Mr. Leonidas Korres is the Special Secretary for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Hellenic Republic, a position he holds since October 2006. The Special Secretariat identifies potential projects, supports public sector authorities in structuring PPPs, and monitors the implementation and the impact to the State budget. From April 2004 he served as Financial Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Finance, responsible for the preparation of the new legal framework that effectively created the PPP market in Greece. He was also entrusted with responsibility of monitoring the State’s financial commitment to the Olympic Games budget and served as liquidator of the Organizational Committee for the Olympic Games Athens 2004 S.A.. Prior to his appointment as advisor to the Minister, he worked in the financial advisory sector, where he was involved in a number of projects in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, company valuations, financial restructuring and project finance.  Mr. Korres is currently member of the board of directors of Hellenic Olympic Properties S.A., the company responsible for the exploitation of the Olympic venues. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business and a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of London.

The Special Secretariat for PPPs, Ministry of Economy & Finance, Greece

The Special Secretariat for PPPs was set up in the Ministry of Economy and Finance along with the ratification of Law 3389/2005. This Unit follows the structure and role of equivalent units in other Member States of the European Union for the promotion and implementation of PPPs. The mission of the Special Secretariat is the provision of support and assistance to the Inter-Ministerial PPP Committee and to public entities, while its main tasks involve the following:

• the identification of the works or services which might be constructed or provided through Partnerships and be included under the provisions of Law 3389/2005,
• the evaluation of the proposals submitted by public entities and their subsequent forwarding to the Inter-Ministerial PPP Committee for approval, 
• the promotion in general of the construction of works or the provision of services through the Partnership framework, 
• the facilitation and support of Public Entities in pursuing contract award procedures, as defined in Law 3389/2005, for the selection of Private Entities,  the monitoring of the implementation of Partnership Contracts