Mr. Ioannis Kallias is a Production Engineer with a Master of Science (MSc) in Quality Management, School of Industrial & Manufacturing Science from Cranfield University UK. His professional career started from the Papermill Industry and afterwards joined TÜV AUSTRIA Hellas as an Auditor. Since 2010 is the Managing Director of TÜV AUSTRIA Hellas with a P/L responsibility for Balkans and Cyprus. Since 2022 he is Country Manager of the entire TÜV AUSTRIA organization in Greece which comprises four (4) different legal entities in the country. Since 2024 he took over the position of Executive Vice President Service Lines at TÜV AUSTRIA Group responsible and authorized for the whole portfolio of services of the Group globally, while, at the same year took over the position of the Regional Manager of TÜV AUSTRIA Group in Balkan countries. TÜV AUSTRIA, established in 1872, is one of the biggest international services’ providers in TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) Industry activated in more than 40 countries around the globe with 62 daughter companies.