The Company is governed by the Board of Directors consisting of thirteen (13) members, one of whom is Executive - the CEO, Charalambos Sachinis - while the twelve Members are Non-Executive. Of the Non-Executive Members, the four Members are Independent. Analytically:
George Stergiou, President of the Board of Directors, Non-Executive Member
Harry Sachinis, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Member
Mr. Sachinis is the Chief Executive Officer of EYDAP, the largest water and wastewater company in Greece.
He previously held the position of Business Development Officer at Aegean Airlines.
He has been involved in private equity as a Partner at Global Finance, as an Operating Partner at Advent International and independently.
Earlier he was the Chairman and CEO of DEPA Group, where he significantly improved profitability, negotiated and completed major supply contracts worth $20 billion and contributed in the shaping of alternative gas supply routes to Europe.
He has also served as President of the McGraw-Hill Companies’ Business Information Group, which he made into one of the top global business-to-business information companies, specializing in the energy, construction, aviation, aerospace and defense industries.
Prior to this, he was President of Platts, which he built into the world’s largest energy and commodities price and information provider, and at the same time he actively promoted transparency and integrity in the global energy markets.
He was also Group Vice President of Standard & Poor’s, where he grew key strategic businesses in the financial information sector.
He has served as Vice President of ATHEXClear and is now a Member of the Boards of Directors of ENEXClear, of the Atlantic Council and οf the Investment Committee of CNL Capital.
He holds an engineering degree from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Antonis Giannikouris, Non-Executive Member
Christos Karaplis, Non-Executive Member
Christos Karaplis was born in 1975. He has twenty years of professional experience in the private and public sector, in positions of high responsibility, having worked in the banking sector and served as an advisor in administrative positions of the central government, and specifically in the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education. He has studied at the Geotechnical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specializing in agricultural economics, at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as at the University of Reading (UK), specializing in economics and marketing at postgraduate level. He is proficient in English and French.
Helen - Maria Kaymenaki, Non-Executive Member
Marika Labrou, Non-Executive Member
Marika Labrou is Senior Business Advisor and Author of the book "Secrets of Success for Family Businesses in the New Era". She is a member of the Board of Directors of DEPA, Entersoft, Focus Bari, TEKA and EYDAP. She has more than 30 years of successful executive experience in major multinational and Greek companies (BSH, HP, Microsoft, SingularLogic, Intersys, KAFKAS), the last 15 years in positions of General Manager and CEO. She has a degree in Chemical Engineering and a postgraduate degree in Business Administration (MBA).
She is a member of WCD (Women Corporate Directors) and NED Club (Association of Non-Executive Board Members), mentor at Endeavor and WoT (Women on Top). She is also member of two Advisory Boards in AUEB (Athens University of Economics and Business). Until February 2021 she was the Vice President of ACEO (Association of CEOs in Greece) and a member of the Women's Committee of the Hellenic-American Chamber.
Being committed to compassionate leadership and to innovative entrepreneurship, she is the Founder and CEO of CEL (Compassionate Entrepreneurial Leadership) consulting agency.
More info available at her Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maricalabrou/
Anastasia Martseki, Non-Executive Member
Marina Mavromati, Non-Executive Member
Efthymios Sfikas, Non-Executive Member
Christos Mistriotis, Non-Executive Member
Christos has more than 18 years of experience in Treasury & Finance and Investments. He has held the position as the Chief Financial Officer of one of the top and most historical Media Groups in Greece, also heading the non-shipping investments in for a distinguished oceangoing vessel operator and owner of more than 80 vessels, also including a Nasdaq-listed company; He has served as Group Treasurer of a global leading gaming solutions supplier Group in 52 jurisdictions, as Chief Investment Officer of a leading multinational Group specializing in sectors such as: fixed telephony service providers, IT solutions and services, defense electronics, constructions and real estate. Christos, also has served as a member on numerous board of directors positions, both on non-listed and listed companies of the Athens Exchange. Christos has graduated from Imperial College, London with an MSc in Finance.
Panagiotis Skoularikis, Non-Executive Member
Panagiotis (Panos) Skoularikis is a banking executive with over 20 years in key managerial positions in financial services, having extensive experience in working with Boards, regulators, consultants and external auditors. He is focused on applying sound corporate governance and internal control practices, while contributing to the achievement of strategic goals through the implementation of transformational business initiatives.
He is a long-standing member of the Board of Directors of EYDAP SA, representing the minority shareholders, while he is serving also as member of the Strategy Committee and the Nominations/Remuneration Committee of the company. In the past he has also served as Board Member of ATEbank Mutual Funds.
He holds the position of General Manager at Piraeus Bank, heading Regulatory Affairs & Executive Coordination, with main focus: Relations with Supervisors (ECB, SSM, SRB, BoG) and the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, Resolution Planning, Corporate Governance & Internal Control System.
He has worked in the past for Citibank NA in London in the areas of securities & cash management, while he has served for years in various senior managerial positions at ATEbank SA in Athens, with main emphasis on strategy, transformation and investor relations.
He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Athens, post graduate degrees from The London School of Economics (M.Sc. in Economics/Operational Research & M.Phil. in Economics/European Studies), as well as a certification in Corporate Governance & Board Decision-Making from INSEAD (International Directors Programme).
Emmanouel Aggelakis, Non-Executive Member
Manolis Aggelakis was born in Athens in 1964. He holds a degree from the national kapodistrian university of Athens. He speaks English while he has also participated in several educational seminars. He has been an employee of Eydap since 1993. Through all these years he has held lots of job positions. From 2014 he holds the position of deputy director of warehouse and transportation.
Through elections all employees of Eydap voted him to be their representative in the board of directors for the past 13 years since 2009. Furthermore, mister Agelakis has served as president and member of most of the trade unions of Eydap. In 2021 he was elected as a member of the highest trade union of Greece. He is an elected member of the political party of Nea Dimokratia.
Georgios Alexandrakis, Non-Executive Member
Giorgos Alexandrakis was born on 11.6.1976 in Agrinio city, where he completed primary and secondary education. He is a Mechanical Engineer TE, graduate of the Technological Applications School (STA) of the Western Greece University of Applied Sciences. He also holds a BA degree from the Department of Administration of Businesses and Organizations (ABO), School of Social Sciences of the Hellenic Open University and an MBA degree in Digital Business, from University of West Attica.
In the years 2002-2003 he worked in Public Gas Corporation (DEPA) S.A. as an engineer. Since then he works constantly at EYDAP SA as Mechanical Engineer. He is in charge of the Department of E / M Installations of the Sewerage Network Directorate. He has excellent command of English language and is a certified adult trainer by the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance (EOPPEP). He is a graduate of the Academy of Labor of GSEE. He is also member of the Economic Chamber of Greece as a Class B Accountant - Tax Consultant (Registration Number 0119319). In 2004 he was elected for the first time as a member of the Board of Directors of Union of Sewerage Workers. He has served the Union of Sewerage Workers as President for 10 years. He has also been, for many years, a member of the Board of Directors of the Athens Workers Federation of Water Supply and Sewerage Company (OME EYDAP) and also member of it’s Executive Committee. Since July 2017, he has been a Representative of the Employees of EYDAP in the Board of Directors of EYDAP SA.