Press Release

5 May 2025

 

Appointment of RIF Director General

 

The Board of Directors of the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announces that, following an open selection process, it has decided to appoint Mr Theodoros Loukaidis as the Director General of the RIF for the next five years.

Mr. Loukaidis holds an Executive MBA from Warwick Business School, a Master’s degree in Communications and Signal Processing from Imperial College, London, and a BEng (First Class, Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from UMIST, UK.

He has extensive experience in business administration at both domestic and international levels. Over the past five years, he has served as the Director General of the RIF, significantly contributing to the rapid development of the ecosystem and enhancing its performance in European and international indices.

The Board of Directors expresses its full confidence in Mr. Loukaidis’ abilities to continue the dynamic trajectory of RIF towards strengthening research, innovation, and technological development in Cyprus.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, Chairman Mr. Dimitris Skouridis said, “We are confident that, under his leadership as Director General and in collaboration with the Board, the RIF will continue to evolve, strengthen its partnerships, and implement the National R&I Strategy, significantly contributing to the development of a globally competitive, unified, strong, and well-connected R&I ecosystem that will establish itself as a hub of R&I in the region.”