Dimitris Nikas
Managing Director, Medtronic Hellas President of the Association of Health – Research & Biotechnology Industry (SEIV)
He studied Production and Management Engineering at the Technical University of Crete(BA, 1990) and Business Administration at the IAE of the University of Grenoble II (DEA,1991). He was a postgraduate researcher in Financial Management at the same institution(1991–1994), and during 1991–1992, he also worked as a teaching assistant at the PierreMendès France University, Grenoble II, in the same field.At the beginning of his career (1993–1994), he worked as a consultant for the penetrationand promotion of Greek consumer products in the French market. From 1996 to 1998, hewas employed in the textile industry as a Financial Analyst, focusing on production costanalysis and investment project evaluation. Between 1998 and 2000, he transitioned tothe automotive parts sector, initially as a Financial Controller (Magnetti Marelli, FiatGroup) and later as Finance Director.For the past 24 years, he has been working at Medtronic Hellas, a company specializing inmedical devices and implants. He began his career there as Finance and AdministrationDirector, later assuming the roles of Deputy General Manager and Commercial Directorfor the Cardiac & Vascular Group. Since August 1, 2017, he has held the position of General Manager of the company. In December 2023, he was re-elected as President ofthe Hellenic Association of Medical & Biotechnological Products Enterprises (SEIV).