Mrs Valia Papadimitropoulou graduated from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law and Economics, Division of Business Administration. She has acquired a Diploma in Marketing from the South Bank University, London U.K., and holds an M.B.A. Postgraduate Degree from the University of Sheffield. She worked as a teacher of English from 1989 to 1995 and as a financial executive and Supply Manager for “S Glass” Papadimitropoulos SA, Imports & Trade of Container Glass from 1995 to 2002. Since 2003 she has been working for HIT at the Projects Administration Department.