Anniversary event for the completion of its 10 years of operation held by DESFA at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
An anniversary event for the completion of 10 years of its operation organized by the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA) last Friday, December 12 at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.
In the presence of Mr. George Stathakis, Minister for the Environment & Energy, Mr. Michalis Verriopoulos, Secretary General for Energy and Mineral Resources, as well as leading and high level executives from the Greek and European gas market and aiming to thank its shareholders, partners, customers, its staff and all stakeholders for their cooperation from 2007 onwards, DESFA held this event under the title “10 years DESFA: Building a connected future for the European Gas Market”.
The event honored, also, with their presence, Mr. Jean-Marc Leroy, Chairman of Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), Mr. Jan Ingwersen, Director General of European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ΕNTSO-G), representatives of foreign authorities in Greece, DESFA’s members of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board, the company’s Compliance Officer and DESFA’s previous Chairmen and CEOs.
Minister Stathakis greeted the event and commented that “DESFA is ready for the big leap that will allow him to play a leading role in the shaping of Greece’s energy profile, within the context of a wider European energy strategy”.
On his side Mr. Sotirios Nikas, President and CEO of DESFA said that “It has been an exciting ten-year journey. We are now entering our new decade, with a strong prospect, having consolidated our position as a modern and outward-looking European Operator and we are ready to use every opportunity towards our vision of building a connected future for the European gas market, with DESFA serving as a catalyst for the economic development of Greece and Southeastern Europe”.
Finally, Mr. Jean-Marc Leroy, Chairman of Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) and Mr. Jan Ingwersen, Director General of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSO-G) referred in their speeches to the close cooperation between DESFA and the European Operators, as well as to its steady contribution to the completion of the European gas market.
Mr. Sotirios Nikas, President & CEO of DESFA during his speech