Fraport Greece was established in 2015 and is responsible for maintaining, operating, managing, upgrading and developing 14 regional airports in Greece over a period of 40 years. The operational transfer of the airports to Fraport Greece took place on the 11th of April 2017, while Mr. Ilias Maragakis was already a part of the Senior Management Team since 2016, as the Head of Safety and Performance. Amongst others, he oversaw the implementation of the highest international standards, procedures and best practices in all 14 airports and led the EASA Certification process. Mr. Maragakis has an MSc in Airport Planning & Management and more than 20 years of aviation experience having worked at the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for 9 years, and as a consultant for the expansion of regional airports in the UK, before that.