DIMITRIOS POLITIS

Chairman, Non-Executive Member of the Board

Dimitrios Politis is a senior executive with a long-standing career in the banking and financial sector, specializing in the development and successful execution of strategic investments and acquisitions. He holds a degree from the American College of Greece and an MBA in International Business & Export Management from City University Business School in London. Since 1993, he has held senior positions in international financial institutions, beginning his career at HSBC in Athens and London in the Investment Banking division. He has served as General Manager of Credit Commercial de France in Greece, Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking at HSBC Greece, as well as Head of Wealth Management for UHNWIs at Credit Suisse and EFG Bank in Zurich. From 2021 to 2024, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), where he accelerated the implementation of the Asset Development Program, delivering landmark transactions such as the new concession agreement of Attiki Odos, the listing of Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” on the Athens Stock Exchange, and the disposal of additional shares of Helleniq Energy, while also transforming the Fund into a highly specialized and recognized organization, gaining recognition as a Centre of Excellence for port infrastructure and strategic real estate. He currently serves as a Board Member of the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA SA), representing the Hellenic Republic.

IOANNIS COSTOPOULOS

Non-Executive Member of the Board

Mr. Ioannis Costopoulos is a seasoned business leader with a long-standing career spanning energy, financial services, consumer goods, and consulting. He currently serves as Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Athens Stock Exchange Group, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Austriacard AG in Vienna, and Non-Executive Director of DMEP Holdco Ltd and DMEP (UK) Ltd in London.

From 2007 to 2015, he was Group CEO of Hellenic Petroleum, where he led a major transformation program, modernised assets, expanded into renewables and electricity, and significantly enhanced profitability. Previously, as CEO of Petrola SA, he oversaw the strategic restructuring and regional expansion that culminated in its merger with Hellenic Petroleum, creating one of Southeast Europe’s largest industrial groups. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, Diageo/Metaxa, Procter & Gamble, Chase Manhattan Bank, and Booz Allen & Hamilton.

He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BSc (Hons) in Economics & Econometrics from the University of Southampton.

IRO HADJIGEORGIOU

CEO, Executive Member of the Board

Iro Hadjigeorgiou has built a distinguished career over many years, bringing extensive domestic and international experience in key roles within the real estate investment sector, having served as an executive in leading companies in the industry. She has been at the forefront of designing strategies for major development projects and investments, with her career marked by senior positions at renowned organizations such as Noval Property REIC, Lamda Development S.A., Goldman Sachs International, The Arts Team @ RHWL (Aedas), and Elliniki Technodomiki S.A. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) from Cornell University, where she studied on a full International Students and Scholars Award scholarship, and an MBA from INSEAD.

ANNA SAIPI

Non-Executive Member of the Board, President of Audit and Risk Committee

Anna Saipi holds a BSc in Economics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as well as the professional certifications of Chartered Accountant-Tax Consultant from the Economic Chamber of Athens and Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) from the International Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). She speaks English, French and German. She is an experienced Internal Audit executive with a 32-year course in the field of Audit & Assurance of Greek and multinational organizations. Her knowledge expands in the fields of identifying, evaluating, and managing Business Risks, organizing monitoring of business objectives, recommending, and implementing safeguarding and mitigating controls, while she has managed various projects of restructuring and alignment of corporate processes of international scope. She began her professional career as Internal Auditor in 1989 at the Latsis Group. In 2000 she was promoted to Director of Internal Audit with responsibility for all companies of the Filippou Group. In 2004 she joined the multinational company First Data as Director of Internal Audit for Europe and Middle East (EMEA) and gradually expanded her role to other countries. From 2018 to 2022 – while based out of Frankfurt – she held the role of Vice President International Regions of Fiserv (formerly First Data) including EMEA, Asia Pac and LATAM. She currently works for the US multinational Global Payments through its Greek subsidiary NBG Pay and is leading the Internal Audit function for all Global Payments business units operating in the European market.

MARIA IOANNIDOU

Non-Executive Member of the Board

Mrs. Maria Ioannidou is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Country Manager for Hellenic Duty Free shops, 100% subsidiary of AVOLTA Group.
She holds a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from Aristotle University and an MBA from ALBA.
At the first steps of her career, since 1997 and for 16 years, she has held several senior positions in Alpha Bank, at Treasury, Corporate Banking, Syndications and Wholesale Banking.
In 2013, when AVOLTA (Dufry at the time) acquired Hellenic Duty Free Shop, she joined the group as the CFO of the Greek Subsidiary (HDFS).
She left HDFS in 2019 to join Dimand, holding the CFO role for three years, and the role of Chief Business Development Officer for almost a year, after the company’s listing in 2022.
She returned at HDFS in 2023 this time as the CEO, when she was chosen to join forces with the group in order to take the new combined Dufry/Autogrill Company, to the next level, i.e. providing a holistic travel experience to travelers both in travel retail but also in F&B.
She is the mother of three sons; she is a devoted runner, speaks fluently English and French and has a good knowledge of German and Spanish.

ANTHI TROKOUDI

Non-Executive Member of the Board

Ms. Trokoudi has been the Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer at Growthfund since 2021. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of communications and sustainability. Before joining Growthfund, she held the same role at the Olympia Group, where she led communications and sustainability operations across a diversified portfolio that included energy storage, telecommunications, retail & e-commerce, and software sectors in 8 countries. Anthi Trokoudi has extensive experience in managing and communicating during mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as well as Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). She has served as Vice Chair of the Corporate Affairs Committee of the Hellenic Management Association (EEDE). She is currently a Board Member of the Hellenic Impact Investing Network and Chair of the Board of the newly established Corporate Affairs Professional Association (CAPA) and a Board Member of the Hellenic Public Properties Company (HPPC), a Growthfund subsidiary.

MARTHA KAVVATHA

Non-Executive Member of the Board

Ms. Kavvatha holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2004) and a Master (DEA) in Business and Economic Law (2005) and a PhD in Competition law (2009) from the University Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne.
Ms. Kavvatha possesses extensive experience as a legal advisor to institutional, state and European bodies, offering advisory services in state property management, privatizations and prudential supervision.
She specializes in supervisory and competition Law and has served as Alternate Member of the Board of the Hellenic Competition Commission (2012-2017).