Christos Ellinides

Christos Ellinides is the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) at the European Commission. He is also the chairman of the Management Board of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT).

He joined the Commission in 2006 as director for corporate digital solutions and services in the Directorate-General for Informatics and was appointed later to the post of Deputy Director-General in DGT. Prior to this, Mr Ellinides spent more than two decades responsible for the introduction and effective use of information and communication technologies in various organisations operating mainly in Europe.

His career has evolved through posts and assignments in varying industries and he has acquired broad and extensive experience mostly in a management capacity, including the functions of both CEO and CIO. His profile is marked by advanced organisational, coordination, and managerial skills, coupled with profound expertise in IT system platforms, collaborative tools, and telecommunications. He has been instrumental in spearheading innovative corporate infrastructure solutions for the Commission's information systems and language technologies, and leveraging the latest technological advancements, including artificial intelligence.

He has delivered speeches, lectures and presentations on business, IT and linguistic matters at international and pan-European levels. He is an active member of several professional bodies. He has been a director and board member in a number of organisations with substantial international exposure.

Christos is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Chartered IT Professional (CITP) and a Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS). He holds an MSc in Business Systems Analysis and Design from the City University of London (UK) and a BSc in Business and Computing from the Nova University of Miami (USA).