BHCC

Mr. Sotiris Yannopoulos is the new Board of Directors member of the British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, replacing Mr. Nicholas Constandinides who resigned. His candidacy was unanimously voted in favor by all BoD members during the September 8th BoD meeting. Mr. Yannopoulos, currently Managing Director of SecondChance Environmental Solutions S.A.has enjoyed a distinguished career in the private sector, both in Greece and the US. Among the positions he has held in the past was Executive Director of the American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of the BoD & Corporate Affairs Director of British American Tobacco Hellas S.A., with responsibilities including Cyprus & Malta. He has also held numerous BoD positions, including well established NGO's. Greek President Harris Ikonomopoulos and British co-President Irene Watson express their certainty that Mr. Yannopoulos will contribute to the growth of the BHCC and support bilateral Hellenic / UK relations. Mr. Yannopoulos thanked the BoD members for their vote and said he was looking forward to work closely with them & the Chamber members during an especially difficult but also interesting time for the Greek economy.

The Presidents of five bilateral Chambers of Commerce (American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce,French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, German Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Italian Chamber of Commerce) met on Tuesday, September 15, with the President of PASOK Party, George Papandreou, and presented to Mr. Papandreou a five Chamber special publication that details a series of suggestions on how the Greek economy can best manage its exodus from today's economic crisis.The publication was also presented to the Minister of Economy and Finance, John Papathanassiou, and to the Governor of the Bank of Greece, George Provopoulos.