As Head of its Communication Office, Yannis leads the Communication Department of GEFYRA S.A. (Concessionaire of the Rion – Antirion “Harilaos Trikoupis” Bridge), from the beginning of the epopee of this European mega-structure, as well as during its operation started in 2004. Spokesperson, corporate communication strategist, certified CSR practitioner and responsible for sustainable development policies, he is coordinating a team which won 11 national and European awards during the last 2 years, in the fields of Communication & CSR. He is the initiator of a CSR working group in the framework of the European Association of Communication Directors (EACD) and the Regional Coordinator of the association in Greece. He also is an IEMA-approved CSR practitioner and a board-member of the Corporate Responsibility Institute (CRI) as well as of the Road Safety Institute “RSI Panos Mylonas”. His past experience in the public and private sector, counts research as Scientific Director of the Institute for Research & Policy Strategy (INERPOST), communication and event management of the Greek action plan of the European Year Against Racism (1997) appointed by the Minister of Labour & Social Affairs and consultancy inside PLANET S.A..