Ioannis Tsakiris - Curriculum Vitae

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Career:

July 2019 – June 2023
Deputy Minister for Development and Investments, Government of the Hellenic Republic

Oversaw the management and deployment of Greece’s Public Investment Programme (€7 billion annually) and of European Structural and Investment Funds (€22 billion).
Set up and deployed the Hellenic Development Bank, Greece’s national promotional bank, with €6 billion in assets under management.
Designed, structured and negotiated Greece’s programme for the allocation and use of EU structural funds totalling €26 billion (EU Multiannual Financial Framework, programming period 2021-2027).
Set up and deployed the Hellenic Development Bank for Investments, Greece’s national fund of funds, with €2 billion in assets under management, and which in turn developed and significantly expanded the private equity and venture capital ecosystem in Greece.
Assisted in the design and implementation of Greece’s plan for the deployment of the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility.
Led ministry services of approximately 750 people and supervised a general secretary, two special secretaries and two directorates general.
Managed the relations of the Hellenic Republic with international financial institutions, including in a capacity as:
- Alternate Governor at the World Bank Group (WBG).
- Alternate Governor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
- Member of the Board of Directors at the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB).

September 2006 – June 2019
European Investment Fund (EIF), European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group)

Head of Southeastern Europe and EU Neighbouring Countries Division (from October 2015):
- Managed a team of investment professionals, responsible for the EIF mandate operations in South-Eastern Europe, EU Neighbouring Countries and Türkiye.
- Set up loan, guarantee and equity financial instruments to support small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) access to finance.
- Helped EU Member States to define financing strategies and national financing tools.
Special Advisor (from September 2013 to September 2015):
- Advised on the expansion of EIF operations into new regions and the development of financial products, reporting to the Head of the Strategic Development and EU Policies Department, who was part of the EIF’s Executive Management team.
Head of Southeastern Europe Unit, Regional Business Development (from January 2009 to August 2013):
- Managed a team of investment professionals and originating mandates as well as creating financial instruments for SMEs.
Principal, Private Equity Investments (from September 2006 to December 2008)
- Originating, structuring and executing equity fund investments.

January 2015 – July 2019
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF)

GEEREF was a global equity fund of funds, domiciled in Luxembourg (SICAV-SIF), where primary investors were the government of Germany, the government of Norway, the European Commission, and several private investors.

January 2018 – July 2019
Technical Evaluation Committee Member, Luxembourg Future Fund

The Luxembourg Future Fund was a €150 million fund of funds created by the Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement of Luxembourg and the EIF, investing directly or indirectly in venture capital funds and SMEs to foster the sustainable development of Luxembourg’s strategic sectors.

January 2014 – February 2017
Technical Assistance Committee Member, Green for Growth Fund

The Green for Growth Fund was a €412 million created by the EIB and KfW under a layered risk/return structure investing in south-eastern Europe, the European Neighbourhood region, and the Middle East and North Africa through the provision of dedicated financing via cooperation with local banks.

January 2015 – July 2019
Lecturer, University of Luxembourg

Chargé de Cours Associé, lecturing on risk capital in the Master of Science in Finance programme of the Luxembourg School of Finance, University of Luxembourg.

December 2000 – Aug 2006
Partner and Chief Financial Officer, Vectis Capital S.A., Greece

Partner in a venture capital fund manager, managing the Novelle Investments Fund, the West African Advancement Fund, and several co-investment vehicles with approximately €300 million under management.
The company was part of Leventis Group (conglomerate that includes the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co., Frigoglass, etc.).
Member of the investment committee making decisions on investment and divestment proposals.

September 2000 – December 2000
Consultant, IBM Greece S.A.

Consultant, interim, implementing customer relationship management (CRM) projects for multinationals’ subsidiaries in Greece.

September 1995 – September 1999
Marketing Associate, S & B Industrial Minerals S.A., Greece

Working in the Marketing Department of S&B Industrial Minerals, an international specialty mineral mining and processing company, with significant world market shares in its major products of bentonite, perlite and bauxite.

Education:

Master of Business Administration, Imperial College Management School, 1999 – 2000
- MBA Programme with focus on finance, London, United Kingdom
Bachelor and Master of Science in Engineering and Metallurgy, National Technical University of Athens, 1988-1993
- BSc and MSc in Mining Engineering/Metallurgy; five-year study programme in Athens, Greece.

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Last updated: 1 May 2024 (this CV is based on information provided to the EIB by the person concerned)