As the head of Technical Department at the family car dealership «Citroen Afoi Kyriakopouloi SA», Christos was responsible for all technical, organizational, financial and qualitative aspects pertaining to the maintenance and repair of customer vehicles, for more than 15 years. He was giving leadership to a 30-people strong team of mechanics, stock keeper, administrative and workshop personnel and operators. In the first five years of his career at the family business he was also appointed as president of the board. In 2009 he co-founded OpenSea Rib Charter with his collegemate Kimon and brother Eftyhis. He was assigned with the task to setup the Service & Repair division of the company and help his partners realize their vision of building their own line of RIB boats. He holds a M.Sc. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens.