Ourania Ekaterinari, non-executive member
Ourania Ekaterinari holds a degree in electrical engineering from Aristotle University and an MBA from City University Business School.
During the period 2017-2021, Ourania Ekaterinari served as CEO and member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations SA (‘’HCAP’’). HCAP is a holding company, owning a big portfolio of state real estate assets as well as participations in large state-owned enterprises active in key sectors of the Greek economy with the aim to optimize their operations but also develop and exploit them so as to generate more revenues for the State.
Before these positions, Ourania was Partner at Ernst & Young (EY) in Transaction Advisory Services and also Energy Sector leader for Southeast Europe. Between 2010 - 2015, she was Deputy CEO of Public Power Corporation (PPC), the largest Greek electric utility, and member of its Board of Directors.
She has also worked for more than 10 years in corporate & investment banking, in London and in Athens for Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas and Eurobank. In the 90s, she worked in the oil industry in the Caspian region for Texaco in London as well as an electrical engineer in Greece and Denmark.
Mrs. Ekaterinari is member of the European Network for Women in Leadership (WIL), member of the Advisory Board of Dianeosis, member of the Leadership Committee of American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (AmCham), member of the Council for Competitiveness of Greece (COMPETEGR) and until recently member of the Hellenic Corporate Governance Council (HCGC). She was also member of the Energy Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, member of the Board of the Greek Independent Transmission Operator and Deputy Chairman of the Energy Committee of the Technical Chamber of Greece.