Mr. Ioannis Paniaras studied Civil Engineering at Imperial College (BSc, MSc) and Business Administration at INSEAD (MBA). Mr. I. Paniaras is currently the Executive Director, Europe and Sustainability and executive member of the BoD of Titan Cement International S.A. (Belgium), as well as Executive Board Member and Executive Director of Titan S.A. (Greece), responsible for the Group's activities in Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia and Serbia. He started his career at KNIGHT PIESOLD, an international mining and engineering consultancy headquartered in London. Between 1998 and 2015, he held senior management positions in Greece and Germany in S&B Industrial Minerals Group and – after the acquisition – in the company, IMERYS in Greece and Germany. He concluded his term there as Vice President of the former S&B Division and Managing Director of S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. From January 2016, he took over the duties of Executive Director, Greece & Group Corporate Affairs of TITAN Cement Group, where he currently serves as Group Executive Director, Europe and Sustainability. He has sat on many BoDs. Mr. I. Paniaras is renowned in Greece and abroad for his extensive experience and involvement in issues of Sustainability. He has the overall responsibility and management of TITAN Cement Group on sustainability in his capacity as Executive Director. Moreover, from 2016-2021 he served as Chairman of the SEV Business Council for Sustainable Development. This Council aims to promote sustainable development in business and represent companies in the public consultation on sustainable development.