Nikos Efthymiadis
Chairman and CEO of Thessaloniki Innovation & Technology Center, Thess INTEC
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1944, Mr. Nikos Efthymiadis has a M.Sc. in Agriculture and extensive involvement in Agribusiness enterprises.
Mr. Efthymiadis is Chairman of the REDESTOS Efthymiadis Agrotechnology Group, established in 1935, one of the leading business groups in Greece and Southeast Europe in the field of agricultural supplies, plant breeding – propagation, food trading, quality control of food, and agricultural technology in general.
Alongside his main business interests, Mr. Efthymiadis’ career has been associated with an active involvement in various local and regional initiatives promoting economic development, innovation, entrepreneurship, institution building, democracy, public private partnerships and investment facilitation not only in Greece but also the broader Southeast European region.
Mr. Efthymiadis is Chairman and CEO of Thessaloniki Innovation & Technology Center, Thess INTEC. Founding member of THEOPHANO prize, Covering Council. Chairman of the Business and Clearing Center (BICC). Chairman of the Association of Democracy in the Balkans. In the past he has been the Chairman of the Federation of Industries, Chairman of the STABILITY PACT/Business Advisor Council for the Southeast-Eastern Europe, Chairman of the Business Development Center KEPA, Chairman of the Northern Greece Business and Cultural Association, Member of Excellence of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
He has contributed to several European think tanks on development and cooperation in Southeast Europe.
He is married to Mary Christides and has three children and six grandchildren.