Born in Athens in 1958. He is married and has three children. He assumed the duties of CEO of ALUMINIUM S.A. in January 2009. He is a graduate of the School of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy of the National Technical University of Athens. An ALUMINIUM executive since 1984, he worked initially as an engineer in the Electrolysis section of the aluminium production line and, from 1988 to 1992, was Head of the AB Electrolysis Lines. After his secondment to the Pechiney Group from 1992 to 1996, during which he worked in Pechiney’s Saint Jean de Maurienne plant, he returned to ALUMINIUM OF GREECE as Head of Electrolysis (1994-1998) and Head of Smelting (1998-2002). From 2002 to 2005 he served as Continuous Improvement Director and then as Technical Manager of ALCAN’s plant in Tomago, Australia. Since July 2005 he held the position of Plant Director in ALUMINIUM OF GREECE.