CEO Today Global Awards

USA www.ceotodaymagazine.com 60 CEO Today Global Awards 2019 EFSTATHIOS TSOTSOROS CEO of HELLENIC PETROLEUM SA FIRM PROFILE A dynamic Group with solid foundations, holding a leading position in the Greek energy sector as well as in the greater area of Southeast Europe. The Group’s range of activities includes: Supply, Refining and Trading of petroleum products, both in Greece and abroad Fuels Marketing, both in Greece and abroad Petrochemicals Production and Trading Oil & Gas Exploration and Production Power Generation & Natural Gas Provision of Consulting and Engineering services to hydrocarbon related projects Our aim is to optimize customer satisfaction through placing further emphasis on the customer and creating value for all parties. In this context, the Group provides its business partners with various support programs and activities with which to improve the business environment and working conditions, while ensuring for competitive advantage. In order to keep customers (fuel stations, drivers etc.) fully informed and satisfied, a variety of activities are being designed and implemented, differentiated on a case by case basis. The Greek industry and handcraft are supplied and developed with oil fuels. Depending on its needs, each facility uses automotive diesel fuel, industrial mazut oil or industrial liquefied petroleum gas (propane, butane and mixture). Agricultural facilities also use agricultural petroleum throughout the year. The Public Power Corporation uses considerable amounts of oil both for the large power units of Lavrio and Aliveri, which consume mazut, and the smaller power units located on islands (Crete, Dodecanese, and Aegean Islands) which use special-specification mazut, and diesel fuels. Finally, a part of the Greek industry uses HELLENIC PETROLEUM’s chemical products as raw materials: polypropylene, PVC, as well as solvents (hexane and petroleum spirit). Our vision To be a leading regional Energy Group with sustainable growth embedded in our strategy ABOUT EFSTATHIOS TSOTSOROS He is an Electrical-Mechanical Engineer from NTUA, graduate Economist of the Department of Economics at the University of Athens. Since 1975 he is a professor at the Panteion University with specialty in Economic Development and Social Transformation. He served as a member of the Council and the Senate of the University and he was Director of the Postgraduate program, as well as of the Economic and Social Research Centre of the Department of Sociology. He has particularly important and extensive experience in senior management positions in public and private sectors as well as in local government. He has been Director of PPC, Board Member and CEO of Business Reconstruction Organization, Vice President and General Manager of Athens Regulatory Plan and Environmental Protection Organization, Board Member and CEO of various companies in the private sector and Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Broadcasting Group Alpha. He was also Advisor to the Minister of Energy, to Athens Mayor, to the President of the Greek Technical Chamber and he has also occupied the post of the Chairman of the National Committee of Programme Agreements and Development Contracts. He has participated in research projects and in the preparation of techno-economic studies, in significant investment projects as well as in national and regional development programs. His scientific research has been published by the Educational Institutions of the National Bank of Greece, by Commerce and Piraeus