Board of Directors & Executives
People
Vardis J. Vardinoyannis
He was born in 1933. Following his graduation from the Greek Naval Academy, he served for a number of years in the Greek Naval Forces and was discharged with the rank of Rear-Admiral (Hon). He is one of the founders of Motor Oil and a member of the top management team since 1972. Apart from Motor Oil he has exploited a wide array of entrepreneurial endeavors in Greece and abroad.
Yannis V. Vardinoyannis
He was born in 1962. He studied Economics in VASSAR COLLEGE. In 2005 he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board a post he keeps until today. Since January 2021 he is the Managing Director of the Company.
Ioannis Kosmadakis
He was born in 1952 and holds a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. He has been working with the Company since 1978. He is the Chairman of the Organization & Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Petros Tzannetakis
He was born in 1955 and holds a Bachelor´ s degree in Economics from the University of Surrey (U.K) and a Master´ s Degree in European Union Economics from the University of Sussex (U.K). He has been working with the Company since 1986 and he also acts as Financial Advisor for the Vardinoyannis Group of Companies. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and member of the Organization & Corporate Governance Committee of the Company.
Demosthenes N. Vardinoyannis
He was born in 1968. He studied Business at Georgetown University. He is a Board member of several companies engaging in various sectors.
George Alexandrides
He was born in 1930 and studied Economics at the Athens Graduate School of Economics and Business Sciences (former ASOEE currently Athens University of Economics). He is one of the founding executives of Motor Oil, a member of the Board of Directors since the foundation of the Company and member of the Audit Committee.
Theofanis Voutsaras
Born in 1963. He is a Boston College (USA) graduate and holder of a MSc in Industrial Relations & Personnel Management from London School of Economics (UK). He has a 30year experience at managerial posts in various sectors (banking, constructions, Professional Football). He has been working in Motor Oil since 2010 and was appointed executive BoD member in January 2011. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Organization & Corporate Governance Committee of the Company.
Michael Stiakakis
He was born in 1955. He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical-Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has been working with the Company since 1982. He is a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company.
Niki Stoufi
Born in Athens in 1964. She is a Mechanical Engineer having graduated from Northeastern University (Boston, USA) and the Federal Polytechnic of Zurich (ETH) with specialization in Industrial Management. Since 1990 she has been holding various posts assuming duties relating to organization and business development issues. In addition, she is a substitute member of the Audit Committee and a regular member of the Organization & Corporate Governance Committee of the Company.
Anastassios Triantaphyllidis
He was born in Athens in 1934. Following his graduation from the Greek Naval Academy in 1954, he served in the Greek Naval Forces and was discharged with the grade of Vice-Admiral in 1985. Since then he worked with companies active in the energy and petroleum sector.
Antonios Theoharis
He was born in 1933. He has obtained a Master’s degree in Management from NWC (USA). He has held managerial posts in companies active in shipping and the mass media.
Panayotis Constantaras
He was born in 1950. He is a graduate of the Athens Graduate School of Economics and Business Sciences (former ASOEE currently Athens University of Economics) and holds a Postgraduate Degree (M Sc.) from the London School of Economics (UK). From 1978 until 2011 he worked with Citibank Greece where for a series of years, he held the position of Managing Director of the Piraeus Shipping Unit of the Bank. He is member of Audit Committees of various companies including a credit institution. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee of Motor Oil.
Relina Kontoyiannis
Born in 1962 in South Africa. She studied Economics at the University of Athens and has been working in the company since 1983. She held the position of the Crude and Products Marketing Manager for 30 years (1988-2018). Since May 2018 she holds the position of the General Manager.
Victor Papaconstantinou
He was born in 1969. He holds a Degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an MBA (Distinction) from Warwick Business School. He is a Fellow in the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Over a period of more than 20 years he has held a number of senior and top managerial positions in energy, industrial and consulting companies. He joined the Company in 2018.
Nikos Giannakakis
He was born in 1971. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree (Faculty of Physics), a Postgraduate Degree (MSc) in Industrial Systems Administration, and is an Alumni of the International Institute for Management Development – IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland). He has an international 15year experience in Information Technology Executive positions with recognizable Multinational Organizations. He was included in the list of the top 100 Chief Information Officers for the year 2019.
Manos Christeas
He was born in 1965. He is a graduate of the Athens University of Economics and Business (formerly Athens Graduate School of Economics and Business Sciences), holds an MBA from the Cass Business School (City University, London) and is a graduate of INSEAD. He has 30 years of working experience in Greece and abroad in well-known Greek and multinational companies. He has been working for the Company since December 2020.
George I. Prousanidis
He was born in Athens in 1961. He is a graduate of Athens Law School and from Columbia Law School (LLM). He has been employed by the Company since 1990.
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