President of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Board of Directors and the Administrative Committee, Vassilis Korkidis was declared as the head of the single combination, “Business Development Piraeus”, which collected the absolute majority of votes, during the recent elections.

This is stated in an announcement on the occasion of today’s completion of the procedures for the formation of a body of 41 members, who make up the new Board of Directors of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Also, the internal elections were held for the election of the seven-member Administrative Committee, the presidencies of the four departments, and the designations of deputies, as well as all representatives of the EBEP.

In detail, the results of the election of the members of the Administrative Committee and the appointment of their deputies are as follows:

  • President: Vassilis Korkidis
  • Vice-presidents: Kostis Achladitis and Dimitris Mathios
  • General Secretary: Mary-‘Anna Velli with assistant Vasiliki Vlachantonis
  • Financial Supervisor: Babis Zafeiropoulos with assistant Kostas Papadia
  • Head of G.E.MI. and Business Services: Dimitris Markomichalis with assistant Kostas Gargaropoulos
  • Business Advisory Support Manager: Nikos Mavrikos with assistant Stavroula Vogiatzi-Isaris

The election of the presidents of the four departments and their deputies is as follows:

  • A. Commercial Department: President Manolis Christopoulos with Deputy & head of women’s entrepreneurship Vana Bouki
  • B. Manufacturing Department: President Kostas Koronakis with Deputy Nikos Giannidis
  • C. Services Department: President Nikos Phirippis with Deputy Georgia Linarakis
  • D. Maritime Department: President Dionysis Theodoratos with Deputy Philip Kostopoulos

The definition and selection of the members of the thematic working groups are as follows:

  1. Western Attica Business Support: Kostas Kampolis, Meletis Pantazis, Dimitris Kasimatis.
  2. Women’s Entrepreneurship: Flora Nomikou, Eva Mandouvalou, Penelope Kresta.
  3. Youth Entrepreneurship: Leonidas Angelatos, George Andrianopoulos, Yiannis Mavroudis
  4. Shipyard repair: Andreas Foteinakis, Yiannis Theodoropoulos, Vassilis Karellis
  5. Supply Chain-Logistics: Nikos Kottakis, Nikos Rodopoulos, Maria Goutsamani
  6. Infrastructure & Spatial Planning Projects: Paris Reppas, Eleni Karaoglani, Kostas Tzebelikos
  7. Trade Missions and Exhibitions: Nikos Toundas, Michalis Papachastas, Manolis Vassilopoulos.
  8. Historical & Maritime Tourism: Yiannis Paraskevakos, Gina Polemi, Yros Daskalaki,
  9. Territorial Areas of Piraeus & Islands: Giorgos Feroussis, Anastasia Kyriazanou, Katerina Monogyou.
  10. City issues: Michalis Chatziioannou, Nikos Kasimatis, Androklis Bouzopoulos.
  11. Industrial production: Stavros Theodoropoulos, Haris Panopoulos, Giorgos Daraklis, Kostas Galanis.
  12. International Relations and Extraversion: Giorgos Xiradakis, Konstantina Kalafati, Dimitris Lemonakis.

The statement of Vassilis Korkidis

After the end of the procedure, the president of EBEP, Vassilis Korkidis, after congratulating the elected and all the candidates, said:

“First, I would like to express my satisfaction, because there was a strong interest and activation of the consultants in the staffing of the above positions of responsibility, which require high demands and hard work, especially in the next four years, during which new challenges for the development will emerge of the national economy but also the further improvement of the business climate. The next day at EBEP means Continuity, Consistency, Cooperation, Sympathy, Understanding and of course a lot of work to support all businesses, especially young entrepreneurship which I call on the Chamber to “embrace” by offering its potential. The increase in registrations at G.E.MH. in the eleventh month of 2024 by 1376 new businesses and the reduction of deletions after and the clearing of the register in the EBEP shows a dynamic of establishing new businesses in the wider area of ​​Piraeus, the Islands and Western Attica. From the data, it is easy to conclude that a remarkable dynamic is recorded in an area where the port and the recently revitalized shipbuilding units give a “new pulse” to the wider economic development. This dynamic is inspired by a vision that is none other than the development of business and especially operational activities. The Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry has contributed and will continue to contribute to turning the vision into reality. We brought the new and, in our new term, we will use it for the benefit of all businesses. We are continuing the actions we started seven years ago, joining our knowledge, experiences and strengths. In this effort, no one is spared and the selection of the persons of the seven-member Administrative Committee, as well as the Presidencies in the four departments and the representatives was the result of an internal vote between equal Councilors. I hope for a creative, productive term, for the benefit of all businesses in the local community and our national economys”.