New members of the Corporate Governance Council
By virtue of Law 5131/2024, which amended Law 4389/2016, the Supervisory Board was renamed Corporate Governance Council. The three members of the Corporate Governance Council appointed by the Hellenic Republic are officers of institutions relevant to the operation of the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations S.A. and include, according to the law, one of the Deputy Governors of the Bank of Greece, one of the General Secretaries of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance, and the General Director of the Public Debt Management Agency (P.D.M.A.).
Following the addition of the new members whose tenure starts 31.10.2024, the Corporate Governance Council consists of the following members with a term of office until 15.10.2026:
- Jacques, Henri, Pierre, Catherine Le Pape, Chairman of the Corporate Governance Council
- Kevin Cardiff, Member
- Christina Papaconstantinou, Member
- George-Theodoros Christopoulos, Member
- Dimitrios Tsakonas, Member
The Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations S.A. welcomes the three new members of the Corporate Governance Council and wishes to express its sincere appreciation and gratitude to the three outgoing members, Messrs. X. Kazoli, N. Kalogeraki and H. Meidanis, who served with commitment, devotion and efficiency during their term as Supervisory Board members.
The brief CVs of the new Corporate Governance Council members are the following:
CHRISTINA PAPACONSTANTINOU
Christina Papaconstantinou is Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece since 2021 and a Member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank since January 2024. Currently, she is a Member of the Economic and Financial Committee of the European Union and Alternate Member of the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for Europe. She is the President of the BoD at DIAS ΙNTERBANKING SYSTEMS S.A., Board Member of the Athens Concert Hall Organization and the Public Debt Management Agency, Member of the National Financial Literacy Steering Committee and of the Private Insurance against Natural Disasters Council. Before her appointment, she was the Chair of the BoD of PQH Single Special Liquidation S.A. and BoD Member of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (2019-2021). She also worked as Advisor to the Prime Minister’s Office, as external consultant on matters of state aid, fiscal management, EU company and competition law and as expert in IMF missions. From 2012 to 2014, she served as Secretary General of the Ministry of Finance and as Secretary General of Fiscal Policy at the General Accounting Office of the Hellenic Republic. She holds a Law degree from the University of Athens and a master’s degree (LLM) in European Community Law from the University of London.
GEORGE CHRISTOPOULOS
George Christopoulos is the Secretary General for Economic Policy & Strategy at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
He previously served as the Deputy Governor of Greece’s Public Employment Service (DYPA), where he led the design and management of projects funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan and other EU financing instruments.
George Christopoulos is also an affiliated researcher at UNU-MERIT, a UN think tank focusing on the economic impact of innovation. In this context he has co-authored policy reports on behalf of the European Commission.
He is an economist who holds a PhD from Maastricht University, an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and a BSc from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens.
DIMITRIOS TSAKONAS
Dimitrios Tsakonas is the Director General, Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA), since July 2019.
He previously served as: Alternate Director General, Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA), Jan. 2018 – July 2019, Director of Funding & Portfolio Management Directorate, PDMA, Feb. 2015 – Jan. 2018, Expert and Head of Department A’, Public Debt Directorate, Ministry of Finance (MoF), March 2009 – Feb. 2015, Expert, Portfolio Management Department, PDMA, Oct. 1999 – March 2009, Official, Department A’, Public Debt Directorate (MoF), May 1995 – Oct. 1999. He worked at Mobil Oil Hellas S.A., June 1989 – March 1992.
Dimitrios Tsakonas holds a MSc in Banking and Finance from the Athens University of Economics and Business, a Degree from the Greek National School of Public Administration, and a Mathematics Degree from the University of Ioannina.
