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Drakoulis Fountoukakos - Kyriakakos, born 1939, has been closely involved in the shipbuilding industry for over 30 years, and was a joint owner of the Drakyda shipyard in Perama. He has also been active in the educational sphere, notably with the foundation of Independent Science & Technology Studies, a university level institution working alongside British and other European universities, and was the founder of the Paramedics Training College, of which he is still managing director. From 2002 to June 2006 he has served as chairman of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry and chairman of the board of the Development and Progress Company. During the period 1976-2001 he has also served as chairman of the Hellenic Federation of Private Vocational Training Institutes. He has received various honorary distinctions, including an honorary PhD from the University of Hertfordshire, U.K., and the Order of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem, and is the author of articles and books on education and the economy. Mr Fountoukakos studied medicine and shipping finance. | 