Secretariat

The Secretariat of the Hellenic DPA operates at General Directorate level.

 

Photo κ. Zorkadi

Dr Vasileios Zorkadis

Special Scientist
General Director

Short CV

 

Since August 2024 he has been the General Director of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority’s (HDPA) Secretariat, while from 1999 to 2003 he was Head of Auditors’ Department and from 2003 to July 2024 he was the Director of the HDPA. He received his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, carried out postgraduate studies in Informatics and holds a PhD on Security of Computer Networks from University of Karlsruhe, Germany. He is founding member and current president of the “Hellenic Scientific Council for the Information Society”. He is author or co-author of books on ‘Cryptography’, and ‘Information Theory’ and of over 60 journal and conference papers on security and privacy protection. Also, parallel to his work in the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, he taught for almost twenty years in Greek universities courses on Information Theory, Information Security, Cryptography, Computer Networks, Digital Communications, Simulation, and Software Engineering.

 


The organizational units are the following:

⇛ Directorate of Supervision

Dr George Rousopoulos

Special Scientist
Head of Directorate

Directorate of Supervision

Advisory and Compliance Department

Dr Εfrosini Siougle

Special Scientist
Head of Department

Personnel

Dr Maria Alikakou, Special Scientist
Dr Charikleia Latsiou, Special Scientist
Aikaterini Chatzidiakou, Special Scientist

Complaints Department Α

Κalliopi Karveli

Special Scientist
Head of Department

Personnel

Κyriaki Karakasi, Special Scientist
Dr Pantelis Kammas, Special Scientist
Εleni Kapralou, Special Scientist
Dr Alexandra Michota, Special Scientist
Αnastasia Tritaki, Special Scientist

Complaints Department Β

Evmorfia - Iosifina Tsakiridou

Special Scientist
Head of Department

Personnel

Vasiliki Milona, Special Scientist
Stefania Plota, Special Scientist
Charis Simeonidou, Special Scientist
Αnastasia Kaniklidou, Special Scientist
Dr Spiros Papastergiou, Special Scientist
Dr Panagiotis Tsopelas, Special Scientist

Department of Audits and Security

Georgia Panagopoulou

Special Scientist
Head of Department

Personnel

Ιoannis Lykotrafitis, Special Scientist
Foteini Karvela, Special Scientist
Leonidas Roussos, Special Scientist

Department of Research and Studies

Dr Konstantinos Limniotis

Special Scientist
Head of Department

Personnel

Dr Εleni Maragou, Special Scientist

⇛ Directorate of Administrative – Financial Affairs and IT

Maria Kokkinaki

(Αdministrative – financial)
Head of Directorate

Directorate of Administrative – Financial Affairs and IT

Department of Administrative Affairs and Secretarial Support

Aimilia Chrysovelidi

(Αdministrative – financial)
Head of Department

Personnel

Vasiliki Psarrakou (Administrative – financial)
Georgia Palaiologou (Administrative – accounting) Secretary to the President
Εirini Papageorgopoulou (Administrative – accounting)
Αntonios Makkas (Administrative – accounting)
Εvangelia Zervou (Administrative – accounting)
Veronica Bellisario (Administrative – accounting)
Symeon Petrou (Driver)
Ιoannis Samios (Driver)
Αndreas Papadopoulos (Call centre)
Spyridoula Αvgerinopoulou (Cleaning service)
Smaragda Printezi-Kanellou (Cleaning service)

Department of Financial Services

Κonstantinos Kafiris

(Αdministrative – financial)
Head of Department

Personnel

Εleni Patsoura (Αdministrative – financial)
Foteini Papaliosa (Αdministrative – accounting)

IT and infrastructure Department

Κοnstantinos Aidinis

(IT)
Head of Department

Personnel

 

⇛ Independent Department of Communication and Public Relations

Dr Elias Athanasiadis

Special Scientist
Head of Department

Personnel

Αmalia Logiaki, Special Scientist
Marilena Sanida, Special Scientist
Dr Maria Syrmopoulou, Special Scientist

For more detailed information about the organizational structure of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority see Presidential Decree 30/13-6-2024 "Οrganizational structure of the Hellenic DPA".