Athanasios Kottaras is an Economist, born in 1973 in Diasella of Ilia. He graduated from the Department of Economics of the University of Piraeus and holds a MA in Global Political Economy from the University of Peloponnese (Dpt. of Political Science & International Relations).
From May 31, 2022, he assumed the position of the new CEO of STASY.
Since 2020 he has been Deputy Managing Director of OSE (Hellenic Railways Organization) and member of the Board of Directors of EUROFIMA (European Company for the Financing of Railroad Rolling Stock).
From 2005 to 2020 he worked at ACCI (Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry) where he served as Management Consultant for the last 5 years. He was a member of the Board of Directors of ADDMA (Athens Development and Destination Management Agency) of the Municipality of Athens (2014-2017). Furthermore, from 2007 to 2008, he served as Head of the Minister’s Office at the Ministry of Tourism and in 2009 as Head of the Minister’s Office at the Ministry of Education & Religious Affairs.
In the past he served as a Board member in companies active in the Food & Beverage Sector as well as in the Energy Services Sector and has been co-founder of a Business Consulting Company. At the beginning of his career, he worked at Emporiki Bank, Olympic Airlines and ETVA (Industrial & Business Parks). He speaks English and French.