Sofia Lazaridou
DG Administration, Organisation & Promotion, Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO)
Sofia Lazaridou was born in Athens, Greece, and studied Economics at the University of Athens.
She is a graduate of the National School of Public Administration, and she holds a MSc in Tourism Marketing from the University of Surrey, UK.
She speaks English, French and Italian.
She has an extended experience as a Senior Officer within the Greek National Tourism Organisation having served as Director for advertising and PR activities, quality control and market supervision, administration and human resources, and the operation of GNTO Offices abroad network.
She has also served in GNTO Offices in United Kingdom and Serbia. From September 2019 she has been appointed as Director General of GNTO.
Sofia Lazaridou has accumulated valuable experience coordinating and managing various projects of the Organisation, in collaboration with other authorities, associations and companies from the public and private sector, in Greece and abroad.