Alex Dadakis serves as Executive Vice President and President of Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC). In this role, which Dadakis started in September 2025, he leads the TIC business strategy, with a focus on driving performance, operational excellence and customer success across the TIC portfolio.

Dadakis previously served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Business Operations and Innovation Officer from January to August 2025.

Prior to joining UL Solutions, Dadakis served as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, leading strategic transformation, at Germany-based Knauf Group, Gebr KG. Previously, he was SVP and Chief Customer Experience and Strategy Officer at USG Corporation, where he started in 2017, prior to USG’s merger with Knauf. Dadakis was an associate partner at management consulting firm Bain & Company before joining USG. 

Dadakis currently serves on the board of directors of Mercy Housing Lakefront, an organization that works to eliminate homelessness and housing insecurity. He also serves on the boards of several local not-for-profit organizations for which he has a deep passion.

Dadakis earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Wake Forest University.