CV of Dr. GEORGE YEROLIMPOS

PLACE OF BIRTH: Athens, Greece.
DATE OF BIRTH: 10th of June 1958.
MARITAL STATUS: Married, one daughter.
STUDIES:
* Diploma of the Athens Economics University
* PhD Dublin Metropolitan University.
SPECIALISATION:
Business Administration
FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
1. French.
2. English.
OCCUPATION:
* Master shareholder and Managing Director in the company “YERO S. A” .
* Advisor of Olympic Games Operations Division of the “Athens 2004” O.G. Organising Committee
SPORTS ACTIVITIES:
* Bronze medal in the Shotokan European Karate Championships in 1986, bronze medal in the Mediterranean Karate Cup in 1987,Greek Karate Champion from 1985 to 1989, member of the Greek National Karate Team from 1983 to 1989.
* Field hockey athlete, Greek Cup winner in the first official event held in Greece.
* Member of the Hellenic Olympic Committee D.C. and member of the HOC Marketing Committee until 2000
* Member of the International Olympic Academy Executive Committee until 2000
* Chairman of the Marketing Commission of the International Meditteranean Games Committee
* Member of the Technical Commission of the International Mediterranean Games Committee
* General Secretary of the World Karate Federation
* General Secretary of the European Karate Federation (E.K.F)
* President of the Balkan Karate Federation (F.B.K. ).
* President of the Hellenic Karate Federation until 2000 (since February 2002 he has the position of the HKF Honorary President)
* International Karate Referee since 1992 (KATA and KUMITE).
* Sailor, senior athlete of the Vouliagmeni Sailing Club (V.S.C.)
* Participation as a member of the Greek National Team in the European Wind surfing Championships held in 1984 in Porto Karras,Halkidiki, Greece.
* 6th Dan in Karate
* Member of the Organizing Committee of the IAAF World Championships ``Athens `97"
* Member of the Hellenic Hockey federation E.C. until 1999 as Vice-President.
* Sports activities other than sailing and karate; field-hokey, football, tennis
UNION ACTIVITIES:
* Member of the Association of Sports Economists
* E.C. Member of the Chamber of Small Scale Enterprises of Greece until 1993
* Vice - President of the European Tires-Recycling Association until 1994
* E.C. Member of the Graduates Association of the Economic University of Athens until 1996
* Member of the Commission “New Ways of Communication” of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) in information and communication issues until 1996.