18 Facts About Sokratis Kokkalis

Sokratis Kokkalis is a Greek businessman, founder and principal shareholder of Intracom Holdings.

Sokratis Kokkalis was the son of Petros Kokkalis and spent his youth as a political refugee in East Germany until 1965, when he relocated permanently to Greece.

Sokratis Kokkalis was subjected to considerable criticism for the opaque and gratuitous contracts he concluded with state organizations, as reported by the media.

Socratis Sokratis Kokkalis was born in Athens on 27 May 1939.

Sokratis Kokkalis was the first child of Petros Kokkalis, a prominent physician, and Niki Kouletsi, an academic teacher.

Sokratis Kokkalis married twice, the first time in 1969 to Sophia Skouras, daughter of Spyros Skouras, owner of the film company "Skouras Film", and relative of Spyros Skouras.

The son of Petros Sokratis Kokkalis was embraced by the business community in the country, particularly those linked with the Center Union party.

The significant business opportunity for Sokratis Kokkalis arose in the mid-1980s with the decision to modernize and digitize the Greek national telecommunications network.

In 2013, Sokratis Kokkalis opted to relinquish his position on the board of directors of Intracom.

Concurrently, his son, Konstantinos Sokratis Kokkalis, was appointed to the board.

The untimely demise of Sokratis Kokkalis, who was poised to assume the helm of Intracom Holdings, coupled with liquidity challenges and mounting concerns about the trajectory of the business group's companies, prompted him to resume his role in 2019, assuming the position of executive chairman at Intracom Holdings.

Sokratis Kokkalis resigned from his position as president of the basketball team in 2004 due to a divergence of opinions with the then-president of the Hellenic Basketball Federation George Vassilakopoulos.

Sokratis Kokkalis consented to collaborate and share information about his social circle and individuals who could potentially be recruited by the Stasi.

The information that has been made public thus far indicates that Sokratis Kokkalis continued to maintain his connections with the Stasi.

Sokratis Kokkalis is referenced in the decoded HVA digital file, SIRA, from 1998, where he is identified by the code names "Kaskade" and "Krokus".

Sokratis Kokkalis was known as "Crocus" during the final stage, which continued until 1989.

The final conclusion of the Commission, published on 28 May 1998, states: In January 1963, Sokratis Kokkalis was recruited by the Stasi under the code name "Rocco" as a GI.

However, the evaluated documents of the MfS contain no evidence that Sokratis Kokkalis was ultimately actively recruited as an IM or committed himself as such.