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George Kontopoulos

C-level Executive / Operations / Administration

Jurisdiction

Greece

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Chief Administrative OfficerEcoreset S.A.
2024 - Present

Chief Administrative Officer managing processes within the circular economy and renewable energy sectors, specializing in material and energy recovery, recycling, production of secondary products, B2B sales, responsibility for the administrative management and monitoring of operational procedures including Procurement, Human Resources, Facility Management and Commercial Development

Director of OperationsGreenvolt Next Greece
2022 - 2023

Director of Operations associated with the development, design, licensing, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of renewable energy assets, with a considerable and growing pipeline of financing PPA as well as EPC Contracts under development

Vice President of Subsidiaries / Operations DirectorHelector S.A.
2013 - 2022

Vice-President of “SOLID WASTE RECYCLING S.A.”, management of 2 Material Recovery Facilities (Athens, Lamia), 2 glass recycling facilities (Athens, Thessaloniki) in Greece and a waste collection and transportation fleet (05/2019 – 10/2022) Vice-President of “STERILIZATION S.A.”, management of Hazardous Medical Waste affiliated company dealing with Hospital Waste Management, with private facilities and fleet for waste collection and transportation in Volos, Greece (12/2014 – 10/2022) Vice-President of “APOTEFROTIRAS S.A.”, Hazardous Waste collection and transportation company, leader in Hospital Waste Management, with operational facilities and private fleet for collection and transportation of waste (02/2012 – 10/2022) Legal Representative and Project Manager of the Joint Venture that operates the sole hazardous waste incineration facility in Athens, Greece (02/2012 – 10/2022) Commercial Operations Manager of waste treatment facilities in Greece and internationally in Cyprus and Germany with a total turnover of ~40m€ (02/2012 – 10/2022) Responsible for the development of the recycling sector of the group and the managing of recyclables with a total volume of ~25ktpa and recovered secondary products for renewable energy recovery with a total volume of ~200ktpa in combination with a waste collection and transportation fleet and auditing services (02/2012 – 10/2022) Procurement Director for the company and its subsidiaries, including the implementation of tailor-made IT and CRM procedures for procurement negotiations, monitoring, cost control, contract management (02/2012 – 08/2016) Procurement responsibility and operational monitoring for the operation of renewable energy projects, including wind farms and landfill gas power production plants in Greece with a total capacity of ~40MWe (02/2012-08/2016) Responsible for new operational projects, including company acquisitions and integration into the group’s organizational procedures (02/2012 – 10/2022)

Commercial DirectorEPANA S.A.
2008 - 2012

Responsible for the organization and development of the company from its foundation till its establishment as the leader in the Greek waste recycling sector Production management (operation – maintenance) Commercial Management (management of recyclables and secondary products, quality control, contract management, auditing, certifications, sustainability) Procurement monitoring and contract management

Project ManagerHelector S.A.
2003 - 2008

Development manager of Herhof waste treatment technologies in the United Kingdom, market research for the disposal of secondary fuels and recovered materials, responsible for tender offers (06/2006 – 12/2008)Development, construction and operation of environmental and renewable energy projects, including wind farms and landfill gas power production plants in Greece with a total capacity of ~35MWe (03/2003-12/2008)

Project ManagerTOMI S.A.
2001 - 2003

Development of energy projects (landfill gas power production plants, wind farms, PV plants) Occupational Hygiene and Safety for the operation of hazardous hospital waste incineration

Education

Masters of Chemical EngineeringNational Technical University of Athens (NTUA)
1996 - 2001
Masters of Industrial Business Administration (Energy Management and Environmental Protection Systems)University of Piraeus / National Technical University of Athens
2001 - 2003

Skills

Core skills5
Languages5

Skills

General Management
P&L Management
Corporate Administration
Commercial Management
Operations Management

Languages

English
French
German
Greek
Italian

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