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Nikos Efthymiadis

Chairman & CEO, Thessaloniki Innovation & Technology Center (Thess INTEC), Greece

Education Graduate “Anatolia” College, Thessaloniki, 1962  Graduate Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Dpt. of Agricultural Sciences, 1967  Honorary Doctorate, Kingston University, England Professional career: Chairman REDESTOS - Efthymiadis Agrotechnology Group, established 1935. A leading business group in Greece and Southeast Europe in the field of Agricultural technology, supplies and services. Social activities: President of the Thessaloniki Technology Park (1994 till today) President of the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece – FING (1994-1997) Chairman of the STABILITY PACT / Business Advisory Council for Southeast Europe, Brussels (2005-2006) Chairman of the Business Development Centre – KEPA (2015-2017) President of the Northern Greece Businessmen’s Cultural Association (2004-2010) Vice President of the Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in S.E. Europe – CDRSEE (2013-2018) Chairman of the Business Information and Clearing Center – BICC (2001-2015) President of the Industrial Dept. and Member by the Excellence of the Board of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2006-2011) Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Trade Facilitation – Hellaspro (1998-2001) Contributed to several European think tanks on development and cooperation in Southeast European region. Mr. Efthymiadis is also Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Thessaloniki.