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Constantinos
Antonopoulos
Chief Executive Officer, INTRALOT |
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Current Position |
CEO, founding member and shareholder of
INTRALOT |
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Career Brief |
Executive Director of Intracom Holdings SA
Director of Hellas Online SA
President of the Greek - Latin American
Business Council
President of the Hellenic-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and
Culture
Member of the Executive Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber
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Education |
Graduated in 1976 from the National Technical
University of Athens with a degree in Electrical Engineering
Master of
Science (M.Sc.) degree in Systems Reliability University Of Manchester
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Residence |
Athens, Greece |
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Constantinos Antonopoulos Chief Executive Officer
INTRALOT S.A.
Biography:
Constantinos
Antonopoulos is a founding member and shareholder of INTRALOT. In 1999, he
assumed his current position as Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board
of Directors of the company. He is an executive member of the Board of
Directors of INTRACOM Holdings.
He joined the company in 1993, the year the
company was established, as the first General Director and member of the Board
of Directors. He launched his career by joining major Greek industrial
enterprises, such as the Hellenic and Eleusis Shipyards, engaged in the
construction of commercial and naval vessels and railway vehicles. Following
that, he held a succession of expert positions at the Ministry of Finance and
the Ministry of Industry, overseeing public procurements and offset benefits.
In 1989 he was appointed head of the Development Programs Department of
INTRACOM S.A., one of the leading telecom and electronics companies in SE
Europe, where his major task was to promote the Group's participation in
European Investment Programs.
As an active member of the business
community, Constantinos Antonopoulos participates in a number of chambers and
associations. He is the President of the Greek - Latin American Business
Council and the Hellenic-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and Culture. He was
elected Vice-president of the Greek-Serbian Business Council and sits on the
Board of Directors of the Greek-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and the
Hellenic-Romanian Business Council, while participating in the
American-Hellenic and the Greek-German Chambers of Commerce.
Moreover, he is
a member of the General Council of the Federation of Greek Industries (SEV) and
participates in Foreign Affairs Executive Committee of the Federation (SEV
International). He sits on the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Entrepreneurs
Association and is a member of the Association of Chief Executive Officers. He
was the recipient of the "Manager of the Year 2004" award as well as the "Best
Innovative Manager" and the "Best Global Oriented Manager" awards of the year
2005.
Born in the city of Patras, Constantinos Antonopoulos graduated in
1976 from the National Technical University of Athens with a degree in
Electrical Engineering. He continued his studies at the University of
Manchester (UMIST), England and received a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in
Systems Reliability. He is married and father of three children.
Lottery Insider's Snap Shot, giving
a glimpse of CONSTANTINOS ANTONOPOULOS
Ten questions for
.... CONSTANTINOS ANTONOPOULOS, Chief
Executive Officer, INTRALOT
S.A.
Q: What was your first
job?
A: Electrical Engineer in the
Shipbuilding Industry.
Q: Name a business leader you
admire.
A: Steve Jobs.
Q:
What's the secret to business success?
A: Having a
vision that seems long to catch, but is quick to achieve.
Q:
What's the best piece of advice you have ever
received?
A: Anything is possible as long as you
believe in it.
Q: What is your greatest regret
in business?
A: I never learned to live with my
mistakes.
Q: What skills or qualities do
you wish you had?
A: Play music.
Q: What
are you reading?
A: Movies' subtitles...
Q: What
are the highs of your current job?
A: Driving INTRALOT to new markets,
expanding industry frontiers and exploring the "Blue Oceans".
Q:
And the lows?
A: Losing tenders.
Q: How
do you achieve work life balance?
A: At home, I thank my wife for making
it. Abroad, travelling fascinates me and luckily my three children share the
same view.
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