Michael Tsamaz
Chairman & CEO, OTE Group
Mr. Michael Tsamaz heads OTE Group, the largest telecommunications provider in Greece and SE Europe, since November 2010. Under his leadership, OTE has been implementing a multilayered operational and financial restructuring strategy achieving its transformation from former Greek telecoms state monopoly into an efficient, integrated operator. He also leads OTE's mobile arm, COSMOTE, since 2007. COSMOTE, market leader in Greece, is today one of the best performing mobile operators in Europe.
Since 2001, Michael Tsamaz held several senior roles within OTE, overseeing the course of its international investments and served as CEO and BoD member for a number of OTE and COSMOTE international subsidiaries. He also served as BoD member of EE, UK. Mr. Tsamaz has been also Chairman of the Board of TELEKOM ROMANIA. Prior to his tenure at OTE Group, he held high ranking positions in Marketing, Sales and General Management for multinational companies such as Vodafone and Philip Morris.
Mr. Tsamaz holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick, Canada.