Thanos Patrikis is the General Manager of VTT Vasiliko Ltd (VTTV), since 1 March 2023. Patrikis takes over from his predecessor George Papanastasiou, following his appointment as Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry.
Thanos Patrikis is a Chemical Engineer with an M.Sc. and an MBA. He brings a wealth of experience in Technical and Commercial fields and was a key VTTV management team member as Commercial Director for the last four and a half years. He has previously worked for various multinational companies such as Coca-Cola HBC and BP, holding a variety of senior positions in countries in Europe, Middle East, and Far East.
VTTV is a 100% subsidiary of the VTTI B.V. group based in Rotterdam, one of the world’s fastest-growing companies in the storage and handling of energy and chemical products, with 17 terminals in 15 countries, offering over 10 million cubic meters of capacity. VTTV is located in the area of the Vasiliko Energy Center and is one of the largest terminals for storage and handling of energy products in the broader Eastern Mediterranean region. Operating since November 2014, it has been the biggest foreign direct investment in the energy sector in Cyprus, worth 300 million Euros, with 28 storage tanks and a proprietary jetty boasting four berthing positions for tankers.