Stefanos Panteliadis
Group CEO, OPTIMA
Mr. Panteliadis finished the German School in Athens and then studied at the Athens University of Economics and Business with a major in Marketing. He holds an MBA from the Peter Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. In May 2000 he assumed the role of CEO in OPTIMA, one of the family business entities, specializing in the distribution and marketing of chilled food products. Today he is responsible for the whole production and distribution side of the family business, which includes two food distribution companies in Greece, three cheese production sites, one olive oil packing facility, two sheep & goat farms, and three small distribution subsidiaries abroad. From 2021 to 2024 he served as the Chairman of the American Farm School of Thessaloniki. He remains a Trustee and first VP. He is also involved in startups and new businesses in various sectors as a financial or strategic investor.
