Christian Hadjiminas graduated in 1981 from Columbia University with a B.A. in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) and in 1983 from Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania) with an MBA in Business and Finance. After working as a Senior Trader at Phibro-Salomon Inc. in 1987, he has set up his first company in New York and soon thereafter in 1989, he has moved his business in Greece and established EFA Ventures in Athens. Very soon, EFA Ventures became one of the leading industrial cooperation service providers in the world.

Mr. Hadjiminas is today the President of the EFA Group, a leading service provider and manufacturer group of companies, with more than 25 years of experience in Aerospace, Defense, High-Τechnology and Security global markets. 

Apart from EFA Ventures (www.efagroup.eu), the Group consists of a number of international high tech companies, such as Theon Sensors (www.theon.com), Interoperability Systems International (ISI) (www.isihellas.com) and ES Systems (www.esenssys.com). All companies are powered by the top B2B platform for industrial cooperation / offsets in the world, Epicos (www.epicos.com), which is also operated by the Group. All companies are export oriented and have achieved sales of products and services in more than 40 countries around the world.

Mr. Hadjiminas is also the Vice President of the Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association - EENE (www.eene.gr) and Head of EENE International, as well as Founder and Honorary President of the Wharton Alumni Club of Greece.