Board of Directors

Victoria G. Karelia
Chair - Non-Executive Member
She was born and raised in Athens. She graduated from the Arsakeio School in Athens and studied Art History in Munich. She is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Karelia Tobacco Industry SA. from 1986 until today. She is a founding member and now President of the George and Victoria Karelia Foundation, directing the Foundation's charitable work in the fields of education, economy, culture, literature, arts, folklore and social offer. She was the President of the Association of Friends of Music of Kalamata from its foundation, in 1993, until 2015. Since then, she remains Honorary President of the Association. She was a founding member and for 53 years a member of the Board. of the Lyceum of Greek Women of Kalamata, of which 33 years President. In April 2022, she was awarded the Golden Cross of the Οrder of the Beneficence by the President of the Hellenic Republic.
Andrew G. Karelias
Managing Director - Executive Member
He was born in Athens in 1966 and grew up in Kalamata. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics (B.Sc. Management Sciences) and holds a Master's degree in Shipping Trade and Finance from the City University Business School in London. He has worked in all the Departments of the Company and since 1995 he is a member of its Board of Directors and since April 2000 the Managing Director of the Company. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the "George and Victoria Karelia Foundation" and its Vice President. He is married with two children.
Stathis G. Karelias
Vice Chair - Executive Member
He was born in Athens in 1969 and grew up in Kalamata. He studied Marketing in the U.K. and since 1995 has held several positions in the company. Μember of the Board of Directors since 2000 and Vice President of the Karelia Tobacco Company, since 2009, he has more than 30 years of specialization and experience in the Tobacco Industry. He is member of the General Committee of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) and member of the Board of Directors of the “George and Victoria Karelia Foundation”. He has been married since 2003 and has three children.
Robin D. Joy
Non-Executive Member
He was born in 1946 in Kent, UK. He has extensive experience in the tobacco industry after holding senior management positions for Rothmans and Gallaher in Africa, South America, and Europe for more than 13 years. In 1988 he gained an MBA and developed his own consulting interests. Until 2012 he was a partner in a UK based design consultancy specializing in the creation and development of brands for the global drinks and tobacco industries. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Member of the Institute of Directors in the UK. He has been an independent non-executive member of the Board of Directors since 2013 and is currently a member of the Audit Committee as well as the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Paraskevi (Evi) G. Christofilopoulou
Independent Non-Executive Member
She was born in 1956 in Athens. She is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Sciences of the EAP, where she teaches Public Administration and Public Policy. She studied Law at the University of Athens and Political Science at the London School of Economics, from where she received her MA (Msc Politics) and PhD (PhD Government). She taught at the University of Thessaly for five years. She has published articles and independent chapters in Greek and international scientific journals and collective volumes. She was also a business consultant with a subject matter of human resource evolvement and people coaching (1984-1996). She served as General Secretary of Community Resources of the Ministry of Labor (1997-2002), being responsible for the management of the resources of the European Social Fund in Greece for training, employment, and education. She served as Deputy Minister of Education (2009-2012) with responsibility for Primary and Secondary Education, Technical Education and Lifelong Learning. She served as Deputy Minister of Administrative Reform and Electronic Government (2013-2014), with responsibility for Electronic Government, the simplification of administrative procedures, the National Center for Public Administration and Self-Government and the Ministry's Operational Programs co-financed by the European Union. She was elected Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2019, during her tenure, she demonstrated intense activity with respect to parliamentary control and she suggested numerous bills. She served as a Parliament Representative and participated in the cross-party parliamentary forum "European Mercator Dialogue" for the reform of the European Union from 2016 to 2019.
Ioannis P. Tsoukaridis
Independent Non-Executive Member
He was born in 1947 in Athens. He graduated from the Athens University of Economics and Business (department of Economic and Commercial Studies). He began his career in 1973, immediately after his graduation with a small printing firm where he achieved a continuous growth of its customer base. In 1979 he extended its activities into box making and succeeded in establishing PAPERPACK as a leading packaging company in Greece. From 1996 until 31st December 2020, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PAPERPACK ABEE a company listed in the Athens Stock Exchange since 2000, in which he was also the major shareholder. On 31st December 2020 he sold his shares to Orlando Equity Holding Limited, a 100% subsidiary of China Central and Eastern Europe Investment Co-operation Fund II SCS SICAV-SIF. From 1980 and until 2014 he was very active in the retailing of the BENETTON and SISLEY clothing brands by operating 15 outlet companies. Since January 2021 he has been a shareholder in real estate companies. Mr. Tsoukaridis has served in the Board of Directors of various listed and non-listed companies including INTRALOT and FLEXOPACK.
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
George D. Alevizopoulos
Chief Financial Officer
He is a graduate of University of Piraeus, and he has been appointed to senior management positions for more than 40 years in Greece and abroad. He is an Economist, A’ Class Accountant-Tax Specialist. He joined Karelia Tobacco Company Inc. in 1993.
Vasiliki S. Tsoumelea
Head of Accounting
She is a graduate of the Athens University of Economics at the Department Business Administration, with a postgraduate degree in Accounting and Finance at the same University. She is an FCCA member. She holds the title of Certified Public Accountant and the license of A’ Class Accountant-Tax Specialist. She has more than ten years of experience in Greece and abroad, in external auditing and financial reporting. She joined Karelia Tobacco Company Inc. in 2021.
George K. Kastritis, CIA
Head of Internal Audit Department & Compliance Officer
Born in Toronto, Canada in 1965. He is an Economist, A’ Class Accountant-Tax Specialist, registered Internal Auditor in the Economic Chamber of Greece with a Master’s degree in Finance and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). Has many years of experience in positions of responsibility in the financial-accounting and auditing sector in Canada and Greece. He joined Karelia Tobacco Company Inc. in 1997. Since 2008 is the Head of the Internal Audit Department and Compliance Officer since 2022.
Stock Price In Euros (€)
19-10-2026
418,00