Vaggelis Liolios

Member of the Plenary since: 2022-

Title in the HOC: Representative of the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Member of IOA Ephoria.

Education: Graduated in Medicine from the University of Patras and holder of a master’s degree in health Unit Management (MBA) from the Hellenic Open University

Professional career: He has practiced Pediatrics for 13 years and as a pediatrician he has written and presented publications at international and Hellenic medical conferences, with an emphasis on Pediatric Pulmonology. In 1999 he founded the company Supply Unique S.A. (Coffee Island) where he still controls shares. In these 23 years, the company followed a development course, being today the No. 1 coffee chain in Greece and Southern Europe. The company’s network of 428 stores is spread over 50 prefectures and 114 cities in Greece and in another 52 locations abroad (Cyprus, United Kingdom, Canada, UAE, Switzerland, Romania, Egypt), while its products are also available through the organized retail. In 2022, Coffee Island emerges for the 4th time as the Best Coffee Chain in Southern Europe (Allegra, European Awards 2022) and as the #7 brand in terms of growth rate & network size in Europe among global brands (International list FoodService Europe & Middle East 2021) .

Sports Administration Experience: In parallel with his business activity in 2004, after a long amateur involvement in sports, he became president of AS PROMITHEAS PATRON. From 2012, where he was in the local leagues, until 2016, he recorded rises in the national categories every year, arriving today to star in Greek basketball. In September 2021, he is elected president of the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K..), the highest administrative organization for basketball in Greece. As the president of E.O.K. serves the sport of basketball.