Yannis Perlepes has been General Manager of Naftemporiki newspaper since 2000. Prior to joining Naftemporiki he has held various administrative and executive positions in Vardinoyannis Group of Companies for a period of 10 years. He has served as a board member of several companies and has also been a lecturer of Management for business executives. He has taken part in numerous conferences as commentator and panel moderator.

Yannis Perlepes holds a B.Eng. (with honours) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Liverpool Polytechnic (United Kingdom), a MSc. in I.T. from De Montfort University (United Kingdom) and an MBA from Warwick Business School (United Kingdom). He speaks Greek and English.

Yannis is a member of several organizations as follows: Association of Chief Executive Officers (EASE), Hellenic Management Association (EEDE), World Association of Newspapers (WAN), International Newsmedia Marketing Association (INMA), European Business Press (EBP), Economic Chamber, Hellenic American Union, and Atlantic Council of the United States of America.