Manos Vrailas

Emmanouel Vrailas is a Civil Engineer (M.Sc., National Technical University of Athens, 1978) with a postgraduate D.E.A. in Hydraulics from ENSEEIHT, Toulouse (1979), and 48 years of experience in construction, infrastructure and concessions. He is Chairman and CEO of DIKTAION PARACHORISEIS S.A., responsible for the Northern Road Axis of Crete, and Chairman of Nea Odos S.A. and Odos Kentrikis Elladas S.A., which manage the Ionia Odos and E65 concessions. He also serves on the boards of TERNA, Olympia Odos and related operating and urban-infrastructure companies. Since 2002, his career within the GEK TERNA Group has focused on the strategic planning, financing, construction oversight and long-term operation of major motorways, parking facilities, marinas and mixed-use developments in Greece and abroad. From 1981 to 2002, he worked at GEK S.A. as Site Engineer and Project Manager on major public and private projects, including government buildings, transport, military, naval and industrial facilities and works at Athens International Airport. He also participated in European ESPRIT research programmes and supported the development of corporate quality-assurance systems. Alongside his corporate responsibilities, he is General Secretary of STEAT and a Board Member of SATE, having held several senior posts in both associations. His career reflects extensive expertise in managing complex infrastructure projects and shaping the strategic direction of the Greek construction sector.