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Vassilis Korkidis

Since 2009, Vassilis Korkidis has been serving as the President of the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) and since 2013 as the President of Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He has also become the President of the Committee for Industry and Shipping of the Association of Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME) and the VicePresident of the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (UEAPME), while he is a member of the Board of Directors of EuroCommerce, the Piraeus Port Authority Board of Administrators and the Board of Directors of ENTERPRISE GREECE.

Previously, he has held various positions such as the President of the Traders Association of Piraeus and the Vice-Chairman of the Hellenic Institute for Health and Safety at Work. During his university studies, he specialized in shipbuilding and ship management as well as maritime law and international commerce and transport. He is the manager of two family-owned commercial enterprises active in import-export of electrical equipment and procurements for shipping and manufacturing.

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