Pantelis Karaleftheris

Mr. Pantelis Karaleftheris was born in 1962 in Ardassa of Ptolemaida. He is qualified electrical foreman and works for PPC SA Mines. From 1984 to 1987 he worked as electrical technician at the project construction companies PPC ASPATE – ALSTHOM and BIOKAT. In 1987 he was hired at the Main Field Mine of PPC as electrician of fixed equipment maintenance and failure restoration. He has served as President of the Coordination Body of Students of the Democritos and the Professional and Technical School of Thessaloniki (KETE).

He is very interested in folklore and has made many research trips in Asia Minor, Pontus and the Black Sea. He has been a founding member of the 1st administration of Pontian Greek Youth and member of the Board of Directors of the International Confederation of Pontian Greeks.

Since 1994 he is senior member of PPC trade union and has participated in many European and Word Conferences on carbon, energy and the Environment. For six years he has served as General Secretary of the SPARTAKOS trade union, while he was Deputy Secretary of GENOP/PPC for six years (2008-2013). Later he was elected representative of the employees on the Board of Directors of PPC S.A. He has graduated the Academy of KANEP of the GGCL and trains trainers in lifelong learning.