Major General Vasileios Chatzidakis
Director of the Information Technology Directorate, General Staff of National Defense
Major General Vasileios Chatzidakis is the Director of the Information Technology and Cyberspace Directorate of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff.
He was born in Thessaloniki in 1966, entered the Hellenic Air Force Academy in 1984, and graduated in 1988 with the rank of Second Lieutenant.
During his career, he served in Information Technology Staff positions and Information Systems Centers of the Hellenic Air Force. In particular, he served as Director of the Information Technology Directorate of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff, Head of the Cybersecurity, Standardization and Training Department, and Head of Operational Information Systems.
As a Commander, he served for four consecutive years at the Information Systems Center of the Air Training Command and for five years at the Information Systems Center of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff.
Major General Vasileios Chatzidakis possesses significant NATO experience. In 2011, he was assigned to the NATO Programming Centre, where he served as Deputy Branch Chief and Director for Standardization and Training in operational information systems. He also participates in various Alliance committees either as a regular member or as a national expert.
He holds postgraduate specialization degrees in Information Technology from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and is a certified trainer and author in Information Technology Service Management (ITIL) and Project Management (PRINCE2). He also holds international certifications in commercial and military information systems.
He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in 2021 and served for three years as Director of the Information Technology Directorate of the Hellenic Air Force General Staff.
In 2024, he was transferred to the Joint Information Technology Corps of the Hellenic Armed Forces and initially assumed the duties of Deputy Director of the Information Technology Directorate of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. Subsequently, in 2025, following his promotion to Major General, he assumed the duties of Director.
He speaks English. He is married and has two children
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20 May Wed