Christian Hadjiminas graduated in 1981 from Columbia University with a B.A. in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) and in 1983 from Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania) with an MBA in Business and Finance. After working as a Senior Trader at Phibro-Salomon Inc. in 1987, he has set up his first company in New York and soon thereafter in 1989, he has moved his business in Greece and established EFA VENTURES in Athens. Very soon, EFA VENTURES became one of the leading industrial cooperation service providers in the world. Mr. Hadjiminas is today the Founder & CEO of THEON GROUP which develops and manufactures cutting-edge Night Vision, Thermal Imaging and Electro-Optical ISR systems for Military and Security applications with global footprint. THEON GROUP was founded in 1997 and has since become one of the most prominent players in the market. The GROUP has offices in Nicosia, Athens, Kempen, Arlington, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Zug, Copenhagen and Singapore, coupled with manufacturing facilities in Athens, Wetzlar (Germany), and Plymouth (USA). THEON GROUP employs more than 300 people globally, whereas its exports extend to 68 countries, 24 of which belong to NATO. As of 2023 the GROUP has manufactured and sold more than 150.000 systems globally. Recently, THEON has listed its shares on the Euronext Amsterdam regulated market, achieving one of the first IPOs in Europe for 2024. THEON was also included on FINANCIAL TIMES & STATISTA list with the 1000 Fastest Growing companies in Europe for 2024. www.theon.com

Mr. Hadjiminas is also the Founder of EFA GROUP, a set of companies with a leading-edge position in the international market with more than 35 years of experience, in the fields of Aerospace, Security, Defense, and Industrial cooperation. EFA GROUP currently employs 170 people in total, the majority of them being engineers and experts in their field. The GROUP has established offices across 4 international regions: Greece, Switzerland, UAE, and Singapore to serve its customers in more than 20 countries worldwide. EFA GROUP includes EFA VENTURES (Supply Chain Management & integrated services), AEROSPACE VENTURES (Industrial Participation & related services), SCYTALYS (Systems Integration & Software), ES SYSTEMS (Sensors Design &Electronics), EPICOS (Global Defense B2B Information Platform), UCANDRONE (Unmanned Systems) and AETHER AERONAUTICS (Target Drones). www.efagroup.eu

Mr. Hadjiminas is also the President of the Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association - EENE (www.eene.gr) and Head of EENE International, as well as Founder and Honorary President of the Wharton Alumni Club of Greece. He has been awarded as the “Internationally Growing Entrepreneur” at the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2023 competition.