The Council of Ministers has approved new boards of directors for a wide range of semi-governmental organisations and major public bodies, appointing professionals from business, law, economics, academia, sport and technical fields.
The appointments cover organisations including the Cyprus Sports Organisation, the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, the Cyprus Theatre Organisation, the Cyprus Ports Authority, Cyta and the Electricity Authority of Cyprus.
The appointments by organisation are as follows:
Cyprus Sports Organisation
Chairman: Yiannis Ioannou, business administration
Vice-chairman: Rikkos Pattichis, physical education teacher
Members: Konstantina Pafiti, certified accountant; Filippos Tsiattalas, economist; Stavros Michaelides, sports management graduate and swimming champion; Andreas Papallis, lawyer; Theodoros Kafkarides, sports journalist; Andreas Christodoulou, sports management graduate; Charalambos Miris, historian, archaeologist and sports journalism graduate.
Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
Chairman: Pavlos Pavlou, journalist
Vice-chairman: Michalis Charakis, business administration
Members: Andri Prodromou, lawyer; Myria Papoutsou, lawyer; Katerina Gavriilidou, political scientist; Elena Stavrou, journalist; Polykarpos Kyriakou, political scientist; Ioannis Tsaggarides, dentist; Avraam Solomou, aviation management graduate.
Cyprus Theatre Organisation
Chairman: Pantelis Voutouris, former university professor
Vice-chairwoman: Eleni Kyriakou Papadopoulou, actor and political scientist
Members: Giorgos Theodosiou, lawyer and playwright; Nikoleta Kleovoulou, lawyer; Stella Mikelli, choreographer; Kyriaki Manousaki, acting graduate; Nastazia Christodoulou, director and producer; Maria Chamali, doctor of theatre studies and philologist; Maria Lampiri, communications and media graduate.
Contractors Registration and Disciplinary Council
Chairwoman: Alexia Georgiadou, planning officer at the Interior Ministry
Vice-chairwoman: Maria Kyprianou, Senior Counsel of the Republic
Members: Avraam Hadjiosif, executive engineer at the Public Works Department; Alexandros Pelegaris, executive engineer at the Public Works Department; Anastasis Hadjitofis, contractor; Charis Ioannou, contractor; Nikos Kappelos, contractor; Sotiris Nearchou, lawyer; Marios Pontikis, civil engineer.
Licensing Authority
Chairwoman: Despoina Amerikanou, lawyer
Vice-chairman: Filippos Konstantinides, accountant
Members: Anastasis Spanachis, economist; Isabella Moullotou, certified accountant; Alexia Machimou, lawyer; Stylianos Georgiou, business administration; Filippos Papandreou, computer engineer; Siarbel Tzioutzioukis, economist; Christoforos Panagis, lawyer.
Cyprus Telecommunications Authority
Chairwoman: Maria Tsiakka, chemical engineer
Vice-chairman: Dinos Nicolaides, mechanical engineer
Members: Christos Frantzis, accountant; Anthi Drakou Clerides, civil engineer and lawyer; Zinon Zinonos, doctor of computer science; Marios Fokas, electrical and computer engineer; Loizos Oikonomides, computer science graduate; Andreas Charalambous, business administration; Yioula Melanthiou, assistant professor at the Cyprus University of Technology.
Electricity Authority of Cyprus
Chairman: Loizos Loizou, business administration
Vice-chairwoman: Christiana Iakovidou, financial sciences
Members: Costas Drakos, electrical engineer; Sotos Savva, electrical engineer; Maria Hadjivassili, accountant and analyst; Marinos Zingas, finance and business administration; Michalis Pantazis, economics and business administration; Constantinos Papaloukas, electrical engineer; Filippos Leandrou, electrical engineer.
Cyprus Ports Authority
Chairman: Zinonas Apostolou, business administration
Vice-chairman: Yiannis Meraklis, lawyer
Members: Kyriakos Pochanis, retired naval officer; Ilias Agapiou, certified accountant; Marinos Stylianou, lawyer; Maria Theochari, certified accountant; Maria Hadjitheodosiou, business administration; Loukia Evripidou, assistant professor at the Cyprus University of Technology; Polydoros Neofytides, economist.
Town Planning Council
Chairwoman: Maria Charalambidou, architect and engineer
Vice-chairman: Savvas Iliofotou, mechanical engineer
Members: Andreas Hadjiraftis, civil engineer; Polina Antoniadou Kokkinou, architect; Christos Pittaras, representative of the president of the Union of Cyprus Municipalities; Aris Constantinou, representative of the president of the Union of Cyprus Communities; Laura Nicolaou, representative of the president of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber; Patrina Taramidou, representative of the Interior Ministry’s director-general; Irini Constantinou, representative of the director-general of the Environment Directorate at the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment; Andreas Chrysostomou, representative of the director-general of the Development Directorate at the Ministry of Finance.
Cyprus Land Development Corporation
Chairman: Nicolas Diomides, electrical engineer
Vice-chairman: Paschalis Theofanous, property management graduate
Members: Theodora Oikonomidou, economist and certified accountant; Kyriakos Papaioannou, surveyor and civil engineer; Maria Vassiliou, lawyer; Anna Ierodiakonou, economist and certified accountant; Christos Michael, finance graduate; Savvas Koulas, SEK trade unionist; Petros Petrou, PEO trade unionist.
University of Cyprus
Chairman: Andreas Yasemides, chartered accountant
Members: Menelaos Kyprianou, lawyer; Nicolaos Oikonomides, businessman; Mikaella Raspa, architect and engineer.
Cyprus University of Technology
Chairman: Andreas Karakatsanis, civil engineer
Vice-chairwoman: Esthi Panagidou, lawyer
Members: Maria Sykopetritou, businesswoman; Alexandros Taliotis, private school administrator; Loukas Christodoulides, educator and engineer; Giorgos Diogenous, lawyer; Marina Nicolaou, hotel director.
Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation
Chairman: Marios Ioannou Elia, composer, artistic director and academic
Members: Olympios Christofi, lawyer; Stalo Georgiou, academic; Giorgos Thoukidides, economist; Loizos Michaelides, electromechanical engineering graduate; Giorgos Papageorgiou, musician; Pavlos Ioannou, economist; Athena Kythreotou, educator; Panikos Georgoudis, musicologist.
Dimitra Eleftheriou appointed to Foni Council
President Nikos Christodoulides also appointed Dimitra Eleftheriou as chairwoman of the Foni Council, which oversees the implementation of the national strategy against the sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
Eleftheriou graduated from the University of Nicosia and has more than 20 years of professional experience in strategic communications and public relations.
Alongside her professional career, she has been actively involved in social initiatives, with a particular focus on children’s welfare and health. She is a board member of the Miracle Babies Association, supporting premature babies and their families, and has also served as an ambassador for social initiatives.
