George M. Kailis joins The Hellenic Initiative Board

The Hellenic Initiative (THI) has announced the assignment of George M. Kailis, erstwhile laminitis and Managing Director of the Kailis Bros Trading Division, to its Board of Directors, reinforcing the organization’s planetary enactment web wrong the Greek diaspora.

Kailis brings much than 4 decades of acquisition successful the planetary seafood industry. As Managing Director of the Kailis Bros Trading Division—part of a household concern established successful Perth successful 1926—he helped alteration the institution into Australia’s largest seafood trading enterprise. Based successful Melbourne since 1991, helium led its nationalist enlargement and built planetary operations crossed Asia and New Zealand.

Beyond his concern career, Kailis has maintained beardown engagement successful assemblage and manufacture leadership. He antecedently served arsenic Vice President of the Seafood Traders Association of Australia and arsenic a Board Member of St Basil’s Nursing Homes nether the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese successful Victoria. He has besides been a long-standing protagonist of Hellenic initiatives, engaging with The Hellenic Initiative Australia since its inception—initially starring fundraising efforts and presently serving arsenic President.

“It is simply a privilege to articulation The Hellenic Initiative Board and lend to its important mission,” said George M. Kailis. “Greece holds a peculiar spot successful my heart, and I look guardant to supporting impactful initiatives that make semipermanent worth for its radical and economy.”

Andrew N. Liveris, Chairman of the THI Board, welcomed the appointment, stating: “George’s planetary concern expertise and longstanding committedness to the Greek assemblage marque him an outstanding summation to our Board. His enactment and position volition beryllium instrumental arsenic we proceed to turn THI’s planetary impact.”

George P. Stamas, President of the THI Board, besides commented: “George has demonstrated exceptional dedication to advancing Hellenic causes worldwide. We are thrilled to invited him and assured that his acquisition volition greatly payment THI’s ngo and aboriginal initiatives.”