Our People

Elias Danos – Chairman in Cyprus & Greece

• Educational and Professional Qualifications / technical capabilities/ memberships
• Member of the Cyprus Association of Estate Agents
• Member of FIABCI
• Member of the Scientific Technical Chamber of Cyprus

Large experience and capability in managing property projects. His lasting professional experience has covered all fields regarding Property Consultancy including planning and development advice, corporate agency, valuations, property and market research, lease auditing, investment analysis and portfolio management. He has written a series of articles for the Cyprus property market which have been published to numerous local and foreign financial newspapers and magazines.

Panos Danos – Managing Director of Danos Group

• Bsc (Hons), Land Management and Development
• Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
• Member of the Society for the Environment – Chartered Environmentalist
• Member of the Scientific Technical Chamber of Cyprus
• Expert Valuer by Professional Certification (PrCert)
• RICS Assessor
• RICS Registered Valuer
• Member of the Hellenic Institute of Valuation
• Member of GLG Councils
• Member of Investment Property Forum (IPF)
• Member of the Cyprus Valuers Association
• Chairman of the Greek Board of Appraisers

Large experience and capability in managing property projects. Most capable in motivating people and coordinating the diverse personalities and circumstances so as to achieve the predetermined goals. His lasting professional experience has covered all fields regarding Property Consultancy including planning and development advice, corporate agency, valuations, property and market research, lease auditing, investment analysis and portfolio management. He has written a series of articles for the Greek, Cyprus and International property markets which have been published to numerous local and foreign financial newspapers and magazines.

Prior Experience

1995 – Today DANOS S.A., Greece | CEO of Danos Group in Greece and Cyprus and since 2008 also in Albania, Bulgaria and Serbia
April 1995 – Μay 1995 ΝEA KTIMATIKI S.A., Greece | Vice Chairman of the company – financial and property services
1993 – 1995 LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON S.A., Greece | Member of the Board of Directors – Property Consultant and Valuer
1991 – 1993 LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON S.A., Greece | Property Valuer, Property Agent, Property Manager

Yannis Paraskevopoulos – General Manager of Danos Group

• Vordiplom Betriebswirtschaft (Business Administration) – University of Ludwig Maximilians Muenchen
• Diplom Betriebswirtschaft (Business Administration) – University of Ludwig Maximilians Muenchen
• ERES Member
• ELIE Member
• RICS Member

Prior Experience

2002 – Today DANOS S.A. Athens, Greece | General Manager
1997 – 2002  DANOS S.A. Athens, Greece | Athens Office Manager
1996 – 1997  DANOS S.A. Thessaloniki, Greece | Head of Agency and Negotiations Department
1995 – 1996 EUROTERRA LTD. Thessaloniki, Greece | Property Valuation & Management Consultant
1992 – 1995 ABC S.A. Munich, Germany | Finance & Administration Manager
1988 – 1989 INTELCO S.A. Munich, Germany | Real Estate Property Consulatnt

Fofi Paschalidou – Thessaloniki Office Manager

• Fofi Paschalidou is office manager in Thessaloniki, for DANOS an alliance member of BNP PARIBAS REALESTATE.
• She’s a Civil Infrastructure Engineer.

Prior Experience

Nov 1999 – Today  DANOS & ASSOC. Thessaloniki | Head of Thessaloniki Office

Ivan Simic – Serbia Country Manager

• Bsc (Econ), Marketing
• Long professional experience in various fields of real estate, such as residential, office, industrial and retail. Most capable in consulting investors regarding retail park devel opment, starting from concept design, creating suitable tenant mix to leasing of the projects. He also has huge experience in managing people, being good team leader and motivator. He reflects innovation, flexibility and adaptability to new situations and surroundings.

Prior Experience

April 2009 – Today  DANOS & ASSOC. D.O.O., Serbia | Head of Agency Country, Manager
 April 2006 – April 2009  COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL, Serbia | Consultant, Residential Consultant, Commercial Manager, Land & Industrial
 June 2004 – April 2006  METRO CASH & CARRY, Serbia | Department Manager, Floor Manager

Emmanouil Melakis – Senior Partner

• DANOS – MELAKIS LTD – DANOS/ An Alliance Member of BNP PARIBAS REAL ESTATE / INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY CONSULTANTS & VALUERS
• Managing director of CRETAN DEVELOPMENTS S.A. / AGENCY SERVICES – CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
• Managing director of MELAKIS & ASSOCIATES G.P. / TECHNICAL COMPANY
• Managing director of EUROCON LTD / DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
• Managing director of BUILDING EXPLOITATIONS LTD / AGENCY SERVICES – CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Mr. Melakis has a large experience in the sector of study-manufacture of private projects, as well as in the sector of valuations-management of real estate assets. He has been collaborating for more than 20 years with the majority of the bank system (National Bank of Greece, Bank of Greece, Hellenic Postbank, Commercial Bank of Greece, Alpha Bank, Eurobank, Piraeus Bank, Marfin Egnatia Bank, Millennium Bank, Hellenic Bank, General Bank, Probank, Proton Bank, Cooperative Bank of Chania, Pancretan Cooperative Bank, Chios Bank, Ionian Bank of Greece, Macedonia Thrace Bank) in study-construction-valuation level.
He has written a series of articles for the Greek property markets which have been published to newspapers and magazines.