Yanni Paniaras studied Civil Engineering at Imperial College (B.Sc., M.Sc.) and Business Administration at INSEAD (MBA). He started his career at KNIGHT PIESOLD, an international mining and engineering consultancy headquartered in London.
Between 1998 and 2015, he held senior management positions, in Greece and Germany, in S&B Industrial Minerals Group and its subsequent parent company, IMERYS. He concluded his term there as Vice President in IMERYS and Managing Director of S&B Industrial Minerals S.A.
From 2016 to 2021, he served as Chairman of SEV Business Council for Sustainable Development.
In January 2016, Yanni Paniaras joined the management of TITAN Group, where he is leading, since 2020, its European business and Group Sustainability. He is also serving, since 2021, as an Executive Board Member of TITAN Cement International S.A..