Non Executive Director & Audit Committee Chairman, Sarantis Group
Michalis Imellos is an experienced chartered accountant and director with a diverse background in the consumer goods and technology industries. He is a UK-qualified Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and received his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Athens.
Since December 2023, he has been a non-executive director and chairman of the Audit Committee of Gr. Sarantis SA, a multinational consumer products group listed in the Athens Stock Exchange. Between April 2021 and August 2024 he served as a non-executive director for Coca-Cola HBC Finance BV, the financing arm of Coca-Cola HBC, which is a FTSE-100 UK-listed multinational Beverages group based in Switzerland.
Between 2008 and 2021 he held several roles at Coca-Cola HBC, including serving as Chief Financial Officer for 9 years, as well as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Prior to his Coca-Cola HBC tenure, he worked with Xerox for 11 years in various finance roles, including M&A Director and Divisional Finance Director in the group’s European headquarters in the UK. He started his career in audit with Ernst & Young.