Maria I. Xytaki is an experienced professional in corporate affairs, communications, and sustainability, currently serving as the Group Corporate Affairs, Communications & ESG Senior Manager at Saracakis Group of Companies since November 2019. Simultaneously, Maria holds senior managerial positions at Kinsen and Europcar Greece, where responsibilities include developing and implementing marketing, corporate communications, and sustainability strategies while being a member of the Executive Committee/Management Team. Maria is also engaged as an Environmental Activist with Clean Up Greece, advocating for increased environmental awareness and action against the plastic crisis. Previous roles encompass marketing and communications consulting across various sectors, corporate communications management at Credicom Consumer Finance Bank, and project leadership at Piraeus Bank. Educationally, Maria has an MSc from The London School of Economics and Political Science and a BSc from The American College of Greece.