Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Trade Estates consists of seven members (three executive members, three independent non-executive members and one non-executive member).
Vasilios Fourlis
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Member
Member of the Investment Committee
Personal Data
Nationality: Greek
Year of Birth: 1960
Current Positions
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fourlis Holdings S.A.
- Vice President of the Board of Directors of Housemarket S.A.
- Member of the Board of Directors of Intersport Athletics S.A.
- Member of the Boards of Directors of the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and the Hellenic Society of Environment and Culture.
Previous Professional Experience
He has been a member of the Boards of Directors of the Association of Enterprises and Industries (SEV), of the Hellenic Corporate Governance Council (ESED) of the company SA. TITAN Cement, OTE SA, Piraeus Bank, Vivartia A.E., Vice Chairman of the Board of IMITHEA SA (Henry Dunant Hospital Center) and National Insurance.
Honorary Distinction
In 2004 he was awarded the “Kouros Entrepreneurship” award by the President of the Hellenic Republic.
Academic Qualifications
- Master of Science in Management (International Business), Boston University/ Brussels, graduation year 1989
- Master of Science in Management (International Business), Boston University/ Brussels, graduation year 1989
- Bachelor of Arts (Honors in Economics and Urban Studies), College of Wooster, graduation year 1983
Christodoulos Aesopos
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Independent Non-Executive Member
Chairman of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee
Personal Data
Nationality: Greek
Year of Birth: 1967
Current Positions
- ALPHA TRUST Mutual Fund Management SA – Chief Executive Officer
- Hellenic Fund and Asset Management Association – Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Hellenic Corporate Governance Counsil – Member of the Board of Directors
- Taylor Young Investment Management – Executive Director
- Alpha Trust Luxembourg Sarl – Executive Director
Previous Professional Experience
- 2014-2015: Alpha Trust Asset Management Executive Director and Fund Manager of Private Investors Portfolio
- 2011-2014: Alpha Trust Hellenic Land SA – Member of the Board of Directors
- 2006-2013: Alpha Trust – Executive Director, General Manager & Head of Private Investors Portfolio Management
- 2004-2006: Alpha Trust – General Manager and Head of Private Investors Portfolio Management
- 2001-2004: Alpha Trust – Head of Private Investors Portfolio Management
- 1998-2004: EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA – Head of Asset Management
- 1994-1998: EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA – Senior Relationship Manager, Private Banking.
Academic Qualifications:
- MSc in Shipping, Trade and Finance, Cass Business School (University of London), graduation year 1991
- MSc in Economics, Birkbeck College (University of London), graduation year 1990
- BSc in Economics, London School of Economics (University of London), graduation year 1989
Dimitrios Papoulis
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Member
Chairman of the Investment Committee
Mr Dimitrios Papoulis is the Chief Executive Officer, executive member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Investment Committee. From 2015 until 2022, Mr. Papoulis was the Chief Executive Officer of South Sofia Ring Mall EOOD, a joint venture of Group Fourlis and DANAOS Shipping Group.In the past, he was the CEO of Marinopoulos Coffee Company SA/Starbucks as well as Marinopoulos Business Consultants SA/GAP and held senior management positions in Hatzioannou Holdings, FFG Platinum SA. and at Fashion Box Hellas S.A. He holds a BA in Economics and Business from Macalester College, MN, USA and an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics, as well as an Executive Education Diploma in Real Estate Management from Harvard Business School.
George Alevizos
Non Executive Member
Personal Data
Nationality: Greek
Year of Birth: 1967
Previous Professional Experience
2000 – until today: FOURLIS HOLDINGS SA, Group Finance Director (Treasury, IR and Risk Management)
1995-2000: Xios Bank SA. – Treasury Dealer
Academic Qualifications
MBA in Finance, ALBA Graduate Business School, graduation year 1994
Degree in Statistics, Probability and Business Research from the Mathematics Department of University of Patras, graduation year 1990
Eftichios Vassilakis
Non-Executive Member
Mr Eftichios Vassilakis is non-executive member of the Board of Directors. He is the Executive Chairman of AEGEAN and Olympic Air as well as the CEO of Autohellas/Hertz. He holds non-executive directorships with the the listed real estate holding company Lamda Development and also with the luxury resorts developer company TEMES. He has previously served as non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Fourlis Holdings SA, Housemarket SA (IKEA), Piraeus Bank and TITAN Cement. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) since 2011 and since 2014 has been appointed Vice President. He is both a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV). Since 2017 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Endeavor Greece. Mr. Vassilakis holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University (1988) and an MBA from the Columbia Business School of New York (1991).Dafni Fourlis
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors
Mrs Dafni Fourli is a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of the Company. In addition, she holds the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of FOURLIS S.A. and INTERSPORT ATHLETICS S.A., as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors of HOUSEMARKET S.A. He has studied Business Administration at the American College of Greece.
Maria Georgalou
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors
Mrs Maria Georgalou is a non-executive member of the Board of Directors of the Company. She is a member of the Boards of Directors of FOURLIS SA, BESPOKE HOLDINGS SA, CHIPITA FOODS S.A. and MEVGAL SA. She has a long experience in the field of Venture Capital / Private Equity in Greece, Spain, Portugal and Russia, covering a wide range of industries (food, retail, timber, etc.) and investment stages (startups, development, mezzanine). She worked, among others, as Business Development Manager of Delta Holdings, as CFO of Vivartia Group and as Deputy CEO of Chipita S.A. Maria Gerorgalou was born in Argentina and graduated with a degree in Certified Public Accountancy from Universidad De Belgrano – Buenos Aires.
Alexios Pilavios
Independent Non-Executive Member
Chairman of the Audit Committee, Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Personal Data Nationality: Greek Year of Birth: 1953 Current Positions- Alpha Asset Management – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Non-Executive Member
- ABC Factors Α.Ε. – Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Non Executive Member
- Hellenic Exchanges SA – Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Non Executive Member
- Athens Exchange Clearing House SA – Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Non Executive Member
- Hellenic Central Securities Depository SA – Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Non Executive Member
- Plaisio Computers SA – Independent Non Executive Member of the Board of Directors
- Mytilinaios SA. – Independent Non Executive Member of the Board of Directors
- 2009-2017: ALPHA BANK – General Manager of Wealth Management
- 2004-2009: Hellenic Capital Market Committee – Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 2001-2004: ALPHA ASSET MANAGEMENT – Chief Executive Officer
- 1992-2001: ALPHA INVESTMENTS – Chief Executive Officer
- PhD Economics of Education, University of London, Institute of Education, year of graduation 1980
- MΑ Εconomics, University of Essex, year of graduation 1977
- BSc in Economics, London School of Economics, year of graduation 1976
Anastasia Martseki
Independent Non-Executive Member
Member of the Audit Committee, Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Personal Data
Nationality: Greek
Year of Birth: 1969
Current Positions
- Hellenic Petreleum SA – Non Executive Member of the Board of Directors
- EYDAP – Non Executive Member of the Board of Directors
- Non Executive Directors Clubs of Greeece – Member of the Board of Directors and Founding Member
Previous Professional Experience
- 1999-2018: ALPHA FINANCE – Head of Institutional Equity Sales
- 1995-1999: Lehman Brothers Senior Associate European Equity Sales Desk
- 1992-1994: SHELL OIL HELLAS – Associate Treasury Department
- 1991-1992: CITIBANK – Associate of Latin America Team
Academic Qualifications
- Master of Business Administration, Columbia University, year of graduation 1996
- Bachelor in Business Administration and Finance, Athens University of Economics and Business, year of graduation 1993