Thras Moraitis was appointed CEO of the Serra Verde Group in January 2023 and is a highly experienced global executive, particularly in natural resources. 

He was previously a co-founder of X2 Resources and Group Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs and a member of the Xstrata Plc Executive Committee. At Xstrata he was responsible for strategic development, post-acquisition integration, leadership development, external affairs and investor relations as well as Xstrata’s technology business. While at Xstrata, he was involved in some 40 transactions. 

Thras Moraitis began his career in the early 1980s as an engineer on the South African gold mines of General Mining Union Corporation (Gencor), followed by a series of entrepreneurial activities and, prior to joining Xstrata, was a global partner at the Monitor Group, a global advisory and merchant banking group. 

Prior to his role with Vision Blue Resources, Thras was the Chief Development Officer and a member of the Executive Board of EuroChem Group AG, a global fertiliser company and, prior to this, an Executive Director at Brilliant Planet, a growth company developing a scalable method for producing microalgae for food solutions and carbon sequestration. 
He is a member of the Board of Directors of FLSmidth and an advisor to Vision Blue Resources. 

Thras Moraitis also served as a non-executive director of Silver and Baryte up to its acquisition by Imerys in 2015. 

Thras Moraitis holds an honours BSc in Electrical Engineering, a postgraduate qualification in Computer Science and an MBA. Thras is married to Soula and they have two children and four grandchildren.