Maria Georgalou
Director, Independent Non-Executive Member, Member of the Audit Committee
Personal Data:
Nationality: Hellenic
Year of birth 1960
Current Job Position:
Vice-Chairman: BESPOKE S.A
Previous professional experience:
2022 - Vice Chairman of Chipita Foods S.A.
2014 - 2021: CHIPITA S.A. Deputy CEO
2013 - 2019: DOLPHIN GROUP (ARGENTINA), Representative of Greece - Real Estate Investments
2011 - 2014: DRY CLEANING SERVICES LTD, Member of the founding team, Master Franchisee of 5asec, (Romania, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Skopje).
2004 - 2011: DELTA HOLDING S.A. / VIVARTIA SA, Group Financial Director (2007 to 2011), Business Development Director (2004 to 2007)
1995 - 2004: EMPORIKI VENTURE CAPITAL S.A., Executive Director - Member of the Investment Committee, Venture Capital Company - 100% subsidiary of Emporiki Bank of Greece
1990 - 1992: DE BENEDETTI GROUP OF COMPANIES (Greece): Financial Analyst (Financial Manager) at Eurohellenic SA as well as at Cofir SA (Spain) (company listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange)
1979-1989: GEORGALOS HNOS SA, AGROGEO SA AND AGROFABRIL SA, Assistant internal auditor / administrative-accounting department, Family business in the food sector
Participates in the Boards of Directors as a member of the companies CHIPITA FOOD S.A. and CHIPITA S.A.
Education:
C.P.A - Chartered Public Accountant Universidad de Belgrano - Buenos Aires - Argentina and Michael Ham Memorial College (Valedictorian).
Since 2023 she is a member of the BoD of TRADE ESTATES SA.