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Mavroeidis Angelopoulos Chairman
Mr. Angelopoulos was born in 1964 in Greece. He holds a university degree in Political & Economic Studies and a postgraduate degree in International Financial Law. He has written numerous publications and articles on joint ventures and common enterprises. In 1990, he began his career at the Athens Exchange (formerly the Athens Stock Exchange) and has held various positions at Petropoulakis Securities, one of the oldest brokerage firms in Greece, including stock broker, stock exchange representative, shareholder and member of the Board of Directors. Since 2002, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Neurosoft. Throughout the years he has also been an active member of the business community in Greece and has participated as a shareholder or member of the board of directors for numerous listed and non-listed companies.

Epameinodas Paschalidis Vice-Chairman
Mr. Paschalidis was born in 1972 in Greece.  He holds a masters degree in Business Administration from Imperial College Business School in London, England, United Kingdom and a university degree in Production & Management Engineering from Polytechnic of Crete, Greece. In 1999, he became CEO of Kestrel Information Systems SA. and since 2002, he has served as Vice President of Neurosoft.  In 2004 and 2006 he was appointed Vice President of Kestrel S.A and 5K Enterprises S.A., respectively. In 2007, he became Chairman of IMIS HELLAS S.A.

Nikos Vasilonikolidakis CEO
Mr. Vasilonikolidakis was born in Greece in 1965. He holds a Ph.D in Computing from The Polytechnic of North London, an MSc (with distinction) in Analysis Design and Management of Information Systems from University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science and a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Computing from Polytechnic of North London, England, United Kingdom. He has published extensively in international scientific journals in dynamic systems and computer graphics.  He was a founding member and partner of Neurosoft and since 1998 he has served as the Company’s CEO. Prior to joining Neurosoft, he was involved in a number of projects as Technical Project Manager in the areas of medical imaging, image processing, visual databases and computer animation.

George Manioudakis Director / Director of Sports Betting & Gaming Analytics Department
Mr. Manioudakis was born in Greece in 1969. In 1991, he graduated with a university degree in Computer Engineering and Informatics Department from the University of Patras.  He also holds a Ph.D in predictive algorithms via neural networks and genetic algorithms from the Computer Engineering and Informatics Department from the University of Patras. He has published extensively in international scientific journals. Between 1992 and 1997, he worked for Intrasoft as a software engineer and project manager in a variety of projects in the areas of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), Network Management and Core Banking Systems. In 1997, he joined Neurosoft as a software engineer and project and product manager in the areas of Workflow & Document Management, Core Factoring, Business Intelligence and Sports Betting & Gaming Analytics. Since 2002, he has been a shareholder and a member of Neurosoft’s Board of Directors and currently serves as the director of the Sports Betting & Gaming Analytics business area.

Dimitrios Pazaitis Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Dr. Pazaitis was born in Greece in 1971. He holds a Ph.D. in optimization techniques from the Imperial College of London, an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau with emphasis on strategy and finance and a MEng in electrical and computer engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Prior to joining Neurosoft he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Invest in Greece Agency. Between 2006 and 2007 he was Financial and Investment Advisor to the Greek Minister of Economy and Finance. His various positions in the private sector focused on business development in both Greece and internationally and he was management consultant with McKinsey & Company.

Evanthia Paraskevopoulou Independent Director
Mrs. Paraskevoupoulou was born in Greece. She graduated from the Hellenic-French School in Greece and continued her studies in Germany, where she studied law at the University of Munich and the University of Heidelberg. She obtained her degree in law from the University of Munich. She has a license to practice law in Germany, as well as in Greece. She commenced her work as a lawyer in Germany where she worked for two years. In Greece, she practices law with the Hellenic Supreme Court of Civil and Penal Law. She is a former Vice President of the European Irrigation Association. She has also served as a member of the Board of Directors and Legal Counsel to various industrial and commercial enterprises. Mrs. Paraskevopoulou has collaborated with Neurosoft since 2006 and is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Andreas Theodorou
Mr. Theodorou was born in 1970 in Greece. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering & Computers Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens. Since 1994, he held positions in different multinational companies and he has ample experience in management of projects and operations, and development of business both at local and international level. The last decade, he worked in the gaming sector. Since 2008, he joined Lottomatica Group, the worldwide leading lottery operator and the only company capable of offering a 360° fully integrated series of services and products to its private and institutional clients.

Board of Directors – Responsibilities
(Articles 19-27 of the Articles of Association)

Composition – Term of office: The Board of Directors (BoD) has from 5 to 7 members, which are elected by the Shareholders’ General Meeting for 5 years. It is constituted by the President, the Vice-president and the Managing Director(s); the same person may be President or Vice-President and Managing Director at the same time. The BoD may also elect its Secretary, who may, but does not have to, be a Director.
Competence: The BoD manages and represents the Company; it has the general competence to decide on every matter concerning the Company’s management, the pursuit of the objectives of the Company’s scope and the management of its assets, except for those matters falling under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Shareholders’ General Meeting.
Responsibility towards third parties: The actions of the BoD, even if these are not included in the company’s scope, are binding on the Company before third parties, except where it is proven that the third party involved was aware or should have been aware of this encroachment. Any limitations to the powers of the BoD by the Articles of Association or by a resolution of the General Meeting cannot be used against third parties acting in good faith, even if they have been subject to the publicity formalities.
Delegation of Powers: The BoD may assign in writing the exercising of all its powers and jurisdiction (except for those demanding collective action), as well as the Company’s representation, to one or more persons, Directors or not, while also determining the extent of this assignment.
Sessions: The BoD meets at the Company seat at least once per month, following an invitation by its President no less than two (2) business days prior to the meeting. If all Directors present consent, the BoD may also meet at a different location. The invitations should state the items of the agenda.
Quorum – Majority: There is a quorum when half of the Directors plus one are present or are represented, while at least 3 Directors have to attend in person. Directors who are unable to perform their duties may only be represented by another Director. Each Director may represent only one non-attending Director. In this case, such Director shall hold two (2) votes. Decisions are made in absolute majority of Directors who are present and of those being represented, except in the case of increase of the share capital.
Minutes: Minutes of the discussions and decisions are kept in a special book and signed by the Directors present at the meeting.
Prohibition of Competition: The company’s Managers and the Directors participating in company management may not take, without the permission of the General Meeting by profession on their own behalf or on behalf of third parties, any actions which are included in the objective pursued by the Company or to participate as Managers, Administrators or General Partners in companies pursuing such objectives.

Following the Chairman’s recommendation and after discussion, the BoD decides unanimously and delegates the exercise of its powers and responsibilities to the CEO of the Company, Mr. Nikolaos Vassilonikolidakis.

Mr. Nikolaos Vassilonikolidakis is provided with the power to bind the company by his signature under the business name, for any relationship, contract and transaction with any natural or legal entity of private and public law and any Bank Authority either at home or abroad and to represent the company, in the aforementioned way, before any public, municipal, administrative, judicial or other authority and all in all courts and for any commercial, judicial and extrajudicial relationship of the company.

Exceptionally, the BoD delegates CEO deputation to the Chairman of the Company Mr. Mavroeidis Angelopoulos who may sign any document regarding the achievement of the Company’s objectives in parallel with the powers of the CEO and only with his signature under the corporate seal.

 
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