Euclid Tsakalotos: from Oxford to Greece's lead bailout negotiator

The economist is likely to be methodical, detail-oriented and tenacious in his new role - the polar opposite of his maverick predecessor Yanis Varoufakis

Euclid Tsakalotos, the Oxford University-educated economist elevated to the top post of bailout negotiations coordinator, is the polar opposite of the Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis. Diffident and soft-spoken, the 55-year-old's wow factor is limited to a wardrobe of colourful corduroys and a trademark yellow and black scarf.

In person he is amiable, low-key and professorial, the embodiment of the academic he has been for the past 30 years. It is a world away from untrammelled narcissism, of which the maverick finance minister has been accused.