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Theofanis Tombras ((ギリシア語:Θεοφάνης Τόμπρας), translit. ''Theophanes Tompras'', transcr. ''Theofanis Tombras'' or ''Tobras''), 1932 - 8 January 1996)〔Ελεύθερος Τύπος, 9/1/1996〕 was a Greek Army officer (colonel of signals) who ended up as deputy governor of Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A (OTE) (1981–1984) and finally governor and general manager of OTE (1984–1989). During his tenure, OTE became the highest-revenue state-owned enterprise in Greece. He also oversaw the completion of its large complex in Marousi and the relocation of its operations there. He was also engaged in other businesses, and became a manufacturer, with fruit processing facilities in Argolis. ==Life== Theofanis Tombras was born in 1932 in Merbaka (Agia Trias) in Argolis.〔Ελευθεροτυπία, 9/1/1996〕 He graduated from the Hellenic Military Academy and joined the Signal Corps. In the 1960s, as a captain, he served in the predecessor agency to the Hellenic National Intelligence Service and was accused of being a member of the clandestine ASPIDA organization, an accusation of which he was eventually absolved, as he was of accusations of wiretapping the telephone conversations of political opponents of Andreas Papandreou.〔Ελεύθερος Τύπος, 9/1/1996, «Πέθανε ο Τόμπρας»〕 He took part in the resistance to the Greek military junta. After the electoral victory of PASOK in October 1981, he was made a deputy governor of OTE; later in February 1984, he became its governor. After amendments to its articles of organization in 1987, his title was changed to general director. Under his direction, a signal effort began in the area of telephone modernization, and when it was recognized by his rivals〔Αυριανή, 9/1/1996〕 even while they pointed out a certain concern for the reputation of the organization, they were considerably pleased by the reasoning behind the work being done.〔 However, at certain times he was accused of high-handedness. He took the law into his own hands, to the detriment of the first president of OTE Tasos Mandelis, when he summoned the Governing Board of OTE and had a loaded pistol placed on the boardroom table,〔http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_1_13/07/2008_277586〕 and although he arranged for armed bodyguards who were not police (as is often the case for plain-clothes bodyguards in Greece), they themselves were of dubious origin.〔 The display of force was viewed at the time as a publicity stunt designed to intimidate journalists He maintained a public friendship with the prime minister Andreas Papandreou, had a slight connection to well-known billionaire Sokratis Kokkalis,〔 and with the reporters Nikos Kakaounakis (editor of the newspaper ''To Kalami'') and Makis Kouris (editor of the ''Avriani''). Indeed, ''To Kalami'' had published on numerous occasions transcripts of cassettes that contained personal conversations of Constantine Karamanlis, and the New Democracy party had denounced Tombras as the source of those cassettes.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theofanis Tombras」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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