Holds an Economics degree specialising in Econometrics from the University of Essex, UK, and is a Fellow (F.C.A.) member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
He began his career in 1989 working for KPMG Certified Auditors and Advisers in London where he specialised in the banking sector and in organization and strategy for large multinational groups. From 1993 to 1999, he worked as a manager of the DIAGEO Food and Beverages Group in European markets, with positions of responsibility in finance and strategy. In Greece, he held the position of Chief Financial Officer at METAXA until 1998, and later went on to become Regional Finance and Business Development Director with responsibility for the Middle East and North Africa for Pillsbury Group (part of DIAGEO).
From 2000 to 2002, he worked as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer in a LEVENTIS Group listed company before joining PETROLA HELLAS in 2003 where he worked as Chief Financial and IT Officer.
Following PETROLA’s merger with HELLENIC PETROLEUM in 2004, he was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer and a Member of the Group's Executive Committee, and from 2014 to 2015, he became Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Group, a post he took over once again in June 2017. He is an active participant on various ICAEW committees in Greece and abroad, is a member of the Economic Chamber of Greece, the Corporate Governance Committee of the Hellenic American Chamber of Commerce and various Hellenic Federation of Enterprises committees.