Ioannis Manessis is a principal of Hellenic Halyvourgia S.A., a Greek steel producer established in 1963.

Over the past 25 years, he has held several senior roles within the company, including Export Director, Managing Director, and Vice President of the Board of Directors. Through these positions, he has developed extensive technical and commercial expertise in the long steel products sector.
In addition to his work in the steel industry, Mr. Manessis is actively involved in dry bulk shipping activities.

Mr. Manessis holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University (1998)

He succeeds Mr. Murat Cebecioglu.

IREPAS would like to convey its’ appreciation to Mr. Murat Cebecioglu. His leadership, talent and expertise have been a great asset to the Association in his time as Chairman and helped the association expand significantly despite several significant geopolitical and economical issues on top of severe protectionism.

Of the many deserving long-term contributors to the IREPAS community, several were awarded plaques at the gala dinner held at the 79th meeting in Istanbul, which marked the 35th anniversary of the foundation of IREPAS.