Corporate Governance

Angeliki Samara is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Department of Accounting and Finance of the University of Macedonia. She holds a degree in Economics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, a master’s degree in Applied Economics and Finance from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a PhD in Accounting from the University of Surrey, UK. She also holds a professional certification in Auditing from the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece (SOEL). She has significant experience in accounting, auditing and corporate governance. She participates in scientific and institutional committees and serves on the audit committees and boards of directors of companies. Her research and academic work focuses on financial reporting and international accounting standards.

Panagiotis Magkas holds a degree in Economics from the School of Law, Economics and Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1991) and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Stirling, United Kingdom (1993). He is a member of the Economic Chamber of Greece. He has more than 30 years of experience in senior management positions in Greek and international companies. Since 2019 he has served as General Manager of SYFA (Pharmacists’ Cooperative) of Imathia-Pella, with responsibilities for human resource management, business relationship development, organisation of operational processes and reporting to the board of directors. In 2016–2019 he served as Group Executive Director at INTERALLIS S.A. (a chemicals distribution group), overseeing subsidiaries abroad, budget planning and the implementation of the strategic plan, while also serving as General Manager of its subsidiary in Bulgaria. Previously, he was General Commercial Manager at DIMITRIOU S.A. (2015–2016) and Sales Director for the Greek and international network at ALUMIL S.A. (2006–2014), a company with a sales network in more than 50 countries, where, among other things, he helped design and build a commercial network in Greece and the Balkans. He also has previous corporate governance experience as an Independent Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors and member of the Audit Committee of Central Market of Thessaloniki S.A., which gave him hands-on familiarity with the operation of an Audit Committee and with cooperation with internal audit and corporate governance functions.

Athanasios Kazanas has been an Assistant Professor of Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics at the Department of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki since February 2018. He holds a PhD in Economics (2011) and a Master’s degree in Economics (1999) from the Department of Economics of the Athens University of Economics and Business, as well as degrees in Mathematics (1997) and Economics (2014) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has served as a Research Associate at the Hellenic Fiscal Council (2016–2018) and at the Centre of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE, 2011–2013), and worked at the Economic Analysis and Research Department of the Bank of Greece (2009–2010). His research includes publications in international scientific journals (Economica, Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Economic Modelling, The Manchester School, etc.) and in the proceedings of international conferences (including on sustainable development – ESG). In 2020–2024 he served as a member of the board of directors and the audit committee of the Central Market of Thessaloniki, and he also has extensive administrative experience (Director of the Applied Economics Laboratory (2022–2025), Head of the Applied Economics Division (2019–2021), etc.). He is a member of the Economic Chamber of Greece and a reviewer for international scientific journals (Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Economic Modelling, Empirical Economics, etc.).