Aris Kefalogiannis

Aris Kefalogiannis is the founder and C.E.O. of “Gaea Products S.A.”, a leading Greek brand in the production of top quality, authentic Greek products. Gaea was established in 1995 with one vision “to be the absolute leader of the category of Mediterranean Greek cuisine – meze in the international fine foods arena, synonymous with quality, traditional, authentic and innovative Greek specialty food products”. With LLM - London School of Economics and MBA– City University London, Aris has managed thus far to lead Gaea in major international markets as the number one Greek brand. Gaea’s products have gained numerous international awards for their top quality and taste while Gaea’s extra virgin olive oils are the 1st Carbon Neutral Olive Oils worldwide. Aris is the Vice Chairman of both the Board of Directors of the Greek Confederation of Olive Oil Industries (SEVITEL) and the National Interprofessional Organization of Olive Oil & Olives (EDOEE). An Olympic champion with the Greek Water Polo National Team in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles (7th place) while participated in the Moscow (1980) and Seoul (1988) Olympics, he was presented in 2003 by the President of the Greek Democracy the “Kouros” award for distinction in the International Business Arena.

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