The Board of Directors is composed of thirteen (13) directors: 4 Εxecutive and 9 Νon-Εxecutive directors. Out of the Νon-executive directors, eight (8) are independent within the meaning of Law 4706/2020 on Corporate Governance and the UK Corporate Governance Code-2018 which the company complies with.
The Board of Directors is supported by 3 Committees (Audit Committee, Remuneration and Nomination Committee, Sustainability Committee).
Evangelos Mytilineos is the Chairman and CEO of METLEN Energy & Metals (formerly MYTILINEOS), an international leader in the industrial and energy sectors with over 7,500 direct and indirect employees and strong presence on all five continents. Under his leadership, the company reached a consolidated turnover of €5,683 million and EBITDA €1,080 million in 2024.
Born in Athens, Evangelos Mytilineos holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Athens and an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics. In 2019, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Department of Business Administration and Management at the University of Piraeus.
In 1978, he took over the family business, which was founded in 1908, which represented metal and steel product manufacturers. In 1990, he established MYTILINEOS Holdings Group. With strategic acumen, Evangelos expanded the company’s by acquiring the majority shareholding of metal construction company METKA S.A. as well as that of Aluminium of Greece. Today, Aluminium of Greece is the largest fully vertically integrated producer of alumina and aluminum in the EU. Following the acquisition of IMERYS BAUXITES GREECE, METLEN has become the largest producer of bauxite in Europe. In 1995, Evangelos Mytilineos listed the group on the Athens Stock Exchange. In the early 2000s, the company entered the energy sector through Protergia, now the company’s flagship energy retail brand.
Under Evangelos’s leadership, METLEN has focused on Green Metallurgy and Sustainable Energy, creating long-term shareholder value. The company broke monopolies in 2010, by becoming the first private entity to supply and market natural gas in Greece, ensuring a safe and competitive supply for its customers. Evangelos has spearheaded the company’s energy transition and digital transformation, emphasizing sustainable development and the circular economy.
Evangelos created the second largest energy producer and supplier after the state owned PPC in Greece. Based on the vertical structure of its operation in the energy sector, it has created the most integrated energy company, on the way to energy transition. In fact, the portfolio of Renewable Energy Sources now reaches more than 10 GW across five continents, while the company implements significant investments in this direction, which exceed 1 billion euros.
A pioneer in corporate governance, Evangelos Mytilineos focuses on sustainability and innovation, while optimizing cost, safety, and operational quality. In 2021, he set a target to reduce emissions by 30% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, positioning METLEN Energy & Metals as one of the first companies in Europe to embed bold sustainable growth targets in its operations.
Evangelos was re-elected in 2024 President of Eurometaux, the European association for non-ferrous metals, an industry that is a global best performer, with a €120bm annual turnover, providing skilled jobs across the EU for 500,000 direct and 3,000,000 indirect employees. He has also served five times as Vice President of Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, that includes 400 of the largest corporations in Greece.
He has served as Chairman of the mining company Delphi - Distomon, owned by METLEN Energy & Metals S.A. (former Mytilineos SA) and member of the Board of Directors of the SEV’s Business Council for Sustainable Development.
During his 48 years professional career in the international aluminium industry, he has served as plant manager of the alumina refinery and aluminium smelter as CEO and executive member of the Board of Directors of the former listed company Aluminium of Greece SA, as Smelting Research Manager for the French industrial group Pechiney, as CEO and executive member of the Board of Directors of the unlisted Australian aluminium smelting company Tomago, as Vice President Technology and member of the Primary Executive Committee of the French group Pechiney and later on of the Canadian group Alcan. Also, he has served as a board member of unlisted aluminium production companies, or equivalent bodies for joint ventures, in Sohar Aluminium in Oman and Alouette Aluminium in Canada. In 2005, the group Mytilineos acquired Aluminium of Greece SA and Spiros Kasdas returned to Greece and served as CEO and later on as Chairman of the company until its absorption by Mytilineos in 2017.
He holds a degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the National Polytechnic School of Athens.
Evangelos G. Chrisafis has linked his long-standing career to METLEN Energy & Metals (previously known as MYTILINEOS), marking 25 consecutive years with the Company this year.
In 2009 he assumed the position of General Manager of Legal and Regulatory Affairs of then MYTILINEOS Group. Among other roles, he has served as a Board Member of Aluminium of Greece and Protergia (prior to their absorption by former MYTILINEOS), as well as the Hellenic Association of Independent Power Producers (HAIPP). Since 2018, he has been serving as Vice Chairman and Executive Director of the BoD for Regulatory & Strategic Energy & Infrastructure Issues for METLEN Energy & Metals.
In 2023, he took on the role of Chairman of METKA ATE (a METLEN subsidiary specializing in infrastructure projects). As of June 2024, he is an elected member of the Board of Directors of SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises). Additionally he has been a member of the Board of Directors of GOLDEN SOLAR AE since 2007.
His work is closely linked to historical changes in the European and the Greek regulatory landscape, particularly the liberalization of gas and electricity markets and securing competitive energy costs for Greece's energy-intensive industry. Supporting the SEV Energy Committee, he actively contributed to the introduction of regulatory measures crucial for reducing industrial energy costs and ensuring supply security.
He is a lawyer, a graduate of the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and speaks English and German. He began his career in 1989 when he was registered as a lawyer with the Thessaloniki Law Association.
Dimitris Papadopoulos serves as Executive BoD Member and holds the position of Chief Corporate Governance & Sustainable Development Officer as well as member of the Executive Committee of METLEN Energy & Metals S.A.
He joined METLEN Energy & Metals S.A. in 2005 and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Aluminium of Greece SA when acquired by METLEN Energy & Metals S.A.
He is a member of the CEO Cabinet, Financial Committee, Energy & Metals Committee and Leadership Council.
He is currently Executive BoD member of the subsidiary Company of METLEN Energy & Metals SA “MNG Trading S.A.” and BoD member of SEV – Business Council for Sustainable Development.
He started his career in 1988 in the Banking sector, as Capital Markets executive at the Hellenic Bank for Industrial Development (ETVA). He spent 7 years at SOCIETE GENERALE BANK in Greece, where he served as Greek Head of Investment Banking and Private Banking, before moving to SIGMA SECURITIES (later PIRAEUS SECURITIES) in 1996, to head the company’s Business Development and Corporate Finance activities. In 2000 was appointed as CEO and Executive Vice-President of the INVESTMENT BANK of GREECE (IBG), a start-up financial institution that later merged into Marfin Bank. Before joining Mytilineos Group in 2005, he was CEO of the newly formed REIT of the Hellenic Real Estate Company (KED) the real estate holding company of the Greek State.
He has been a director in several listed and non-listed companies as well as member of various Investment Committees.
He holds a BA degree in Economics from the George Washington University, Washington D.C. (USA) and an MBA degree in Finance from the American University, Washington D.C. (USA).
Mr. Christos Gavalas has joined METLEN in 2001 and is Chief Treasury & IR Officer and Executive BoD member. He is Chairman of the Capital Allocation Committee and Credit Committee, member of the Cabinet of the CEO, Financial Committee and the Energy – Metallurgy Councils.
Under his mandate is responsible for the Group financial investments, funding, Capital markets, asset management, Financial risk management, credit & market risk and Debt / equity institutional investor’s relation.
His professional career in banking started in the early 90s at the Global Treasury Services of Barclays Bank plc Greece as a Money Market and Capital Market dealer. In 1997, as chief dealer he became Head of the Money Market and Capital Market Dpt. In 1999 he was appointed Treasurer and Head of Investment and Trading. He was also member of the Barclays European Treasures Board as well as the Greek FOREX association.
Christos Gavalas received his Bsc in Business administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business, with major in Finance.
Mr. Petrides is currently a Director on the Board of PUIG SL, a privately held global player in fashion and perfumes, which owns brands including Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne, Carolina Herrera, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dries Van Noten, Charlotte Tilbury, Uriage and Penhaligons. He also served as the Chairman of PUIG’s Audit and Compliance Committee and is a member of the ESG Committee.
Mr. Petrides also served until 2024 as Senior Industry Advisor of Triton Partners Private Equity.
Between 2012 and 2018 he served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rotterdam-based Refresco B.V., the world’s largest independent manufacturer of private label beverages and A-brands with pro-forma Revenues of around 5 billion euros and over 70 manufacturing facilities in Europe and North America. Mr. Petrides led the listing of the Company in 2015 in the Amsterdam stock exchange.
Until 2016, he also held the position of Chairman of the Board of Largo (parent of Wind Hellas Telecommunications), a major fixed, broadband, mobile telecommunications and pay-TV operator in Greece. During 2005-2014 he served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Campofrio Food Group, Europe’s leader in the processed and packaged meat market which was listed on the Madrid stock exchange. He served as the Chairman of Campofrio’s Audit Committee as well as Chairman of the Strategy Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
Mr. Petrides worked for 23 years with PepsiCo Inc. Between 2000-2010 he served as President - Europe for the Pepsi Bottling Group, significantly expanding the Group’s presence in countries like Russia, Spain and Turkey. He was one of the founders of PBG, which was spun-off from PepsiCo and listed on NYSE in 19999. Prior to that, he held the position of President of PepsiCo Spain. He also served as President for PepsiCo Greece/Balkans.
Prior to PepsiCo, Mr. Petrides worked with the Procter and Gamble Company in the Middle East and USA.
He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree with Honours in Economics from Cambridge University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Mr. Petrides is a native of Cyprus.
Peggy Antonakou is General Manager of GOOGLE Southeast Europe. She served from 2012 to 2019 as CEO of Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta. She has deep experience in the fields of Marketing and General Management, having held key positions both in Europe and the USA.
She joined Microsoft in February 2012 as a Sales Director and took over the leadership of the company as the General Manager in November of the same year. She later assumed expanded responsibility as the CEO for Greece, Cyprus and Malta. During her tenure, Greece was awarded as. Best subsidiary in the world amongst countries of relevant size.
She joined Microsoft, from DELL S.A, where she held the position of General Manager of Consumer and SMB divisions for South Eastern Europe & Italy.
She first joined DELL in 2002, in the Marketing Department of the company’s Headquarters in Austin, Texas USA. Peggy has previously held positions at General Motors USA και Opel Bank GMBH.
She has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Dimand S.A. (March 2022 - November 2023). Since May 2024, she has been an independent non-executive member of the Board of Directors of the Onassis Foundation.
Ms. Antonakou was born in 1974 in Athens. She holds a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Piraeus and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Anthony Bartzokas is Professor at the Department of Economics of University of Athens, United Nations University Professorial Fellow and Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has extensive experience in the oversight of financial reporting and internal controls as he has been Chair of the Audit Committee, Board member and member of the Retirement Plan Investment Committee at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
During his nine-year tenure at the EBRD, he served as Chair of the European Union coordination group and was involved in all high-level decision-making processes, from country strategies to investment projects, including the approval and the modalities of EBRD’s engagement in Greece. He has worked on financial systems, corporate investment, and innovation dynamics with financial support from international institutions and continuous interaction with Multilateral Development Banks, the European Union and UN agencies. In his role as knowledge manager, he has coordinated international research teams and benefitted from the interaction with policy makers and the business community, especially when it comes to project structuring and the evolving dynamics of capital markets and innovation. During his tenure, the EBRD Investments in Greece reached record levels with 4,360 million euro in 67 projects and a pipeline of 890 million euro in 19 projects.
Born in 1962, Anthony holds a BA in Economics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a PhD, in Economics of Technological Change from University of Sussex, both with distinction.
Professor Emmanouil Kakaras is Executive Vice President GX (Green Transformation) Solutions Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA Ltd., since April 2021. Prior to this role, he was Senior Vice President for New Products and Energy Solutions at MHI Group company Mitsubishi Power Europe since January 2018. Up until then he served as Senior Vice President and Head of Innovation & New Products at Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Europe GmbH since September 2012.
His R&D activities mainly focus on flexible operation of thermal plants, on fuel cells and electrolysers, the development of large-scale energy storage and the utilization of CO2.
Born in 1962, Mr. Kakaras first got his diploma in Mechanical Engineering at the National Technical University in Athens (NTUA), and then proceeded to get his PhD at the NTUA and at the Technical University Braunschweig in Germany. He continued his academic career in 1991 as a professor at the NTUA until 2012, when he left on a sabbatical leave. Since 2014 until today, he serves on a part-time basis at the NTUA. He has also been guest lecturer at the Universities of Warsaw and Tokyo while has also been awarded faculty membership rights at Energy Engineering Institute of the Engineering Faculty at the University Duisburg Essen. From 1999 to 2018, he has been the Director of the Centre of Research and Technology Hellas/Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CERTH/CPERI).
Next to his involvement in academia and research, Emmanouil Kakaras was professionally active as an advisor of the European Commission and he has been appointed Executive Director of the Hellenic Association of Independent Power Producers from 2010 till 2012. Emmanouil Kakaras also has a keen interest in European affairs. From January 2013 to January 2018, he was President of the European Power Plant Suppliers Association (EPPSA). He represents Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at the Hydrogen Council and other Hydrogen-related initiatives. Since 2018 he is an independent non-executive member of the Bord of Directors of Metlen Energy & Metals S.A. (formerly MYTILINEOS).
Tina (Konstantina) Mavraki is a C-Level Executive with extensive global experience in capital markets, company and project funding, risk management and audit. She started her career in 1998 and lives in London.
She has held senior positions with global institutions including Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Noble Group, where she was responsible for multi-million US$ financial and physical commodity investments in developed and emerging markets.
She has extensive financial and operational internal audit and due diligence experience, most notably as Office of CEO of US$ 1.4 billion fund Barak Fund Management Limited, and as Head of Financing of commodities Division of US$ 1.75 billion fund Gemcorp Capital LLP. She is a devoted sustainability professional, with deep expertise in governance and environmental impact.
Ms Mavraki received an MA and BA in Philosophy, Politics & Economics from Oxford University and an MSc in Finance from London Business School. She is a CFA Charter-holder and holds a Certificate in Company Direction from the UK Institute of Directors.
Natalia Nicolaidis worked at Credit Suisse (CS) for 24 years where she served as global General Counsel for the Investment Banking & Capital Markets Division for the last 5 years.
Previously she was Head of Risks & Controls for the aforementioned division and capital markets and mergers & acquisitions lawyer at CS in London and New York. Ms. Nicolaidis also practiced law in New York from 1991 to 1996.
She is currently a non-executive member of the Board of Directors and participates in various committees of the following listed companies in Greece and abroad: Titan Cement International SA, Aegean Airlines and SMCP SA.
She has graduated from Yale University (Economics) and has advanced degrees in Law (Juris Doctor) and International Affairs (Masters) from Georgetown University) and in European Union Law from the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium).
Alexios Pilavios is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Alpha Asset Management and Vice Chairman of ABC Factoring. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Plaisio SA and Trade Estates Real Estate Investment Company SA. He has a deep experience in the fields of Banking, Asset Management and Capital Markets.
During his thirty-five year career, he held senior positions in the Greek financial sector. He was Chairman of the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission (2004-2009), Deputy Chairman of Hellenic Exchange SA (2011-2023), General Manager of Alpha Bank (Head of Wealth Management) and member of the Executive Committee (2009-2017).
Alexios has served also for numerous years as CEO of Alpha Investments and Alpha Asset Management (1992-2004), holding also the position of Chairman of the Association of Greek Institutional Investors (1996-2000).
Prior to his assignments with Alpha Bank he held senior positions with Ergo Bank, Commercial Bank of Greece and the National Investment Bank of Industrial Development (NIBID).
Born in 1953, Alexios graduated from the Athens College and holds a BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics, a MSc in Economics from the University of Essex and a PhD in the Economics of Education from the London University Institute of Education.
Xenia Kazoli is an experienced international lawyer, admitted to the bars of New York Paris and Athens. She has completed large and complex transactions for more than twenty years in multinational environments, advised the governments of Greece, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal in privatisations and offerings, as well as advised clients on EU financial regulations and corporate governance.
Until 2015, she was a counsel at Allen & Overy LLP, where she spent 15 years specializing in international debt and equity offerings and advising on privatisations and cross border transactions. Prior to this, she was practicing with Skadden Arps LLP in their Paris and London offices in the international capital markets team. Mrs. Kazoli has also worked at the World Bank, conducting legal assessment, policy and regulatory reform and advising on judicial capacity building in Peru, Argentina, El Salvador and Venezuela, and more recently as an expert with the European Union in Georgia providing technical assistance and training to government officials on negotiation and drafting of international contracts.
For the last few years she has been advising on regulatory reform and corporate governance governments, financial institutions and companies, from small to large. She served for five years as a senior advisor with Nestor Advisors Ltd, a UK advisory firm specializing in corporate governance.
Xenia is an independent non-executive member of the Board of the Athens Exchange, Chair of its Remuneration and Nominations Committtee and member of its Audit Committee, as well as an independent non-executive member of the Board of Autohellas and Dimand SA. She is currently Chair of the Hellenic Corporate Governance Council, Co-founder of the CGHub (a non profit promoting diversity in governance) and a member of the Advisory Board of the NGO DESMOS.
Leda Condoyanni is a leading corporate governance expert in Greece, also recognised internationally. She serves as Vice-Chair of the European Confederation of Directors Associations (ecoDa) and is a founding member and the current Chair of the Non-Executive Directors’ Club in Greece (NED Club).
Leda is at present Corporate Governance Director and Company Secretary at Metlen Energy & Metals (formerly MYTILINEOS), a leading global Industrial & Energy company listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX), with a strong international presence across five continents.
She is the founder of the Hellenic Corporate Governance Council, a joint initiative between the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) and ATHEX where she served as General Manager and Board member. During her tenure she conceived, designed, and liaised with both organisations to create the first Hellenic Corporate Governance Code.
Leda has diverse and extensive experience in financial services through leadership roles in the fields of corporate governance, stock markets, asset management, corporate affairs, policy making and advocacy, among others.
She has served as a non-executive board member for companies in the financial services sector and of state-owned enterprises. Leda has also been involved in government committees of the Greek Ministries of Employment, Interior, and Finance, where she was a member of law-making committees. Additionally, she has been involved with the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission, the General Secretariat for Gender Equality, and the Board of Directors of the Athens Derivatives Exchange (prior to its merger with ATHEX).
Leda received a Ph.D. in Finance and an M.A. in Accounting and Finance from Lancaster University, UK. She also holds the European Board Diploma from the European Confederation of Directors Associations (ecoDa), Belgium.
Born in Athens in 1981. He studied Architecture in the University of Florence and then journalism in Athens.
He worked in various media as a journalist until 2010, when he assumed the position of associate at the MYTILINEOS Chairman’s Office. Since 2018, he is the Deputy Secretary to the Board of Directors and in 2013 he also assumed the position of Group Digital Media Officer.
Vassiliki Prantzou was born in 1981 in Athens. She is a graduate of the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a postgraduate degree (Private Law A) from the School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
She is an accredited intermediary and has also attended a postgraduate course in business administration for executives (e-mba) at the University of Piraeus. She is a member of the Athens Bar Association since 2006 and has joined the Company’s Legal Department in 2014.
