Demetris has more than 20 years experience in Hospitality and Leisure Real Estate markets in Europe and the Mediterranean region. Before setting up the Athens office of HVS in 2006, he was the Head of the hospitality team for the South Eastern European region of Ernst & Young Financial Business Advisory (Athens-based) as well as for Arthur Andersen & KPMG for a number of years. He started his career in the hospitality industry back in 1992 as a Managing Director of a major hotel chain in Cyprus. Demetris holds a B.Sc. degree from the University of Patra as well as a M.Sc. from the University of Manchester and an MBA form the Manchester Business School.