BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors is the Company’s highest administrative body. Its main function is to formulate the Company’s strategy and development policy.
In general, the Board of Directors is authorized to resolve any issue that pertains to the administration and representation of the Company, as well as the management of the Company’s assets.
The Board of Directors is not authorized to resolve issues that according to the Law or the Company’s Articles of Incorporation fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the General Meeting.
The Board of Directors members are elected by a) the General Meeting, as far as the 9 members of the majority shareholder are concerned, b) the Special Meeting, as far as the 2 minority representatives are concerned and c) elections among the Company’s employees, as far as the 2 representatives of the employees are concerned. The Board of Directors has a five-year term with possibility of extension up to (1) one year.
The current Board of Directors has arisen from the employees’ elections (20-6-2022), the Special Meeting of the Minority Shareholders (9-6-2023) and the postponed 41st Ordinary General Meeting (12-9-2023).
Messrs. George Stergiou, Charalambos Sachinis, Antonis Giannikouris, Christos Karaplis, Helen-Maria Kaymenaki, Marika Labrou, Anastasia Martseki, Marina Mavromati and Efthymios Sfikas were elected by the postponed 41st Ordinary General Meeting (12-9-2023), by the Majority Shareholder of “HELLENIC PUBLIC SECTOR” with a four-year term, expiring on 06.09.2027, and a possibility of extension up to (1) one year.
Messrs. Christos Mistriotis and Panagiotis Skoularikis have been elected by the Special Meeting of the Minority Shareholders of EYDAP (9-6-2023) with a four-year term, expiring on 09.06.2027, and a possibility of extension up to (1) one year, whereas Messrs. Emmanouel Aggelakis and Georgios Alexandrakis are representatives of EYDAP employees with a four-year term, expiring on 24.06.2026, and a possibility of extension up to (1) one year.
One of the thirteen members of the Board of Directors is Executive Member – the Chief Executive Officer, Charalambos Sachinis – whereas the twelve Members are Non-Executive.
Four of the Non-Executive Members are Independent, according to the article 3 of the L. 3016/2002.
Members of the Board of Directors cannot be relatives by blood or affinity upon third grade, nor contractors or suppliers of the Company of any form or members of the Board of Directors or employees of an enterprise in a business relationship with the Company. However, Members of the Board of Directors can be members of the Board of Directors or employees of an enterprise which is connected to the Company, as defined in article 42e c.l. 2190/1920 as in force until 31/12/2018 and the L. 4548/2018.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
George Stergiou, Chair of the Board of Directors, Non-Executive Member
George Stergiou has a degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development.
He has almost 30 years of domestic and international experience covering the private and public sectors. In his professional career he has contributed, from various positions, to the implementation of performance and efficiency improvement programs, change management and transformation processes in order to reduce costs and achieve sustainable growth in private and public companies, and has participated in complex initiatives with international organizations such as the European Commission, the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the World Bank.
Up until recently he held the position of the Executive Director of Development for an engineering consultancy firm.
He is a non-executive board member of an international group subsidiary, specializing in the development of offshore floating wind parks.
Since 1994, when he started his professional career, he has worked in international companies in the energy and automotive industry.
He served as a CEO of an urban transport company and as a non-executive member of various Boards of Directors in energy and transport sector companies. He also held the position of Secretary General for Industry, Secretary General for Consumer Affairs and Special Secretary for Market Surveillance, at the Ministry of Development.
As of September 2023, he holds the position of non-executive Chair of the Board of Directors at EYDAP SA.
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 has negotiated a new favorable €6 billion 20-year concession agreement with the Greek State. He is also focusing on executing a €1.6 billion 10-year investment plan, transforming the company to achieve operational excellence and become a leader in ESG ratings.
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 Chairman of ATHEXClear and as a Member of the Boards of Directors of ENEXClear. He is a Member of the Boards of Directors 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 and director in administrative positions of the central government (Ministry of Finance, Mnistry of Infrastructure and Transport and 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.
He has been a non-executive member of the BoD of EYDAP and member of the Audit Committee from May 2020 to September 2023.
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, 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.
Anastasia Martseki, Non-Executive Member
Marina Mavrommati, Non-Executive Member
Marina Mavrommati is the CEO of Printec Group since October 2015. Printec is a leader in business-to-customer transaction technologies in Central and Eastern Europe, operating in 16 countries and employing over 900 people.
She has extensive finance and management experience working for companies such as Procter & Gamble and Barclays Bank Plc. Prior to joining Printec Group, she served as CFO and Member of the Board of Directors for Michaniki S.A.
Marina Mavrommati earned a BSc from Kings College, London, University of London and an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has executive business education from Insead (France) and board education from Harvard Business School (USA) and IMD (Switzerland).
Efthymios Sfikas, Non-Executive Member
Christos Mistriotis, Non-Executive Member
Christos Mistriotis has more than 18 years of experience in Treasury & Finance and Investments, and has been a Member of the BoD of EYDAP since 2008. 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. Mr Mistriotis has also served as a member on numerous board of directors positions, both on non-listed and listed companies of the Athens Exchange. In EYDAP, apart from being a Member of the BoD, he is also a Member of the Risk Management Committee. He 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 Angelakis was born in Athens. He is a graduate of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens and speaks fluently English, while he has participated in a series of training seminars.
He has been working at EYDAP since 1993, as a scientific staff member. During his long career in the Company, he has obtained various managerial positions.
From 2014 until today, he holds the position of Deputy Director of Warehouses and Transport.
EYDAP employees trust him and elect him as their representative on the Company’s Board of Directors, for 14 consecutive years since 2009. Furthermore, Mr. Angelakis has served for many years, among others, as President of the "EYDAP Employees Union", member of the Board of Directors of the “Federation of EYDAP Employees”, President of EAKE EYDAP and, in January 2021, he was also elected as member of the Board of Directors of the “General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE)”.
Finally, he has served as an elected member of the Political Committee of the New Democracy Party, since 2017 for two terms.
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.
Ioannis Moutzouridis, Legal Advisor to the BoD - Director of Legal Services
Ioannis (John) Moutzouridis was born in Athens in 1975. He originates from the city of Nafplio (Municipality of Argolida) where his family is well known for its impact at the legal and political life. He is a graduate of the Hellenic-American Educational Foundation-Athens College (1992). He graduated from the University of Athens (Faculty of Law) and holds a Master’s Degree (LL.M.) in Labor Law from the same University.
John has been actively working as a Lawyer since 1999 and is qualified to practice before all degree Courts (inclusive of the Supreme Court). He is a Member of the Athens Bar Association, of the Association of Corporate Counsel of Europe (ACC), and of the Association of in-house Lawyers. He has been distinguished on various occasions for his legal practice by the international evaluation body LEGAL 500-GC Powerlist in 2019 (for the Legal Services Division of EYDAP) and in 2022 and 2023 (individually).
John has served as inhouse and external Legal Advisor to Groups of Companies, as well as to the administration bodies of media and communication legal entities. He is active in the areas of commercial, corporate, labor, procurement and administrative Law and has extensive experience in both advisory and litigation/arbitration level.
John has also served as Special Scientific Associate-Legal Advisor in the Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization, and has participated in the Project Management Team for the development of Citizen Service Centers specializing in the organization and operation of Public Administration.
Following his appointment as the Head of the Debt Recovery Department in EYDAP, he has been the General Counsel of the Legal Services Department on EYDAP since 2015 and is a participant in its Executive Committee. John is known for his business oriented approach to complex issues and his commitment to constructive problem solving.
He is fluent in English and French.
Christina Kontaratou, BoD Secretary