“Our goal is to strengthen our development reason” – The first press conference of the new General Manager of ANKO, Tassos Sidiropoulos

Tasos Sidiropoulos, one of the most experienced and accomplished executives of the company in its 40-year history, gave his first press conference as the new General Manager of ANKO on Wednesday morning.

He called it a special honor for him to be chosen by the shareholders, in order to lead ANKO in this difficult period for the region and emphasized that having gone through all the steps of the company in the 36 years he has been working for it, he will contribute to to play an essential role driven by two pillars

The support of OTAs and other bodies in the maturation of studies and the implementation of plans, as well as the support of entrepreneurship.

“ANKO, in addition to its study and advisory role, must also highlight its development reason, especially in the transition process, through policies and action plans for critical issues.”

At the same time, he set the sustainability of the company as a goal, clearly answering a question from “P” that there is no financial problem in the company.

Regarding the return of Giorgos Amanatidis to ANKO, after five (5) years, this time in the position of President and whether some things have changed or will change, Tasos Sidiropoulos was content to say that the policy it is determined by the shareholders of ANKO and he pointed out that the period, apart from being difficult, is an opportunity “to respond to challenges that will contribute to the recovery of the region’s economy”.

In order to support entrepreneurship, he emphasized that there are programs that local businesses cannot take advantage of “due to their profile” and ANKO must also create invitations that will favor local entrepreneurship.

He raised major problems of the region, the reduction of the GDP, the increase in the unemployment of the population, stressing that they are difficult exercises for everyone, while for the reduction of the members of the Board of Directors. from 15 to 9, referred to the resolutions of the shareholders and was content to note that the previous board had malfunctions with the quorum of the meetings.