The position of the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research – IOBE is taken over by Mr. Ioannis Retsos, by decision of the Board of Directors. of the Foundation.

Mr. Retsos assumes duties after the completion of the term of office of Mr. Panagiotis – Aristidis (Takis) Thomopouloswho served IOBE from the position of president for the last 4 years and whom the Board of Directors thanked for his valuable contribution.

The new president of IOBE is a graduate of the Law School of the University of Athens and holds a master’s degree from Cornell University in hotel management, specializing in Hospitality Real Estate Finance. He is the CEO and one of the main shareholders of Electra Hotels & Resorts.

It has been in the past president of the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises (S.E.T.E.)president of the Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) and President of the Association of Hoteliers of Athens – Attica – Argosaronikos (EXAAA). At the same time, he is a member of the General Council of the Bank of Greece since 2020.

At the meeting was formed the new Bureau of IOBE by choosing the following:

Gikas Hardouvelis, First Vice President

Dimitris Papalexopoulos, Second Vice President

Panos Papazoglou, 3rd Vice President

Katerina Karatza, Secretary

Ioannis Manos, Advisor to the President on Strategic Development Matters-Treasurer

The General Director of the Foundation is the Professor of the Athens University of Economics, Mr. Nikos Vettas.