Antonis Karatzikos elected as the new co-ordinator of OGAE International

OGAE Malta reports:

Antonis Karatzikos, club president of OGAE Greece has been elected as the new co-ordinator of OGAE International.

The election was held 1st and 15th June, with all OGAE clubs with full membership rights requested to cast their votes for their favourite candidate out of the 4 who presented their nominations. Antonis Karatzikos won the majority of votes and was declared as the new International Co-ordinator of the OGAE Network.

The other candidates were Simon Bennett (OGAE UK), Miroslav Luburic (OGAE Serbia) and Roi Yechezkel (OGAE Israel).

Antonis Karatzikos is the sixth International Co-ordinator of the OGAE Network, the fourth to be elected through a voting. This is the second time for Antonis to serve in this post.

Back in 2005, following Greece's triumph in the contest and following the unexpected resignation of the former IC Aykut Berber from Turkey, there was a need for an immediate replacement. Antonis volunteered to take his place and started working with the rest of the Greek Board, being a permanent I.C. for 9 months.

Following a decision by the OGAE presidents board present in Helsinki, a new election was held on June 2007. Mr. Antonis Karatzikos (OGAE Greece) will serve as the new co-ordinator of OGAE International for a 2-year period till June 2009.

Antonis plans as the new OGAE IC for the following years include the setting up of a new OGAE Website with participation of all clubs in designing and functioning; the upcoming OGAE contests; stronger and more intense relationship with leading Eurovision websites and the EBU and possible ways for closer co-operation between OGAE clubs making OGAE more democratic.

OGAE MALTA sends its best wishes to the new OGAE International Co-ordinator and looks forward to extend its co-operation with all the members of the OGAE Network for the benefit of all the local and international Eurovision fans and artistes.