SAVVAS PERDIOS

Deputy Minister of Tourism
Republic of Cyprus

Savvas Perdios was born in 1981 in Lefkosia. He is the Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus as of the 2 January 2019.

He studied Accounting and Finance at Warwick University (2002-2004) and International Hospitality Management (BA, 2004-2008) at the École Hôteliere de Lausanne.

Mr Savvas Perdios considers himself very lucky that he can practice his hobby for a living.

His career in hospitality began at the very young age of 15, undertaking various summer jobs in hotel departments like kitchen, maintenance, service, banqueting, housekeeping and guest relations.

Between 2008 and 2010 after completing his studies, Mr Perdios worked for internationally known companies like Design Hotels in Mykonos and Kempinski Hotels in Switzerland.

From January 2010 until January 2018 he worked at Louis Hotels from the position of Quality and Brand Manager. This entailed being in charge of creating, implementing and maintaining operating standards across the whole portfolio (25 hotels and several restaurants), and also being in charge of branding and reputation management.

After 8 years in this position, Mr Perdios was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, a position which he held until his appointment at the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism.

He is fluent in English, French and German.