{"id":1693,"date":"2026-05-29T12:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pifgreece.gr\/?post_type=dt_team&#038;p=1693"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:43:32","slug":"ioannis-kokkotos","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/www.pifgreece.gr\/en\/board-of-directors\/ioannis-kokkotos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ioannis Kokkotos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image source=&#8221;featured_image&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;false&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Ioannis Kokkotos<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>General Secretary of PIF, Head of Immunology (South-East Europe) &amp; Country Lead Greece, UCB<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Ioannis Kokkotos<\/strong> is Country Lead in Greece and the Immunology Head for Greece, Romania and Bulgaria at UCB, bringing more than 20 years of experience across multinational pharmaceutical organizations with leadership roles at local, regional, and international levels spanning commercial strategy, medical affairs, and organizational leadership. 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