Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Athanasios (Tom) Stratos
Chairman & CEO COSMOTE eValue
Athanasios (Tom) Stratos
Chairman & CEO COSMOTE eValue
Athanasios (Tom) Stratos is the CEO of Cosmote eValue in Greece (from 2009) and eValue International in Romania and his perspective of having the customer at the heart of every decision, led to the remarkable growth of the company, under the years of his leadership. He serves also as Chief Customer Operations Officer, OTE Group, since 2018 and as President & CEO of Germanos. He joined the Group in 1998 and since then occupied several senior managerial positions with his last position before his existing role, that of Executive Director Customer Services, OTE Group, from 2014 to 2018. Mr. Stratos has extensive Commercial experience specifically in the areas of Sales, Retail, Care and Customer Experience in the telecoms sector, having worked in large companies in Greece and Canada. Mr. Stratos holds a degree in Business Administration from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.
Elena Papadopoulou
Vice - Chairman
Elena Papadopoulou
Vice - Chairman
Ms. Papadopoulou has been OTE Group Chief Human Resources Officer since December 2011. She joined COSMOTE in September 2005, as Human Resources Director, and in 2008 she undertook the position of COSMOTE Group Human Resources General Director. Prior to joining COSMOTE, Ms. Papadopoulou worked in the Financial Division of SHELL HELLAS S.A., from where she moved to KRAFT FOODS INTERNATIONAL as Human Resources Manager. For the next ten years she held the position of Human Resources Director and was a member of the Management Board of MERCEDES BENZ HELLAS, PN GEROLYMATOS and PRAKTIKER HELLAS of the METRO Group. Ms. Papadopoulou is a member of the Board in GERMANOS, COSMOTE E-Value, COSMOTE TV and holds the position of Vice Chairman in OTE Academy and COSMOTE Technical Services. In January 2023 she was elected unanimously as an independent, non-executive member to the Board of Directors of Growthfund (HCAP). Furthermore, she is a member of the External Advisory Board for the MSc Programs of the Department of Accounting and Finance, at the Athens University of Economics and Business. In December 2023, Ms Papadopoulou was named « Human Resources Manager of the Year 2023», at the Manager of the Year Awards, which honors every year senior executives who have distinguished with their achievements. Ms. Papadopoulou holds a degree in Business Administration and Finance from Deree College.
Grigoris Christopoulos
Member
Grigoris Christopoulos
Member
Grigoris Christopoulos brings with him more than 20 years of experience in Telecommunications and Sales. He joined OTE Group of companies in 2000 as a Sales Network Deputy Director at COSMOTE S.A. In the following years, Grigoris held various management positions, including Executive Sales Director at COSMOTE S.A., and Executive Sales Director Fixed & Mobile. In his previous position as Business Sales & Marketing Executive Director Fixed & Mobile, he accounted for the B2B strategic planning and implementation, as well as the transformation and consolidation of Fixed, Mobile and ICT convergence. Mr. Christopoulos holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Patras, Greece.
Yannis Vitzilaios
Member
Yannis Vitzilaios
Member
Mr. Yannis Vitzilaios is Chief Information Technology Officer at OTE Group. He has 25 years of experience in the field of information technology and telecommunications He joined the OTE Group in 2016, holding the position of Customer Systems Director, and later also took on the role of DigITech Tribe Lead. Through the adoption of new technologies, he significantly contributed to the evolution of CRM systems and the digital channels of all the Group’s services. Before joining the OTE Group, he held responsible positions at Oracle and Accenture, leading initiatives related to the Greek and international telecommunications market. Mr. Vitzilaios holds a degree in Applied Mathematics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as an MBA from the Athens Laboratory of Business Administration (ALBA).
Stephania Konstantinou
Member
Stephania Konstantinou
Member
Since June 2017, Stephania Konstantinou is Board Member Cosmote EVALUE. She has over 30 years of experience in the consumer goods and telecommunication sector. She started her career at P&G Greece covering all Finance areas. She then joined FANCO a textile company, member of Athens Stock exchange, where she assumed the position of Finance Director. In 2002 she joined Cosmote SA. She currently holds the position of OTE Group Financial Controller. She has more than 15 years of Board experience. She holds a Master’s Degree in Finance from Lancaster University in UK.
Thanasis Katsaras
Member
Thanasis Katsaras
Member
Thanassis Katsaras is Customers Operations Planning & Corporate Governance Director since January 2023. He joined OTE Group in 2000 and held various senior managerial positions in OTE National Wholesale Segment and in Customer Operations OTE Group. Prior to that he worked for several years in the Industrial Sector (Hellenic Pipeworks S.A.) and in the FMCG Industry (Sara Lee Household & Body Care Hellas S.A.) Thanasis holds an MBA from Stirling University and a BSc in Management & Production Engineering from Technical University of Crete.