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George Chryssikos

Founder & CEO Executive Chairman

George Chryssikos has founded Grivalia Hospitality in 2015 to deploy capital in the very attractive high-end hospitality sector in Greece and abroad. The company has already invested in seven hospitality assets with an estimated value of over €1.2 bn.

George founded Grivalia Management Company and has an active leading and managing role. At this moment Grivalia has € 3.2 bn of assets under management and continues capital deployment in the Greek commercial real estate sector.

George served as Chief Executive Officer, Executive BoD member and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the most successful Greek REIT Grivalia Properties. Together with his team, George has completed real estate transactions of over €2 bn in commercial and leisure real estate.

In the past George was Managing Director of Corporate Value Partners, CEO of DTZ in Greece, BoD advisor at Iaso Healthcare Group and Senior Associate in McKinsey & Co at the London Office specializing in private equity. He has also experience in the construction industry in Greece, having worked as Project manager for more than 2 years in a specialized construction company.

George served since 2014 as a Non-executive Member of the BoD of Eurobank Group and for 5 years (2019-2024) as a Vice Chairman, Non-Executive Director of the BoD of Eurobank.

He was also Board Member in several companies including Mytilineos Group (currently Metlen Energy and Metals), Lamda Hellix (currently Digital Realty Greece), Praktiker etc.

Since September 2024 George holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree at the Department of Banking and Financial Management of the School of Finance and Statistics of University of Piraeus.

George holds an MBA in Corporate Finance & Strategy from Columbia Business School (NY), an MSc in Engineering & Construction Management from UC Berkeley (CA) and a MEng in Civil Engineering from National Technical University of Athens. In his younger age, George was a National Champion in sailing and member of the Greek National Sailing Team for many years.

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Thomi Hristodoulopoulou

Group Chief Legal Officer

Thomi holds the position of Chief Legal Officer in Grivalia Hospitality heading the Legal and Corporate Governance affairs of both the Company and its subsidiaries. As part of her current duties, she serves as the Board’s Corporate Secretary.

Prior to joining Grivalia Hospitality, Thomi was a Partner at KLC Law Firm, heading the department of M&A, Hospitality, and Real Estate.

Under her prior capacity, she has been actively working with the Company since 2018 advising among others the Company on the acquisition and the development of the “One & Only Aesthesis” project in relation to the concession agreements, the permitting procedure and the negotiations and drafting of the operations/management contracts with major Hotel and F & B operators. She has also been working with the Company on the Amanzoe Project.

Thomi has a wide – ranging experience and expertise in the area of real estate, tourism and hospitality, providing diversified legal services in complex transactions by identifying the optimum deal structure from a legal and tax point of view, advising on the acquisition / sale of real estate properties as well as on the negotiations, drafting and execution of all their contractual agreements (i.e. sale and purchase agreements, construction / project management agreements, financing, hotel management agreements, F&B agreements, concession agreements, time sharing agreements), advising on the permitting of the projects etc. She is also experienced in handling litigation and dispute resolution matters arising from commercial transactions, with a focus on safeguarding Company’s business interests.

Through her deep knowledge and vast practical experience in these sectors, she has developed the ability to understand, detect and promptly focus on every legal issue that might influence and play a pivotal role in the commercial, development, and business goals of the Company.

She values teamwork as a driver of innovation and growth, while ensuring a solid legal foundation that upholds the Company’s integrity in today’s challenging hospitality world.

Thomi holds a bachelor’s in law from the University of Athens and a Master of Laws (LLM), in Commercial Law from the University of Athens. She has been a qualified lawyer since 2011 practicing in M&A, commercial, corporate, capital markets, real estate, and litigation.

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Christian Thomas

Chief Financial Officer

Christian Thomas holds the position of Group CFO for Grivalia Hospitality since May 2022. He is a member of the leadership team, and his responsibilities include Accounting, Control, Consolidation, Reporting, Budgeting, Tax, Treasury, as well as Strategic Partnership with all the other Divisions of the Group.

Christian holds a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Information Systems , both from the London School of Economics in the UK. He is also a qualified FCA member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since 2002.

For the past 25 years, he has been working in Managerial and C-suite positions. He began his career in 1999 at PwC in London, whilst from 2005 to 2010, he worked as Group CFO at Iberdrola for Greece & Cyprus. In 2010, he was appointed Deputy General Manager at KPMG in Greece in the M&A Division, whilst for the period 2017-2019 he actually led as CEO – Head of Advisory for KPMG in Greece. From 2019-2022, he was appointed as Group CFO at the largest company in Greece (the Hellenic Petroleum Group) and stepped down right after the successful completion of its corporate transformation.

He fluently speaks Greek, English and French, he is married and has one daughter.

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Antonis Chatzikostas

Chief Development Officer

Antonis holds the position of Chief Development Officer in Grivalia Hospitality.

Since 2019 is a Partner in Grivalia Management where in the period until 2022 he was Head of Portfolio managing 1.3 bil. € of commercial assets (office buildings & complexes, retail, big boxes and logistics). By the end of 2019 he has been actively supporting Grivalia Hospitality by leading the Asteria Glyfada’s redevelopment project, a high-end resort to be operated by a renowned hotel operator. In the period between 2016 – 2019, he was Portfolio Management Director of Grivalia Properties REIC, responsible for the management of all Grivalia’s assets in Greece and abroad, while he also supported the company’s procedures with respect to new investments.

Antonis has diversified experience in the sectors of real estate development, retail, consulting, and construction. Since 2001 he has focused on the real estate market and his track record includes cooperation in senior level with ASE listed corporations. He has worked as Development Director and Executive BoD member for Pasal Development SA , Deputy General Manager for INTRADEVELOPMENT SA (Intracom Group of Companies), Project Manager and later on Project Director for REDS SA (ELLAKTOR Group) as well as Project Engineer (civil works) for TITAN Cement Company. He has also worked as an external consultant for HSBC Bank (Greek branch) on issues related to valuation of residential properties and has also served as a Non-Executive BoD member in Trastor R.E.I.C (ex-PIRAEUS R.E.I.C).

He holds an MSc in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and an MBA from ALBA Graduate Business School. He is also member of Technical Chamber of Greece, of the Association of Greek Valuers and he has been certified as Recognized European Valuer (REV/TEGOVA).

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Dennis Maratos

Director of Human Resources

Dennis Maratos joined Grivalia Hospitality as Director of Human Resources in June 2025 and is responsible for driving HR compliance and operational excellence across the company’s diverse hospitality assets portfolio.

Prior to his current role, he served as the Group Director of Human Resources at Brown Hotels between 2019 and 2025. His hospitality career also encompasses key HR leadership positions at Marriott International and Accor Hotels Greece, reflecting a strong track record in managing human capital across prominent hotel groups.

Bringing three decades of HR operations expertise within top hospitality management companies and operators in Greece, Dennis specialises in Talent Acquisition & Engangement Strategy, Performance Management, Organisational Culture and HR Policies.

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Bart van de Winkel

Chief Asset Management Officer

Bart joined the Grivalia Hospitality in the capacity of Chief Asset Management Officer, as of 1st March 2024. Bart and his team oversee a variety of operations, these being: 91 Athens Riviera, The Resort,  Grivalia Sea Service, Branded Residences as well the portfolio of Ultra Luxury hotels; Amanzoe, Avant Mar, ON Residence and One&Only.

Bart had been working in the hospitality industry with Hilton International, since 1980. Prior to his first appointment as General Manager, Bart worked initially in the F&B departments followed by Operations Analyst. His passion in Food and figures have assisted him in his various assignments. Bart’s first appointment as General Manager was in Budapest, in 1991.  From there on he traveled throughout Europe, to become Vice President for Food& Beverage for UK & Ireland. His last appointment with Hilton was in 2006, as Area General Manager for the Eastern Mediterranean .

In 2022 he joined HVS Southern Europe to oversee the Asset Management side for the Southern Europe.

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