M. J. Maillis, was born in Athens and studied Iron Metallurgy at the PolyTechnical school Clausthal-Zellerfeld in Western Germany. In 1973 he founded M.J.Maillis S.A. and succeeded in transforming a small-size local company into a multinational Group, in a quite demanding industrial segment.
Today, M.J.Maillis Group is a leading player in the global secondary packaging market, with production units and commercial affiliates in 20 countries in Europe and North America.
Since 2007 M.J. Maillis is also the Chairman of the BoD of the Greek German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In addition, M.J. Maillis was a member of the BoD of Athens
International Airport, the period from 2011 to 2013.