DIRECTOR OF IRD
Commodore (Eng) HN Pierros Kontodios
Director GDDIA/International Relations
(Since 27 March 2023)
PERSONAL DATA
Place of Βirth: Athens, Greece
Date of Birth: 23 March 1969
WORK EXPERIENCE/MAIN DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
He has served on
Nov 2022 – Mar 2023 : Surface Ships Division, Armaments Directorate (Frigates and Corvettes) Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS), Stratopedo Papagou, Holargos, Greece
Apr 2019 – Nov 2022 : Head of Navy Armament Programs & Contracts MoD, General Directorate for Defense Investments and Armaments (GDDIA), Fakinou Camp, Athens, Greece
May 2017 – Apr 2019 : Head of Engineering branch (Chief Marine Engineer Officer) Hellenic Navy Fleet Command, Salamis Naval base, Salamis, Greece
May 2016 – May 2017 : Head of Engineering branch Hellenic Navy Logistics Command, Athens, Greece
Dec 2014 – May 2016 : Director of Surface Ships Division, Armaments Directorate Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS), Stratopedo Papagou, Holargos, Greece
Oct 2011 – Nov 2014 : Staff Officer Engineering Operations NATO, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Mons, Belgium
Jul 2010 – Oct 2011 : Branch Head of Electronics Department Hellenic Navy Logistics Command, Athens, Greece
Aug 2004 – Jun 2010 : Staff Officer (Armaments Directorate – Surface Ships) Hellenic Navy General Staff (HNGS), Stratopedo Papagou, Holargos, Greece
Jul 2002 – Jul 2004 : Branch Head of Electronics Department Hellenic Navy Fleet Command, Salamis Naval base, Salamis, Greece
Jun 1999 – Jun 2002 : (MEO) Marine Eng Officer HS SALAMIS HS SALAMIS
Jun 1990 – Jun 1996 : Junior Engineer Officer, 2nd Engineer and Damage Control Officer HS ASPIS, HS SFENDONI, HS HYDRA — Blohm + Voss Shipyards, Hambourg, Germany, Member of the crew of the first MEKO frigate (HS HYDRA) at Blohm + Voss Shipyards — Hellenic Shipyards in Skaramagka, (HSY), Greece Member of the crew of the follow-up sister ship, HS SPETSAI (constructed at HSY).
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Sep 2015 – Sep 2016 : Hellenic Defence College – War School graduate
Jun 1996 – Sep 1998 : Master of Science (MSc) in Electrical Engineering (with distinction) Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey California, USA
Jul 1993 – Feb 1994 : Advanced Education course in Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Hellenic Naval Academy
Sep 1986 – Jun 1990 : BS in Engineering (Graduated 1st of Class) Hellenic Naval Academy
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Honors and awards Letter of Appreciation for Outstanding Work by SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS) Resources, 2014
Letter of Commendation by SHAPE Assistant Chief of Staff Joint Engineering Division (ACOS JENG), 2014
Distinction award received for outstanding academic achievement from NPS Monterey
He speaks English
He is married and has two sons.
