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Mr. Andrew A. Athens is a man who has not only
achieved business success but has distinguished himself through
his lifelong commitment and dedication to charitable causes and
alleviation of human suffering.
In 1950, Mr. Athens co-founded Metron Steel
Corporation, a major steel service center in the Midwest, serving
as its President and CEO from 1950 through 1991. He now serves as
chairman of the board of Alpha Steel, but he devotes his full-time
to volunteer work on behalf of Hellenism and Orthodoxy.
In 1995, Mr. Athens became the founding World President
of the Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) and was re-elected to that
position by the international assembly of delegates three times
since then, the last time in 2001. SAE is an historic, international
movement that unites Hellenes around the globe under one non-profit,
non-governmental organization. SAE's constituency consists of 7
million Hellenes around the world in unity with 10 million Hellenes
in Greece. One main goal of SAE is to strengthen the ties between
Hellenes abroad and those in Greece as well as among Hellenes in
their countries of citizenship or residence.
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