Board of Directors
Michael Tsamaz
Chairman of the B.o.D.
Non-executive Member of the B.o.D.
Michael Tsamaz was appointed as Chairman of the Board of INTRACOM DEFENSE S.A. on January 20th,, 2025. Prior to this, he had been the Chairman and CEO of OTE S.A., the largest technology company in Greece, from November 2010 to June 2024.
OTE is one of the top listed companies with respect to capitalization, in the Athens Stock Exchange. Major shareholders are Deutsche Telekom SA with 51.7% and Hellenic Republic with 7.4%. Under his leadership, OTE Group managed to streamline its financials, create new revenue streams and transform into a modern, customer centric, tech enterprise, with COSMOTE as the unified brand for its fixed, mobile, internet and TV P&S. Its healthy financials allowed OTE Group to implement a comprehensive, long term investment plan in fiber optics networks, mobile NGNs, ICT and Pay TV services, as well as in non-core digital services such as Fintech (payzy), Insurance (Cosmote Insurance) and food delivery (BOX). Steered group strategy to focus on its digital transformation and adaptation to the new digital era for achieving optimum efficiencies and customer experience.
Since 2001, Michael Tsamaz had held several senior roles within OTE, overseeing the course of its international investments, where he transformed operations, and served as CEO & BoD member for several OTE & COSMOTE international subsidiaries. Prior to his tenure at OTE Group, he had held C level positions in Marketing, Sales & General Management for multinational companies such as Vodafone and Philip Morris.
Mr. Tsamaz also served as BoD member of EE in the UK and a Member of the Board of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) from July 2016 to June 2024, while he headed the Digital Economy Committee since November 2016.
Currently, he is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Non-profit Association “Together for Children” (ΜΑΖΙ για το ΠΑΙΔΙ) and member of the board of the Hellenic WAR MUSEUM. He is also honorary Brigadier General of the Hellenic Armed Forces.
Mr. Tsamaz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick, Canada, and an honorary Doctorate degree in Business Administration from the University of Peiraeus.
Dr. George Troullinos
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Member of the B.o.D.
Dr. George Troullinos serves as CEO of INTRACOM DEFENSE (IDE) since the Company’s establishment. He joined INTRACOM in 1992, when the company had been engaged in the development and production of defense electronics and systems for the Hellenic Armed Forces and the international market. Dr. Troullinos formed the company’s Defense Communications Department, and in January 1999, he was appointed General Manager of Defense Systems Division. In January 2006, Dr. Troullinos was assigned CEO of the newly formed INTRACOM DEFENSE, which became an independent company, evolving from the defense sector of INTRACOM and carrying on all the related activities.
Today, INTRACOM DEFENSE (IDE) is a highly acclaimed Defense Systems Company in Greece with an outstanding record of participation in domestic programs and exports to quality-driven international customers, investing an important percentage of its annual turnover in new technologies, utilizing advanced production capabilities, highly-skilled and experienced personnel and large-scale project management know-how.
IDE participates in joint multinational R&D and production programs, in cooperation with major international defense system companies and retains its international recognition through the long-standing participation in European and NATO new Technology development programs.
His previous work experience includes a position as Member of Scientific Staff at Texas Instruments Inc., Houston, U.S.A. from 1985 to 1989 and a position as Principal Engineer at Digital Signals, Inc., Houston, U.S.A. from 1989 to 1991.
Dr. Troullinos has developed a number of telecommunications systems and applications and has published various papers in the areas of Automatic Control, Communications and Digital Signal Processing, in international scientific journals and fora, such as the IEEE Transactions and IEEE International Conferences. He was presented with the “President’s Fellowship”, the “Sigma Xi Award for Outstanding Research” and the “Sigma Xi Master of Science Award” and is a member of the Scientific Honour Societies “Tau Beta Pi”, “Eta Kappa Nu”, “Phi Kappa Phi” and “Gamma Beta Phi”.
Dr. Troullinos served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Aerospace Security and Defense Industries Group (HASDIG) from February 2010 until May 2018, and is a Member of the Board of Directors since the Group’s foundation in July 2000.
Dr. Troullinos holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA, and conducted Business Administration studies at Rice University, Houston, USA.
Vice Admiral (ret) Stavros Banos HN
Non-executive Member of the B.o.D.
Vice Admiral (ret) Stavros Banos HN was born in Piraeus on Oct 25th, 1962. Ηe was appointed as Non-executive Member of the Board of Directors of INTRACOM DEFENSE S.A. on January 20th, 2025.
He joined the Hellenic Naval Academy in 1981 and was commissioned as Ensign of the Hellenic Navy in June 1985. He reached the higher rank of the hierarchy of the Hellenic Navy by being promoted on the scheduled dates up to the rank of Vice Admiral with which he was retired in January 2019.
He served mainly on Destroyers, Frigates and Gun Boats and as the Commanding Officer of GB HS POLEMISTIS and FFGΜ HS THEMISTOKLIS. His shore and staff assignments include service as Naval Attaché of Greece in Ankara (Turkey) and 9 years as Director of Operations and intelligence Centers of the Armed Forces (Hellenic Fleet, Hellenic Navy General Staff and Hellenic National Defense General Staff).
Upon his promotion to Commodore on March 1st, 2015, until January 28th, 2019, he assumed duties of Director of the Joint Operational Center of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff. He retired as Vice Admiral Director in honor of the Joint Operations Center of the Hellenic Defense General Staff.
He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College / Marine Corps University (USA), of the Joint Forces Staff College (USA) and of the NATO Defense College (ITALY). At the same time, he holds a Master’s specialization in energy policy and disaster management from the School of Engineering at the University of Western Macedonia.
Vice Admiral (ret) S. Banos HN has been awarded all the medals and decorations provided for his rank and participation in peacekeeping missions.
He is married and has a son and a daughter.
Avraam-Minos E. Moissis
Non-executive Member of the B.o.D.
Minos Moissis, born in 1962, is a seasoned professional with over 35 years track record in Financial Services, having held both technical and C-suite tenures in Insurance and Banking, as well as non-executive positions in a wide range of corporate entities.
Ηe was appointed as Non-executive Member of the Board of Directors of INTRACOM DEFENSE S.A. on January 20th, 2025.
Mr. Moissis other current assignments are the following:
2024 – to date: Executive Coach, accredited by INSEAD.
2013 – to date: Senior advisor, founding partner and co-owner of SYNERGON Partners PC, a boutique advisory firm.
2021 – to date: Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the BoD and representative of the Hellenic State of Attica Bank.
2022 – to date: Non-Executive Member of the BoD of Hellenic Auxiliary Pensions DC Fund.
Mr. Moissis has also served as:
2018 – 2025: Non-Executive Chairman of the BoD of Flexfin SA, a scaled start-up Factoring provider.
2019 – 2021: Member of the Supervisory Board of Hellenic Corporation of Assets & Participations (HCAP).
2016 – 2017: Non-Executive Chairman of the BoD of PQH Single Liquidator of Financial Institutions.
2011 – 2021: Independent NED and Chairman of the Audit Committee of SIDMA SA, a listed steel industrial company of Viohalco Group.
2011 – 2013: General Manager of Retail Banking & Business Development of Credit Agricole Group, Greek subsidiary Emporiki Bank.
2010: President of the Association of Insurance Companies in Greece.
2007 – 2010: Member of the Executive Committee of the Hellenic Banking Association.
2005 – 2010: CEO of the Insurance subsidiary (Ethniki Asfalistiki) of National Bank of Greece, NBG Group, Member of the Group’s Executive Committee and General Manager of Retail Banking and Non-Executive member of several subsidiaries in Greece and abroad.
1988 – 2004: CEO of Interamerican Financial Services Group (7 companies in Greece and 3 abroad), General Manager of Life and Health Insurance, Appointed Actuary and Trainee Actuary.
Mr. Moissis holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and a Postgraduate degree from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh UK, in Actuarial Science (with distinction). He also holds the INSEAD Coaching Certificate, has completed the executive INSEAD course “Innovation in the Age of Disruption”, and he is a Qualified actuary since 1990, licensed to work across all EU countries. Mr. Moissis fulfilled his military service between 1986 – 1988 as an authorized cryptographer seconded to the 1st Army’s NATO communication center. He speaks four languages (Greek – native language, English, French & Hebrew).
Angeliki Petropoulou
Executive Member of the B.o.D.
Angeliki Petropoulou has served as Member of the Board of Directors of INTRACOM DEFENSE and Chairperson of the Security Committee since June 2023. In addition, from January 2005 she has been appointed as Chief Security Officer.
She is a graduate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law, and Member of the Athens Bar Association.
She joined INTRACOM Group in January 1991. From 1991 to December 2005, she served as in-house Legal Counsel of INTRACOM S.A. and during the years 2001-2004 served as the Section Manager of the Legal Services of INTRACOM S.A. From 2006 until today she holds the position of the Head of the Legal Services of INTRACOM DEFENSE, dealing with various kinds of legal issues of corporate, public and commercial law.
She has long-term experience focusing in the field of Defense and Security (Greece-EU-USA), on issues involving national and international public procurements and tenders, as well as joint multinational development and production projects, R&D programs and programs funded by the EU (EDF, EDIDP), OCCAR/NATO/NSPA and also in matters of compliance, transparency, anti-corruption, governance and ESG.