Mr. Christos Kossidas is a Telecommunications Engineer with a Master’s Degree and has been active in the submarine cable industry since 1999. He has been involved both in the deployment of new submarine cable systems and in the maintenance and repair activities of the existing network infrastructure. As the Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation (OTE S.A.) has a central and strategic role in the development of submarine networks throughout and beyond Greece, his business scope is quite extended dealing with the various technical and commercial aspects of contract implementation, project management, system commissioning, maintenance and restoration activities.