Mr Anestis was born in 1952 and he is an Electrical Engineer. He first worked at OTE in 1979 as a Telecommunications Technician. He worked in the field of telecommunications systems constructions of Long Distance and International Communications. He served as Secretary General and Chairman in the Greek Telecom Employees’ Federation (ΟΜΕ-ΟΤΕ), participating in many committees for the examination of human resources’ evaluation and business organization systems. As an employee’s representative he participated in the Economic and Social Council of Greece in Brussels (Telecommunications Team) and in the International Federation of Employees in Posts and Telecoms, where he was responsible for SE Europe. He served as Chairman of ΟΤΕplus, and was also Manager in ΟΤΕ Asset Management-Consulting. From 2002 to 2004 he served as Chairman of the Organization of Personnel Security of the Greek Public Power Corporation. Since 2006 he is member of the Executive Committee and of the Board of the Greek General Union of Employees. During the same time he has served as Deputy Secretary General and Press and Public Relations Secretary.
