25 June 2026
The Hellenic Growth Fund announces the appointment of Dr Kyriakos Pozrikidis as Chairman of Thessaloniki Central Market S.A. (KATH), with the aim of further strengthening the company’s development role and delivering its strategy to modernize its infrastructure and services.
Dr Kyriakos Pozrikidis has many years of experience in leading complex organizations and delivering development initiatives with significant economic and social impact. As CEO of TIF-HELEXPO from 2013 to 2025, he played a decisive role in strengthening the organisation’s international outlook, expanding its international partnerships and establishing Thessaloniki as a major exhibition and business destination.
His appointment is part of the Hellenic Growth Fund’s strategy of engaging executives with proven management ability, international experience and a strong development focus, in order to create long-term value for its subsidiaries and the Greek economy.
The Hellenic Growth Fund also extends its warm thanks to the outgoing Chairman of KATH S.A., Theodoros Papadopoulos, for his valuable service and contribution to the company’s development and smooth operation during his term.
Dr. Kyriakos Pozrikidis will formally take up his new duties on 1 July 2026.
Biography of Dr. Kyriakos Pozrikidis
Dr Kyriakos Pozrikidis holds a PhD from the University of Macedonia, a degree in Economics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an MBA from the University of Wales. He served as CEO of TIF-HELEXPO S.A. from 2013 until February 2026. He was a member of the Board (1995–1998) and President (1998–2000) of the European Tourism Trade Fairs Association, has been a member of the Board of UFI – The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (Union des Foires Internationales) since 2012, and is President of the Central European Fairs Alliance (CEFA).
He is also a member of the Board of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a member of the Governing Council of the University of Macedonia. He has written books on exhibition marketing and published dozens of articles in academic and trade journals in Greece and abroad. He taught Event Management at the University of Macedonia for many years and has been honored by the Greek National Tourism Organization and UFI for his contribution to the exhibition and conference industry.