Board of Directors
Vasiliki (Vicky) Loizou-Secretary General for International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Chairwoman, Enterprise Greece
She is a graduate of Political Science and International Studies, and holds a Master’s degree in European Policies and Administration from Panteion University of Athens.
She is an expert on strategic planning as well as on market reforms planning and implementation. She has a wide and diverse experience in public administration, having served in senior positions consecutively with the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Development.
In particular at the Ministry of Development (2012-2015) she was responsible for monitoring and coordinating all market reforms and the cooperation with the European Commission and International Organizations such as the OECD and the World Bank.
From January 2016 she served as Deputy Secretary of Strategic Planning for the New Democracy political party.
In October 2017 she was appointed as advisor to the President of the “New Democracy” Party in Greece on health policy and reforms.
She was offered an honorary position on the nationwide New Democracy ballot for the 2019 parliamentary elections.
Following the elections, she was appointed as Secretary General for the Coordination of Economic and Growth Policies of the Government until August 2020 when she assumed the duties of Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development.
On December 30, 2022 she was appointed as Secretary General for International Economic Affairs.
Marinos Giannopoulos - CEO
Marinos Giannopoulos is an experienced finance and academic professional with a Doctorate in Strategic Management. For several years he lived and was active in the UK where he worked in the City of London as a banking executive and business consultant. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the Management School, University of Liverpool, a master's degree in international business economics from City University London, and a PhD from Brunel University London, with the thesis title: "Divesting assets and redeploying resources as predictors of the performance of acquisitions: The case of Greece."
Prior to assuming his current duties as CEO of Enterprise Greece, he worked for more than a decade in the banking industry, both in Greece and abroad. He has extensive experience in managing credit risk in investment banking portfolios and participated in the management and consolidation of credit risk portfolios at financial institutions and companies in emerging Europe.
Upon returning to Greece, he led the team at one of Greece’s leading banks responsible for facilitating in the implementation of Greece’s National Recovery and Resilience Fund − Greece 2.0 − while also liaising with European development bodies and Greek government agencies.
He served as advisor to New Democracy’s Secretariat for International Relations & European Union from 2013 to 2019. He has been a member of various academic and professional committees and has been actively engaged in research and writing with numerous articles published in leading international journals, such as the Journal for Global Business Advancement and the International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences. At the same time, he also taught at Brunel University and the Hellenic Open University in the fields of Strategic Management and Business Economics.
Betty Alexandropoulou -Executive Director- Member of the Board
Ms. Betty Alexandropoulou is the Executive Director of Enterprise Greece and Member of the Board, with comprehensive responsibility for foreign trade. Prior to her current role, she served as Special Advisor to the Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Enterprise Greece.
Ms. Alexandropoulou comes with vast experience in senior leadership roles within government as well as private-sector multinational organizations, and several years abroad in countries such as Switzerland, Argentina, and the United States.
Formerly a Senior Commercial Advisor for the U.S. Department of Commerce at the U.S. Embassy in Greece, her portfolio included Healthcare and ICT sectors and the SelectUSA global program which facilitates U.S. foreign direct investment. Before that, she had accumulated over 18 years of experience in senior executive positions with blue-chip companies like AT&T and Vodafone. A seasoned professional in managing global projects and teams, she specializes in international market expansion as related to trade promotion and investment attraction, as well as business transformation.
Ms. Alexandropoulou holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s in Economics & French Literature, with honors distinction, from universities in the United States, and a Professional Certified Coach Credential by ICF (International Coach Federation). She has served in business associations such as the Propeller Club and the American Chamber of Commerce and has participated in various conferences and industry forums as a keynote and panel speaker. Ms. Alexandropoulou is multicultural and communicates in several languages - native English and Greek, as well as fluent French and Spanish.
Dimitrios Kourkoulas - Member of the Board
Dimitris Kourkoulas was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, responsible for European Affairs and Economic Diplomacy, from June 2012 till January 2015.
He has served as EU Ambassador in Lebanon (1997-2001), the first ambassador of the EU after the end of the war, Bulgaria (2001-2006), during the period of the negotiations for the accession of Bulgaria into the EU and Bosnia & Herzegovina (2006-2010), the third largest EU Delegation in the world.
From 2010-2012 he was Director in DG Enlargement of the European Commission, responsible for the EU strategy and policy of Enlargement in the Western Balkans, Turkey, and Iceland. From 1992 to 1997 he was Head of the European Commission’s Political Relations Department for Central and Eastern European countries.
He graduated from the Law School of the University of Athens and continued his postgraduate studies at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne in Germany.
He speaks English, French and German.
Ilias Grigoriou - Member of the Board
Ilias Grigoriou is an Economist and has a doctorate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has a degree in Economics from the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences/National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a Master’s Degree in “Organization and Management of Health Services”, from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Over the past fifteen years, he has works as a business consultant to various companies, specializing in the Healthcare sector, ranging from pharmaceuticals to health service structures.
He is an elected Regional Councilor of the Region of Attica and Regional vice Governor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
He is married and has two children.
