Board of Directors

Grigoris Sarantis had been the Chief Executive Officer of the joint venture between THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES and GR. SARANTIS S.A. since its establishment until the sale of the Company’s participation in the joint venture in June 2022. He was born in Athens and studied at Athens Law School. He is also a graduate of Athens College. His decisive executive leadership and vision has helped bring accelerated growth for both Sarantis Group and The Estee Lauder JV. He is a results-focused and effectual leader with a proven ability to deliver improvements to product quality, market positioning, customer relationships and financial performance. He adopts a motivational management style able to build and retain highly motivated teams.

Evangelos Siarlis joined Sarantis family as Group HR Director in November 2016. After successfully serving the Group for almost 6 years he has been appointed as Group Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Member of the Board of Directors since April 2022.  During his professional journey in the company, he has led the HR development and digitalization, as well as the alignment of People agenda with strategic objectives. Characterized by strong leadership and management skills, Evangelos has extensive knowledge in building successful teams in diverse workplaces fueling organizational growth and high-performance culture. His more than eighteen-year experience in the FMCG sector and his thorough business acumen is a privilege for the Group since he is contributing significantly to our business results. Prior to this role, Evangelos was Head of Human Resources in Minerva S.A., a member of PZ Cussons Group. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics from Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki and a Master Science Degree in Strategic Human Resources Management from ALBA.

Member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee Member of the Audit Committee

Angeliki Samara is an Assistant Professor in Accounting at the Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Business Administration, University of Macedonia. She obtained her BSc in Economics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, pursued her MSc degree in Applied Economics and Finance with academic direction in Applied Accounting and Auditing from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and a PhD in Accounting from the University of Surrey, UK. She also holds a professional qualification in Audit from the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece (SOEL).She has extensive experience in accounting field and in the oversight of financial reporting and audit. She is a member of the Quality Control Board (QCB) of the Hellenic Accounting and Auditing Oversight Board (HAASOB) and of the Quality Control Committee (QCC) of SOEL. She has been an expert in EU twinning program on audit and accounting standards and corporate governance and a member of the team in the General Accounting Office (Ministry of Finance) for the preparation of the new Chart of Accounts for the Greek General Government. She is also the Chairwoman of the Examinations Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece (SOEL) for the conduction of the professional exams, a member of Audit Committee and independent non-executive member of ThPA S.A., AlphaLife Insurance Company S.A. and Alpha Astika Akinita. She participates in national and international conferences of the accounting and audit field. Her research interests include Financial Reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting, Auditing and Audit Committees. Her work has been presented in various academic conferences and has been published in peer reviewed academic journals.