 10.10.2016, the Supervisory Board initiated the process of the election and appointment of HCAP’s Board of Directors. The first Board of Directors of HCAP, constituted into a body on February 16^th, 2017.

The current composition of the Board of Directors is as follows:

Konstantinos Derdemezis,
Non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

In February 2020 he was appointed as non-executive director of HCAP and is also a member of both the Investments and Nominations committees. He possesses broad experience of more than 20 years in emerging markets, international complex environments, change leadership and stakeholders’ engagement. His most recent position was Member of the Group Executive Committee and South East Europe Executive Director for Titan Cement Group. He has also served as a non-executive board member in various subsidiaries of Titan Cement Group in Europe and in the banking sector abroad. His areas of expertise are asset and operational management, restructuring, culture transformation and corporate governance. He is a Chemical Engineer by education and holds a BSc degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a MSc from the Pennsylvania State University. He also holds an MBA from ALBA Graduate Business School and a Master in Public administration from Harvard University and has completed INSEAD’s International Directors Program (IDP and Board Accreditation).

Stefanos Giourelis,
Deputy CEO and Executive Member

He was born in 1964. He studied at the National Technical University of Athens from where he obtained a degree in Mining Engineering & Metallurgy. He has worked for the past 25 years in Information Technology sector mainly in international sales and management positions. He worked for 19 years at Hewlett Packard for Greece, Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa based initially in Athens and afterwards in Dubai, 4 of which as a General Manager (Greece) and 8 of which as Managing Director in Greece, Africa region and GRAF (Greece & Africa) region.

Spyros Lorentziadis,
Non-executive Member

Βorn in 1946. He holds a B.A degree from the Political and Economics Department of the Athens Law School. He is a certified public accountant and auditor in Greece with a long professional career as a consultant with expertise in the areas of Corporate Governance and Internal Control Systems. He was the Chairman and Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen in Greece and a Senior Director and Audit Partner at EY. He has served as an Independent Non-Executive Board member at the National Bank of Greece, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors at Eurobank and Emporiki Βank and as an independent member of the Audit Committee of the Athens International Airport. Since June 2017, he is a senior advisor on governance and control issues to the CEO of Piraeus Bank.

Adamantini (Dina) Lazari,
Non-executive Member

Adamantini (Dina) Lazari has a long experience in both the private and the public sector and proven expertise in multinational negotiations. She serves currently as an Independent Non – Executive Board member of listed companies Intracom Holdings and Intralot SA. In both companies, she is a member of the Audit Committee and the Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. She serves also as a Senior Advisor to the Board of Domius Capital Advisors LLP and Chair of the Investment Committee of the Economists Professional Fund.
In the past, she has served as Deputy Governor/Executive Vice-Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Agricultural Bank of Greece and as Senior Advisor to the management at Emporiki (Commercial Bank of Greece). Ms. Lazari has also served as Board member in various companies and organizations (ATHEX Group, Selonda fisheries, Perseas/fish feed and Hellenic Sugar Industry S.A, etc). In the public sector, she has served as Advisor to the Economic Office of the Prime Minister (1983 -1989 and 1994 – 1999) and member of various inter-ministerial committees on public policy and economic issues.
Dina Lazari holds a Bachelor in Economics from the Economic University of Athens and a Master’s of Science in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the London School of Economics.

Thymios Kyriakopoulos,
Non-executive Member

Mr. Thymios Kyriakopoulos, is an internationally experienced senior executive specializing in the areas of banking, portfolio management, corporate transformation, and risk management. Mr. Kyriakopoulos was an Executive General Manager and the Group Chief Risk Officer at Piraeus Bank until 2020. Prior to this, he was appointed Managing Director at Goldman Sachs fixed income, currencies and commodities trading division. He has served as Chairman of the BoD of an Insurtech company, vice Chairman of a factoring business, and others. Throughout his career, he has invested in real estate, capital and private markets. He worked for Market Axess Inc in its startup phase, now a NASDAQ listed fintech business, and prior to that worked at Deutsche Bank and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He holds an MBA with honors from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BSc in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University.

Gregory D. Dimitriadis,
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member

He studied in the UK and the USA, holding a bachelor with honours in engineering (Manchester Metropolitan University) and two masters; one in the field of telecommunications (University College London) and another in international business relations and international negotiations (The Fletcher School, Tufts University). He is an executive with national and international experience in leading management positions in both the private and public sector. He served as Chairman of Enterprise Greece and Secretary General for International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dealing with numerous strategic investments in Greece and led the development of the National Strategy for Trade & Investment Promotion. Prior to that, he was Executive VP at HVA International in Amsterdam, Managing Director of Iskra Zaščite (Raycap Group) in Ljubljana, Chairman & CEO of the Athens Urban Transport Organization, and project leader for Greece’s National Strategy for exports at the Ministry of Development.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorydimitriadis/

Dimitrios Makavos,
Non- executive Member

Dimitrios Makavos has been working as a senior Manager in various Multinational Companies in Europe, Asia and the USA. Today he is the Regional Director of “Chipita LLC” responsible for Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. Prior to that, he has held various positions in Coca-Cola Hellenic in Greece and Russia including that of the General Manager for Olympic Games Sochi 2014. Before that, he was the Regional Director of “Singer Sewing Machines Co” for Central & Eastern Europe and the Regional Director of “Cussons Imperial Leather Toiletries LTD” for Singapore, Hong Kong and South China.
Dimitrios Makavos holds a BSc Degree in Public Administration and Political Science from Panteion University in Athens, a Business Administration Degree (M.B.A) from Wagner College in New York and a Post Masters’ Degree in International Marketing from Pace University in New York. He speaks English, French and Russian.

Alexandra Konida,
Non- executive Member

She has more than 25 years combined experience in corporate and investment banking, as well as in CFO and Treasurer positions in large industrial companies in the private and public sector. She has served as Group CFO in Public Power Corporation and was a member of the Board of Directors of Group’s subsidiaries outside Greece. She has worked for more than 15 years in senior positions in the corporate and investment banking division of international financial institutions (Citigroup, Bank of America and HSBC) and she is currently Managing Director at HSBC Continental Europe, Head of Global Banking Greece.

She is a founding member of the Non-Executive Directors’ Club Greece, member of the Women in Business Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and member of the Board of the INSEAD National Alumni Association in Greece.

Alexandra Konida holds a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an MBA degree from INSEAD.

Elena Papadopoulou,
Non- executive Member

Elena Papadopoulou is the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of the OTE group. Concurrently she serves as Vice Chairman of the OTE Academy and the COSMOTE Technical Services, as well as a Board member in COSMOTE TV, GERMANOS and COSMOTE E-value. She has long professional experience in management board positions (CxO) in multinational companies of different business sectors. Before joining the OTE group, she had served as HR Director in companies such as Praktiker Hellas S.A, Mercedes Benz Hella S.A, P. N. Gerolymatos. She has also worked for Kraft Foods International as HR manager and prior to that at Shell Hellas S.A in various positions in Finance. She has long experience and specialization in Human Resources management, as well as in business transformation and restructuring for enhancing performance, productivity and consumer services.

Elena Papadopoulou holds a degree in Business Administration and Finance from Deree College and professional certifications from Harvard Business School, Stanford Univ., and London Business School.

Konstantinos Derdemezis,
Non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

In February 2020 he was appointed as non-executive director of HCAP and is also a member of both the Investments and Nominations committees. He possesses broad experience of more than 20 years in emerging markets, international complex environments, change leadership and stakeholders’ engagement. His most recent position was Member of the Group Executive Committee and South East Europe Executive Director for Titan Cement Group. He has also served as a non-executive board member in various subsidiaries of Titan Cement Group in Europe and in the banking sector abroad. His areas of expertise are asset and operational management, restructuring, culture transformation and corporate governance. He is a Chemical Engineer by education and holds a BSc degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a MSc from the Pennsylvania State University. He also holds an MBA from ALBA Graduate Business School and a Master in Public administration from Harvard University and has completed INSEAD’s International Directors Program (IDP and Board Accreditation).

Gregory D. Dimitriadis,
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member

He studied in the UK and the USA, holding a bachelor with honours in engineering (Manchester Metropolitan University) and two masters; one in the field of telecommunications (University College London) and another in international business relations and international negotiations (The Fletcher School, Tufts University). He is an executive with national and international experience in leading management positions in both the private and public sector. He served as Chairman of Enterprise Greece and Secretary General for International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dealing with numerous strategic investments in Greece and led the development of the National Strategy for Trade & Investment Promotion. Prior to that, he was Executive VP at HVA International in Amsterdam, Managing Director of Iskra Zaščite (Raycap Group) in Ljubljana, Chairman & CEO of the Athens Urban Transport Organization, and project leader for Greece’s National Strategy for exports at the Ministry of Development.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregorydimitriadis/

Stefanos Giourelis,
Deputy CEO and Executive Member

He was born in 1964. He studied at the National Technical University of Athens from where he obtained a degree in Mining Engineering & Metallurgy. He has worked for the past 25 years in Information Technology sector mainly in international sales and management positions. He worked for 19 years at Hewlett Packard for Greece, Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa based initially in Athens and afterwards in Dubai, 4 of which as a General Manager (Greece) and 8 of which as Managing Director in Greece, Africa region and GRAF (Greece & Africa) region.

Dimitrios Makavos,
Non- executive Member

Dimitrios Makavos has been working as a senior Manager in various Multinational Companies in Europe, Asia and the USA. Today he is the Regional Director of “Chipita LLC” responsible for Russia and the Former Soviet Republics. Prior to that, he has held various positions in Coca-Cola Hellenic in Greece and Russia including that of the General Manager for Olympic Games Sochi 2014. Before that, he was the Regional Director of “Singer Sewing Machines Co” for Central & Eastern Europe and the Regional Director of “Cussons Imperial Leather Toiletries LTD” for Singapore, Hong Kong and South China.
Dimitrios Makavos holds a BSc Degree in Public Administration and Political Science from Panteion University in Athens, a Business Administration Degree (M.B.A) from Wagner College in New York and a Post Masters’ Degree in International Marketing from Pace University in New York. He speaks English, French and Russian.

Spyros Lorentziadis,
Non-executive Member

Βorn in 1946. He holds a B.A degree from the Political and Economics Department of the Athens Law School. He is a certified public accountant and auditor in Greece with a long professional career as a consultant with expertise in the areas of Corporate Governance and Internal Control Systems. He was the Chairman and Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen in Greece and a Senior Director and Audit Partner at EY. He has served as an Independent Non-Executive Board member at the National Bank of Greece, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors at Eurobank and Emporiki Βank and as an independent member of the Audit Committee of the Athens International Airport. Since June 2017, he is a senior advisor on governance and control issues to the CEO of Piraeus Bank.

Alexandra Konida,
Non- executive Member

She has more than 25 years combined experience in corporate and investment banking, as well as in CFO and Treasurer positions in large industrial companies in the private and public sector. She has served as Group CFO in Public Power Corporation and was a member of the Board of Directors of Group’s subsidiaries outside Greece. She has worked for more than 15 years in senior positions in the corporate and investment banking division of international financial institutions (Citigroup, Bank of America and HSBC) and she is currently Managing Director at HSBC Continental Europe, Head of Global Banking Greece.

She is a founding member of the Non-Executive Directors’ Club Greece, member of the Women in Business Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and member of the Board of the INSEAD National Alumni Association in Greece.

Alexandra Konida holds a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an MBA degree from INSEAD.

Adamantini (Dina) Lazari,
Non-executive Member

Adamantini (Dina) Lazari has a long experience in both the private and the public sector and proven expertise in multinational negotiations. She serves currently as an Independent Non – Executive Board member of listed companies Intracom Holdings and Intralot SA. In both companies, she is a member of the Audit Committee and the Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. She serves also as a Senior Advisor to the Board of Domius Capital Advisors LLP and Chair of the Investment Committee of the Economists Professional Fund.
In the past, she has served as Deputy Governor/Executive Vice-Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Agricultural Bank of Greece and as Senior Advisor to the management at Emporiki (Commercial Bank of Greece). Ms. Lazari has also served as Board member in various companies and organizations (ATHEX Group, Selonda fisheries, Perseas/fish feed and Hellenic Sugar Industry S.A, etc). In the public sector, she has served as Advisor to the Economic Office of the Prime Minister (1983 -1989 and 1994 – 1999) and member of various inter-ministerial committees on public policy and economic issues.
Dina Lazari holds a Bachelor in Economics from the Economic University of Athens and a Master’s of Science in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the London School of Economics.

Thymios Kyriakopoulos,
Non-executive Member

Mr. Thymios Kyriakopoulos, is an internationally experienced senior executive specializing in the areas of banking, portfolio management, corporate transformation, and risk management. Mr. Kyriakopoulos was an Executive General Manager and the Group Chief Risk Officer at Piraeus Bank until 2020. Prior to this, he was appointed Managing Director at Goldman Sachs fixed income, currencies and commodities trading division. He has served as Chairman of the BoD of an Insurtech company, vice Chairman of a factoring business, and others. Throughout his career, he has invested in real estate, capital and private markets. He worked for Market Axess Inc in its startup phase, now a NASDAQ listed fintech business, and prior to that worked at Deutsche Bank and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He holds an MBA with honors from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BSc in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University.

Elena Papadopoulou,
Non- executive Member

Elena Papadopoulou is the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) of the OTE group. Concurrently she serves as Vice Chairman of the OTE Academy and the COSMOTE Technical Services, as well as a Board member in COSMOTE TV, GERMANOS and COSMOTE E-value. She has long professional experience in management board positions (CxO) in multinational companies of different business sectors. Before joining the OTE group, she had served as HR Director in companies such as Praktiker Hellas S.A, Mercedes Benz Hella S.A, P. N. Gerolymatos. She has also worked for Kraft Foods International as HR manager and prior to that at Shell Hellas S.A in various positions in Finance. She has long experience and specialization in Human Resources management, as well as in business transformation and restructuring for enhancing performance, productivity and consumer services.

Elena Papadopoulou holds a degree in Business Administration and Finance from Deree College and professional certifications from Harvard Business School, Stanford Univ., and London Business School.

Board of Directors Committees

Pursuant to the provision of article 192 par. 2 (s) of Law 4389/2016 and the decision of the Board of Directors dated 03.03.2017, the following Committees have been established:

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is a committee of the Board of Directors, to which it reports.

It is composed by at least three independent non-executive members of the Board of Directors, one of whom is appointed as chairperson. The Committee as a body has the required skills and knowledge to fulfil its responsibilities, while at least one of its members has adequate auditing and accounting expertise and experience. The term of office of the members of the Audit Committee coincides with their term of office as members of the Board of Directors, and in any case it cannot exceed 12 years.

The Audit Committee’s main aim is to support the Board of Directors in its duties pertaining mainly to the following:

Monitoring the adequacy of the Systems of Internal Control and Risk Management and of the process to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
Reviewing the process of financial reporting and ensuring the integrity of financial statements.
The selection procedure, as well as the monitoring of the performance and ensuring independence of the External Auditors.
Monitoring the effectiveness and performance of the Internal Audit Unit.

Audit Committee Terms of Reference

Investment Committee

It is composed by three members of the Board of Directors with knowledge of investment issues. The Investment Committee operates within the framework set out in the provisions of article 200 of Law 4389/2016, but also in accordance with any specific provisions of the Investment Policy that will be part of the Company’s Internal Regulation.

Corporate Governance Committee

It is composed by three members of the Board of Directors. Its object is to monitor the implementation and compliance of the Company’s officers, executives and employees with the rules of corporate governance, transparency and supervision, according to the Company’s Internal Regulations, the decisions of its bodies, the legislative framework and the best international practices as well as the OECD Guidelines and to submit relevant reports to the Board in view of both the Board’s obligation to submit quarterly reports on the compliance with the rules of corporate governance in accordance with the provisions of article 192 par. 2 of Law 4389/2016 as well as for the undertaking of the appropriate measures to ensure the Company’s compliance with the principles of corporate governance, transparency and supervision, in accordance with the provisions of article 192 par. 2 (i) of Law 4389/2016.

The term of office of members of the Corporate Governance Committee is equal to the term of office of the members of the existing Board of Directors and, if otherwise provided in the Internal Regulation, the provisions of the latter will prevail.

Candidates Committee

Pursuant to the provisions of article 197 par. 4 law 4389/2016, as amended by law 4512/2018, the Board of Directors of the Company has established a Committee for the Designation of Candidates (for other Subsidiaries), consisting of its members.

The maximum number of members of the Candidate Committee is five and includes the executive members and non-executive members of the Board of Directors with experience in the management of State Owned Enterprises or experience in sectors where the Company has a presence through the other subsidiaries or experience on other matters as deemed necessary, in line with the provisions of the Internal Regulation.

Its objective is to propose to the Board of Directors the nomination of members for appointment to the BoDs of the other subsidiaries wherever this is required. The procedure followed by the Candidate Committee is analyzed in the Internal Regulation.

The term of office of the members of the Candidate Committee is equal to the term of office of the members of the existing Board of Directors, and, if otherwise provided in the Internal Regulation, its provisions will prevail.