Sokratis Kokkalis
Sokratis Kokkalis | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 27, 1939 |
| Nationality |  Greek |
| Alma mater | Athens University, University of Tübingen |
| Occupation | Chairman of: Intracom |
Sokratis Kokkalis (born 27 May 1939) is a Greek businessman who has been a member of the Forbes 500 list of the world's 500 richest people. He is the Chairman, CEO and majority shareholder of Intracom Holdings, one of the largest multinational technology groups in South-Eastern Europe, and the Chairman and majority shareholder of Intralot S.A., the world's leading gaming technology supplier and lottery licensed operator. He is also the president of the Kokkalis Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes education and training, culture and social welfare, medical research and information technology, and athletics, both in Greece and abroad.He was also til 2010 chairman of Olympiacos, a famous Greek football team.
German investigations in the Stasi archives found a 350-page report referring to agent "Rocco" ("953/63"). It turned out that the Rocco was Sokratis Kokkalis, recruited on 25 January 1963. Kokkalis has been accused of bribing Greek officials to buy East German telecom equipment.[1][2]
INTRACOM Group
INTRACOM Group includes the following subsidiaries (data as of June 2003):
- INTRAMET: Steel structures and electromechanical equipment
- INTRACOM CONSTRUCTIONS: Construction projects
- INTRAROM S.A. : Telecommunication and electronic equipment manufacturing in Romania
- BULFON S.A.: Information systems and telecommunications in Bulgaria
- INTRACOM BULGARIA: Telecommunications and information systems in Bulgaria
- EUROCOM EXPERTISE: Specialised training programs and Internet services
- INTRACOM (CYPRUS), Ltd. : Promotion, technical support, maintenance and control of Intracom Group telecommunication and IT systems
- INTRACOM Ltd Skopje: Telecommunications, IT and electromechanical projects, systems and services
- INTRACOM GROUP USA, INC. : Advancement of the Group's business interests in the USA
- CONKLIN CORPORATION: Digital transmission and subscriber systems
- FORNAX R.T.: Telecommunications, IT and digital applications in Hungary, Austria, Germany, Croatia and the Czech Republic
- VAR Kft.: VAR Computer – „where information technology becomes an asset” (Rendszergazdai szolgáltatás)
- INTRACOM MIDDLE EAST FZE: Expanding the company's presence in the Middle East region
- INTRACOM d.o.o. BEOGRAD: Expansion of the company's business interests in Serbia/Montenegro and the Balkans
- INTRASOFT CYPRUS Ltd.: Software and electronic systems production in Cyprus
- INTRACOM JORDAN Ltd.: Software and electronic systems production and marketing in Jordan
- DATABANK: Service provider (audio text services, telecommunication links, mobile telephony services, ISP, NOMOS subscriptions, etc.)
- GALANIS SPORTS DATA: Sports event computer automation, statistics and IT services
- DIALOGOS SPEECH COMMUNICATIONS: Voice-recognition software and systems
- INFOSPORT S.A.: Telecommunications, IT and software services provider
- INTRASOFT International S.A.: ICT services
- INTRACOM SVYAZ Ltd.: Telecommunications and information systems in Russia
INTRACOM Group participates in Vodafone (Mobile telephony in Greece), Hellascom International, Unibrain S.A..
References
- ^ Olympiakos soccer chief was 'spy for Stasi'. The Independent. 24 February 2002
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