Audit Committee
The Audit Committee shall consist of three members, in accordance with the provisions of Article 44 of Law 4449/2017, as in force. As a committee, it shall be independent from the Board of Directors, consisting of one non-executive director, one independent, non-executive director, within the meaning of Article 4 of Law 3016/2002 and Article 9 of Law 4706/2020, and a third person, who shall not be a director and who meets the independence requirements laid down in Article 4 of Law 3016/2002 and Article 9 of Law 4706/2020. It has been resolved that the term in office of the Audit Committee shall coincide with that of the Board of Directors of the Company, i.e. shall have a duration of 5 years.
More specifically, the Audit Committee shall be comprised as follows:
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Mr Leventakis is an economist, holds a degree from the Higher School of Economic and Commercial Studies (ASOEE) and has long experience as a management executive at international auditing and consulting firms (EY). He is a contributing author to specialised accounting books on topics relating to International Accounting Standards and International Tax Planning. He is a scientific associate and instructor at various educational programmes organised by the Athens University of Economics and Business, such as ‘Training Professional Accountants in the Greek Accounting Standards’ and ‘Interconnection the Greek Accounting Standards with Income Taxation’. He has broad knowledge in the field of auditing and the International Auditing Standards, having undergone extensive training and having attended relevant seminars in Greece and abroad at the auditing firms where he was employed. He has been a speaker at internal audit seminars at various private enterprises and is an active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Moreover, he has contributed for a number of years in numerous special audits, including but not limited to management audits, tax audits and procedure compliance audits at various companies, providing specialised accounting, financial and consulting services. These include the preparation of financial statements, the application of the IFRS international accounting standards, the application of US GAAP, the preparation of financial reports, as well as participation in audit teams for the issuance of tax certificates. He holds a Master’s degree on Business Administration (MBA), a post-graduate degree from the Higher School of Economic and Commercial Studies (ASOEE), specialising in legal person income taxation, and is certified by the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, seated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as a speaker on ‘International Tax Planning’. He regularly contributes articles to authoritative journals of the industry, covering timely topics concerning taxation and accounting, and is a contributing author to specialised accounting books on business organisation and management topics.
Dimitris D. Leventakis
Committee President
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Ariadne Velissaropoulos returned to Greece and joined Petros Petropoulos SA’s board in 2021, after a distinguished career in New York, London and Geneva. She began her career at Young & Rubicam in New York, working first in its Αdvertising division, and then at Burson Marsteller, its Public Relations subsidiary. Following that, she worked for Morgan Stanley in London. She then worked for three asset management firms in London and Geneva, in a senior fundraising capacity. Over the course of her 15 years in asset management she raised more than $4.5 billion from top-tier institutional investors. Ms Velissaropoulos holds a BSLA in Government and French from Georgetown University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. She is actively involved with both universities, and was recently appointed to serve as Ambassador of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.
Ariadne P. Velissaropoulos
Committee Member
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Ioannis Dionysios N. Filotis was a pupil of Athens College. He is a graduate of the Law University of Athens and has been a member of the Athens Bar Association and lawyer at the Areios Pagos (Supreme Court of Greece) since 1970 and 1980 respectively. He is also a member of the Greek Arbitration Association and a member of the Association of Greek Economists. He was a member of the Special Legislative Drafting Committee for the drafting of executive laws in the 1974 Constitution in the period 1975-1980. He was a Special (Legal) Consultant of the Organising Consultant of ERGOSE and the Consultant for the execution of projects in the Attic Basin during Stefanos Manos’ period at the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works. He is a member of the Lampadarios & Associates Law Firm based in Athens. Since 1998 has been a non -executive member of the Board of Directors of Petros Petropoulos AEBE.
Ioannis Dionysios N. Filotis
Committee Member