Board of Directors

Mr Theodore Fessas is the founder and major shareholder of Quest Holdings. Quest Holdings was founded in 1981 (as Info-Quest), is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (1998) and operates through its affiliates in the IT sector (Info-Quest Technologies, iSquare, iStorm, Uni Systems) in E-commerce (www.you.gr), electronic payments processing (Cardlink), courier services (ACS Courier Services) and renewable energy sources (Quest Energy, Quest Solar).
He served as President of SEV - Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (2014-2020). He is the Honorary President of the Federation of Hellenic Information Technology and Communications Enterprises (SEPE) and member of the Board of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE).
He studied Electrical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens and holds a Master in Thermodynamics from the University of Birmingham, UK.

Ms. Koutsoureli is a graduate of the Deere College with studies in Business Administration and Economics. She has developed her own business in the sector of trade and has worked with Info-Quest as a shareholder since its inception phase until 1984 when the SA was founded and, as a founding member, is a major shareholder. She worked in various administrative areas of the company, contributing to the development and transformation of the company to a Group of Companies with activities in the fields of ΙΤ and Digital Technology, Postal Services and Renewable Energy Sources.
For many years she was leading the Marketing and Communications department of the ICT sector, while today she holds the position of Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications of the Group's companies. In 2013 she was appointed President of the CSR Committee of the Board for the introduction of CSR and Sustainability Strategy in the companies of the Group.
Since 2015 she is Vice Chairwoman of Quest Holdings and a member of the Board of the Group's companies, while in 2007-2010 she served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federation of Hellenic Information Technology and Communications Enterprises (SEPE). She also serves as Board member in various organizations and charities.

Apostolos Georgantzis holds the position of CEO of Quest Holdings from the end of 2015 while holds the position of CEO of ACS since the end of 2003.
He has studied Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine (Great Britain) where he completed his postgraduate studies and holds BEng and MSc.
He has worked as an executive, freelancer and entrepreneur in various positions in the fields of construction, investment and IT. A. Georgantzis was born in Piraeus in 1968, speaks English, French, is married and father of two children.

He was born in 1959 in Piraeus. He studied Economics at the University of Piraeus and is a graduate of the annual MBA course of the Hellenic Management Association (HMA) and the annual Management Program of the International Federation of Periodical Publishers (FIPP). He has experience in numerous business sectors from different management positions, such as Financial Manager, Operations Manager, CFO and General Manager. He joined Quest Group in 2003 as the General Financial and Administration Director of the Group.

Maria Damanaki was born on the Greek island of Crete (31, May 1952). She graduated with honors from the National Technical University of Athens with a Master of Science in chemical engineering. She has also a one-year Degree from Lancaster University on Gender issues. She speaks three European languages: Greek (mother tongue), English and French. Maria Damanaki has authored four books on European issues, human rights, education and women’s rights.

Political Career
• Active in the underground student opposition to the dictatorship in Greece (1970-1974). Recognized as the voice of the clandestine radio transmitter set-up inside the occupied National Technical University of Athens.
• Member of Parliament, elected continuously for the years 1977 – 1993, 2000 –2009. Also, first woman ever to be elected Vice-president of the Greek Parliament
• President of the Coalition of Left and Progress (1991-1993). First woman ever to lead a Greek political party.
• 2000-2003: Head of the PASOK (Socialist Party) group in the Select Committees on Education and Culture. Member of the Parliamentary Assemblies of the Council of Europe, the Western European Union and NATO. Member of the Inter-parliamentary Union.
• 2004-2009: Head of the PASOK group in the Select Committees on Social Affairs, Education and Culture and the Environment. Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Western European Union.
• Chairperson of the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense (2009).

Professional Career
• Working as engineer at Pechiney Aluminum Industries (1974).
• Administrator at Ministry of Finance of Greece. Department of import-export planning. (1975-1976).
• Section manager at Helector S.A. Department of energy and waste management (2003-2004).

European Commission
• 2010–2014: With over 30 years of public service in Europe, Damanaki recently served as European Union Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
• Under her leadership, the Commission was able to bring fish populations back to healthier levels—from as few as five sustainable stocks in 2010 to up to 27 today.
• The continuation of her fisheries policy efforts could lead to 15 million more tons of fish in the sea, 30 percent more jobs and the equivalent of over US $2 billion in additional revenue.
• She introduced and implemented the Blue Growth agenda for Seas and Oceans in Europe, which aimed to create 1.6 million new jobs and the equivalent of US $750 billion in revenue by 2020 in sectors such as coastal tourism, ocean energy, and marine biotechnology. The Blue Growth was approved in unanimity by the European Council.
• She established legislation to create a common framework for Marine Spatial Planning to map and better manage maritime activities across EU countries.

The Nature Conservancy
• Maria Damanaki is the Global Managing Director for Oceans at The Nature Conservancy. She leads a global team focused on transforming how the world manages its oceans, including sustainable fisheries management, large-scale protection and restoration of coral reefs and other ecosystems.
• Her team develops innovative financial tools like Debt Swaps and Blue Bonds. She recently signed the first ever Debt Swap for Ocean protection with the Government of Seychelles that led to the introduction of the 2nd biggest Marine Protected Area in the Indian Ocean. This program achieved the Financial Time reward (2017) for the best Conservation financial innovation product and the TED-X prize (2019) with a reward of 26mil $.
• She recently signed the first ever insurance product with the Government of Mexico for creating a Trust that will restore the whole coastal area around Cancun together with insurance industry, the hotel owners’ association, and local partners.

Maria Damanaki chairs the UN Sustainability Committee for Blue Growth.
She is a member of the Friends of Ocean Commission of the World Economic Forum.
She co-chairs the Advisory Network of the High-Level Panel for blue Economy (14 Prime ministers including Canada, Australia, Norway, Chile, Kenya)
She seats in the Board of Directors in Oxford Martin School Ocean Program at the University of Oxford, in the Board of Monaco Ocean Foundation, the Board of Oceanographic Institute and in the Board of Maritime Regions Forum. She also sits in the Board of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) the biggest fisheries certification system at a global level.

He is a graduate Mechanical Engineer (NTUA), holds an MBA (Manchester Business School), PhD and Post Doc (London Business School). He is a founding member and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BPM, a board member and chairman of the audit committee of MOTODYNAMICS, Venture Partner at the Odyssey Venture Partner Fund, a founding member of high-tech start ups and IOBE BoD member. He served as Executive Member of the Group INTRACOM Holdings, CEO of the Group INTRACOM IT Services, Chairman of the Board of Attica Telecommunications, INTRACOM Jordan, INTRACOM IT Services Denmark, Encode, and executive member of INTRACOM Telecom, Hellas on Line, Intrakat, MOREAS etc. He has been a Research Fellow at London Business School, an extraordinary professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business and has published scientific papers in international scientific journals.

He was born in 1956 and holds degrees in Economics (BSc, PhD) from the University of Bradford in Great Britain. He has many years of work experience as a consultant to public and private organizations for many financial issues. Since 1998, he is Partner and Head of Grant Thornton's Government & Infrastructure Advisory (GIA) in Greece. He was elected to the Board of Directors of Info-Quest in 2010 as an Independent, Non-Executive Member.

He is a graduate of the Athens University of Economics and Business, with a Master’s degree in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics. He has worked at Mobil Oil Hellas, Investment Bank, ABN-AMRO as Deputy General Manager and Deputy Governor at National Mortgage Bank and National Bank of Greece. He was then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LAMDA DEVELOPMENT, and since March 2009 he has been in charge of the Latsis Group's strategy and business development in Geneva. From December 2009 until June 2012 he was Chief Executive Officer of the National Bank of Greece. He has served as Vice Chairman of the HELEX Group, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Interalpha Group of Banks, President of Ethnokarta, National Stock Exchange and ETEBA, President of the Southeastern European Board of the Europay Mastercard Group, and has been a member of many boards and committees.

Cofounder and Vice Chairman of ALPHA TRUST. 
M.A. in Investment & Finance, Exeter University. Vice Chairman of Briq Properties R.E.I.C. 
Member of the BoD in various enterprises and public benefit institutions.

He was born in 1962 in Pompia, Heraklion, Crete. He studied Business Administration at the University of Piraeus and Computer Science at Brooklyn College, New York. He was the founder of Forthnet SA, starting with the IT Institute of the Foundation for Research & Technology-Hellas (FORTH) in 1987, where he took over the responsibility of transforming it from research into a company, attracting investment funds from Greece and abroad. He served as Managing Director of Forthnet since its inception (1995) until 2011. From 2008 to 2011, he also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the pay-as-you-go NOVA satellite platform. From 2007 to 2011 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEPE (Federation of Hellenic Information Technology and Communications Enterprises). From 2006 to 2009 he was a member of the Supervisory Board of NETIA SA (Supervisor Board), Poland's largest alternative telecommunications company. In 2011, he was appointed as Consultant to the Prime Minister on issues of Technology, Information Technology and Communications, while from June 2011 until May 2012 he was Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Administrative Reform and E-Government. From September 2012 to May 2013, he was responsible for the coordination for the Development of Innovation at the Ministry of Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks.