Nikos Efthymiades

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:

•Chairman of the STABILITY PACT / Business Advisory Council for Southeast Europe, Brussels 

•President of the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece – FING

•President of the Thessaloniki Technology Park 

•Chairman of the Business and Cultural Development Centre

•President of the Northern Greece Businessmen’s Cultural Association 

•Vice President of the Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in S.E. Europe – CDRSEE

•Chairman of the Business Information and Clearing Center – BICC

•President of the Industrial Dept. and Member by Excellence of the Board of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry

•Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Trade Facilitation – HELLASPRO

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.