Captain Sokratis Karamoutas HN
Director GDDIA/DPPC
(Since 05 Feb 25)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Place of Birth: Athens, Greece
Date of Birth: 25/04/1970
Marital Status: Married with 2 children (18, 16)
He speaks English fluently and French at intermediate level.
EXPERIENCE-POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
05 Feb 2025 : Director for Defense Programs and Principal Contracts Directorate (DPPCD) of GDDIA.
2023-2025 : Research Programs & Innovation Director, HNGS, Athens
2021-2023 : Strategic Planning & Policy Director, HNGS, Athens
2018-2020 : Policy Department Head, HNGS, Athens
2015-2018 : AWW Code Manager and Project Coordinator SACT SEE, Mons, Belgium
2013-2015 : Operational Evaluation Coordinator, ComHelFleet, Salamis
2011-2012 : Chiefs’ Cabinet Director, ComHelFleet, Salamis
2007-2008 : Commanding Officer HS KAVALOUDIS, Salamis
2004-2007 : Aid de Camp to CinCHelFleet and latter Chief of Defence, Athens
2003-2004 : Operations’ Sea Rider, ComHelFleet, Salamis
1992-2004 : Staff Officer and Operations’ Director onboard Destroyers and Frigates of the Hellenic Fleet (HS TOMPAZIS, HSNEARCHOS, HS HYDRA), Salamis
EDUCATION
2020-2022 : MA in Strategic Security Studies, Panteion University of Athens
2020-2021 : Hellenic National Defence College
2012-2013 : Supreme Joint War College
2008-2011 : MSc in Information Technology Management, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
1995-1996 : Antisubmarine Warfare Specialist
1988-1992 : Hellenic Naval Academy
TRAINING
2024 : NATO CIMIC Field Workers Course
2024 : Project Management in Support of CSDP Missions & Operations
2022 : CSDP Orientation Course
2017 : Resource Management in NATO
2016 : NATO Staff Officers Defence Planning Course
