MOTODYNAMICS
Germanikis Sholis Athens 10
151 23 Marousi
210-6293500
Group
Profile
MOTODYNAMICS S.A. Is the official exclusive distributor of YAMAHA MOTOR Co. Ltd. in Greece, Romania and Bulgaria, of PORSCHE AG and SIXT in Greece.
The Motodynamics story starts in 1969 with the import of Yamaha products in Greece by “Iliopoulos Bros.”, as the company traded back then. The company has been listed in the Athens Stock Exchange.
In the 1990s, the company began its overseas operations, initially in Bulgaria and later in Romania, acquiring rights as the official importer of Yamaha Motor Co. products for both countries.
To build a fully integrated range of commercial products the company has established numerous commercial agreements acquiring exclusive distribution rights for a variety of prestigious commercial brands in market sectors that include boats, lubricants, tyres, and motorcycle rider wear (Continental, Alpinestars, Shark, Richa, and Selva).
In May MOTODYNAMICS was proud to add Porsche to its commercial operations in the Greek market. The Porsche legendary shield joined the MOTODYNAMICS range of products, with all the excitement that only brand such as Porsche could possibly stir.
Porsche Centers in Athens and Thessaloniki sport experienced members of staff and state-of-the-art of equipment.
In December 2018, Motodynamics S.A. acquired 80.5% of Lion Rental S.A. marking a new era for Sixt, pointing to continuous improvement of services and re-positioning in the market.
In October 2020, all administrative services and divisions moved to ournew facilities in Marousi, at 10 Germanikis Sholis.
In April 2021 the Yamaha spare parts warehouse moved to Mandra, Attica.
The commercial divisions of the Motodynamics organisational structure are YAMAHA, PORSCHE, SIXT and MOTODIKTYO. This structure is complete with support divisions of Finance, IT, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs.
Motodynamics employs a team of 292 expertly-qualified professionals in total, with heightened custome orientation and a strong sense of commitment to the partner network, shareholders, as well as customers and the broader community. Staff are employed in our central facilities in Amarousio, at the Porsche Centers in Metamorfosi and Thessaloniki, the three Motodiktyo branches, and the Motodynamics offices in Sofia, Bulgaria, and Bucharest, Romania.
The MOTODYNAMICSGroup 2022 sales reached 132 million.
The high level of professionalism and expertise of Motodynamics staff allow for strong foundations on which the company is planning its next business steps with determination.
Our vision and goal is for Motodynamics to continue to lead in the mobility sector, following all contemporary trends and applying them in the Greek market.
Group Companies
Motodynamics SA
Official Importer of Yamaha Motor Co products in Greece. Official Importer of Porsche AG in Greece and Dealer with 3 vertical locations (showroom, parts, service) in Athens and Thessaloniki.
Motodiktyo SA
Official Yamaha Dealer with 3 vertical locations (showroom, parts, service) in Attica. Importer and Accessories Dealer of motorcycles and motorcyclist equipment.
Motodynamics Srl.
Official Importer of Yamaha Motor Co products in Romania and Dealer with a vertical location (showroom, parts, service) in Bucharest.
Motodynamics Ltd.
Official Importer of Yamaha Motor Co products in Bulgaria and Dealer with a vertical location (showroom, parts, service) in Sofia.
Lion Rental SA
Exclusive franchisee of Sixt GmbH & Co for the provision of long-term and short-term vehicle leasing services in Greece.
Executive Directors
Paris Kyriacopoulos - Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, Executive Member
Holds a BA degree with honors (Cum Laude) in Philosophy, Politics, Economics (PPE) from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, USA and an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School in Cambridge, MA, USA.
From 2005 to 2007 he was a Junior Associate with the Boston Consulting Group in Vienna, Austria.
From 2010 to 2015 was the General Manager of FiberLean, Filtration & Performance Additives Business Group of IMERYS S.A. From 2016 to 2020 he led FiberLean Technologies Ltd., a Joint Venture between IMERYS SA and OMYA AG as Chief Executive Officer, based in St. Austell, Cornwall, UK.
In 2013 he was elected Director, and in 2015 he was elected Executive Chairman of the Board of Motodynamics S.A., a listed company in the Athens Stock Exchange. In January 2023, he assumed the role of Chairman and CEO of Motodynamics SA.
In 2021 he was elected Director and member of the Strategy Committee of Imerys S.A.
From 2013 to 2018 and since 2022 has served as Director at the ALBA Association. Since 2021 he serves as a Director at Junior Achievement Greece.
He is a member of YPO Aegean/Macedonia Chapter since 2018 and a member of the Board since 2022.
Ioannis-Stylianos Tavoularis, Director, Executive Member
He studied Political Science and obtained a Master’s degree from the University of Boston. He also holds a BSc in Economics, Bentley University, USA. Since 2005 he has been a member of the Social Affairs Committee (SAC) and a member of Aerospace & Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD). He has been a Member of the Board of Directors of ELEFSIS’ SHIPBUILDING AND INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES S.A. and of SYROS SHIPBUILDING AND INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES S.A., as well as a CEO of ELEFSIS’ SHIPBUILDING AND INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES S.A. He is a Director of MOTODYNAMICS S.A. since 2007. He also served as a Director of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) from 2002 until 2008 (Treasurer from 2006 until 2008). From 2003 until 2007, he was a Board member of the Professional Chamber of the Enterprise Policy Group, European Commission.
Non-Executive Directors
Lefkothea Varangki
She studied Agricultural Economy in England. She worked at VARANGIS S.A., in the retail sales departments and served as Head of After-Sales Service. For a period of two years, she was a Director of the Company. In 1985 she switched to the ready-made clothing sector, starting at ENDYMATOPOIITIKI S.A. where she was responsible for the design, manufacturing and retail sales of THE BOSTONIANS brand. When the national distribution of THE BOSTONIANS brand was taken over by SPORTSMAN, where she was also a Board Director, she remained at the retail sales division which was also handling other brands owned by the company. She moved on to NOTOS COM HOLDINGS, where she developed the retail branch network for the branded collections represented by the Group in Romania, Skopje and Kosovo. She was also responsible for the group’s retail shops in Greece, mainly those operating in shopping malls. She is currently involved in the creation of quality branded agricultural products and their distribution networks.
Eleni Vrettou
Eleni Vrettou is the Chief Executive Officer of Attica Bank since September 2022 and has more than 20years international experience in Banking, specializing in the areas of Investment, Corporate and Commercial Banking.
Prior to her present position, she held the role of Chief Strategy and Investor Relations Officer for Lamda Development.
From April 2019 to April 2022 Ms. Vrettou served as the Executive General Manager, Chief of Corporate and Investment Banking at Piraeus Bank Group and, she has also acted as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Piraeus Factors S.A, Piraeus Leasing and Piraeus Leases, as well as a Director for ETVA Industrial Development Zones.
Before that, she had worked for 14 years at HSBC Bank Plc (“HSBC”) in Greece and United Kingdom. In her most recent role at HSBC, Eleni was a Managing Director and Head of Wholesale Banking Greece, while prior to that, she had served as the Head of Multinationals and Business Development for HSBC in CEE, CIS, Mediterranean and SubSaharan Africa regions.
Prior to HSBC, she had worked for Greek and foreign financial institutions in Athens and New York in the fields of Credit and Risk Management and Investment Banking (M&A).
Ms. Vrettou holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania.
Nickos Pagiaslis
He is a graduate Electrical Engineer (NTUA) specializing in Production Engineering and holds a Master of Science in Business Research, University of Lancaster (UK).
He has many years of auditing experience in numerous companies in Greece and abroad. His areas of interest include business audits, financial audits, compliance audits, corporate governance, risk management and implementation of internal audit systems.
Prior to joining the multinational S&B Group as Internal Audit Manager where he worked for approximately 20 years, he held various administrative and managerial positions in Peiraiki-Patraiki S.A. as Production Engineer and in Hellenic Technology and Structures S.A. as Project Manager and later as Management Director.
He is a founding shareholder of AKAMAI CONSULTING SERVICES PRIVATE COMPANY (ΙΚΕ). He has been a member of the Audit Committee of the ALBA Union since 2007 and a member of MOTODYNAMIC’S Audit Committee since 2019.
Sotiris Hatzikos
He was the CEO of MOTODYNAMIKI S.A. from January 2008 until December 2022.
Since January 2023 he has been a non-executive Director.
From March 2021 to March 2022, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the then newly established Hellenic Association of Motorcycle Importers.
From 2017 to 2020, he served as Chairman of the steering committee, Motorcycle Division, of the Association of Motor Vehicle Importers-Representatives (AMVIR).
From 1994 to 2007 he worked at S&B Group INDUSTRIAL MINERALS SA (formerly Silver & Baryte Ores Mining Company SA), where in recent years he was the Group’s Chief Financial Officer. He has also worked in England for the multinational industrial gas group AIR PRODUCTS PLC as Manager, European Treasury Operations.
For a number of years, he has also taught at the Athens Laboratory of Business Administration (ALBA), in the “Mergers & Acquisitions” course of the Professional MBA program. He graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with distinction in Economics and Management. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Manchester Business School.
Independent Non-Executive Directors
WORK EXPERIENCE
Managing Director of S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. Apr 2011 – April 2015
“S&B Industrial Minerals SA”, a multinational company valued at EUR million with operations in 20 countries through 50 entities and with 1900 employees of 25 nationalities. During his 4-year term, total shareholder return exceeded 400%!
- He was involved in the reorganization of the group that transformed it from a structure of strategic business units (SBUs) into a matrix structure organisation of 4 geographical regions and 4 market segments, creating the conditions for accelerating the Group’s growth opportunities.
- He led the transformation of the Group while supporting the Group’s withdrawal from the Stock Exchange through the cooperation of the Kyriakopoulos Family, holding of 60% of the share capital, with Rhone Capital.
- Economic reorganization of the Group’s structure through a Luxembourg Parent Company and subsequent financing from the Luxembourg bond market.
- Head of the Group’s progress during its last phase of independent existence until its merger with Imerys Group.
- He was offered and accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Imerys Group (turnover: EUR 5 billion), he was also a member of the Executive Committee but resigned after three (3) months in this position.
Chief Financial Officer of S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. Jan 2008 – Mar 2011
Responsible for a staff of 105 with 8 persons reporting directly to him for the following Group functions: Strategic Growth, Financial Planning, Audit, Treasury, Investor Relations, IT Systems. The Purchasing, Shipping and Real Estate functions of the Greek legal entity also reported to him.
- He led the organization in a sustainable cost cutting of EUR 10 million and generated cash reserves rising to EUR 40 million during the 2008-2009 crisis.
- He promptly identified the need for deleveraging and supported the BoD in adopting the Company’s 2009 Share Capital Increase resolution. He successfully organized a stock options issue of EUR 41 million.
- He strengthened the organization’s future-oriented culture by introducing monthly 15-month rolling bottom-up estimates and abolishing the traditional budgeting process.
- He improved the alignment of the Administration Team with the interests of the Shareholder by designing and reforming the Group’s variable compensation scheme through the introduction of a Financial Profit Improvement target.
- He improved the quality of strategic dialogue by redesigning the Strategy process, which involved the newly established Board Strategy Committee and laid the foundations for the development of the organisation in the long term.
- He substantially enhanced the Group’s risk management practices:
- By establishing a culture of fiduciary responsibility across the Organization’s financial management for all Group’s legal entities.
- By launching Group Management Policies aimed at managing the Group’s assets and liabilities under a common risk management framework.
- By reforming the “order-to-cash” process which involved the establishment of a segregation of tasks throughout the process and the introduction of online payment systems.
- By organizing the Group’s central administration of insurance decisions at levels of common risk tolerance.
- He revamped the Investor Relations (IR) function according to the standards of best international practices and created an awareness on the Institutional Investor perspective.
- He reformed the pension scheme of the Greek legal entity by creating the “Global S&B Pension Fund of Funds”.
- Introduced the Connectivity Initiative, by improving the organisation’s ability to use modern technologies remotely in an effective and efficient way.
General Manager, Bentonite Division, S&B I.M. Jan 1995 – Dec 2007
Accountability for the long-term strategy and profitability of the Bentonite Division. During his term in this leading role, the Bentonite division evolved from a mining activity of EUR 15 million in Greece to a global network of mines and factories in 10 countries with sales around the globe. In 2008, sales amounted to EUR 207 million or 45% of the Company’s sales and 60% of its profitability. He led a team of 9 people supervising 5 Business Units and 4 Departments, managing an organization with a total workforce of 750 people.
- He identified, promoted and assessed numerous strategic targets and successfully led negotiations and audits of companies, including 11 acquisitions in 8 countries. He successfully incorporated the acquired companies by building on the complementary capabilities of the merging organizations.
- He developed a structural common vision and direction, introducing the principle of “From Market to Mine”, and consequently reorganized the Division into a market-oriented structure, irrespective of legal entities.
- He developed and executed a strategy for entering the US market by investing in a processing plant, along with a series of mergers, achieving a 30% market share in 5 years.
- He enhanced awareness on value-based/competitive pricing among all business units of the Division, by increasing profitability without sacrificing market shares.
- He launched and led the innovative “Eureka” initiative that mobilized the Division, resulting in a 100% increase in new product sales in the first two years.
- He introduced the “Magnus” optimization plan to all processing operations that improved profitability by 10%.
- He developed reserve strategies called “Hephaestus” based on the “From Market to Mine” principle aiming at satisfying the long-term dynamic needs of customers by striving to maximize the company’s net present value (NPV).
- He launched a productivity improvement programme for the Directorate in collaboration with the Pearlite Division, achieving a 10% cost reduction in operations over 2 years.
Commercial Manager, Ores Division, S&B I.M. Jan 1994 – Dec 1994
Responsible for sales of EUR 12m. He negotiated all long-term supply contracts with key customers.
Sales Manager, Perlites Division, S&B I.M Nov 1991 – Dec 1993
Responsible for sales of EUR 12m. He increased sales volume by 50% over two years. He negotiated long-term supply contracts with all key customers and improved the efficiency of the supply chain.
Client Account Manager, Commercial Department, S&B I.M. Mar 1990 – Nov 1991
He was assigned the role of supervising special client relationships. He assisted the Commercial Manager in negotiating long-term supply contracts.
Inspector Engineer – RCL, Germany, Greece Apr 1987 – Dec 1988
Member of the inspection team for a new construction of a 1000 passenger cruise ship worth USD 150 million to the company Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. His responsibilities included quality assurance of various structural components of the ship. In addition, he designed, installed and trained the crew and technical staff of the headquarters on the ship’s scheduled maintenance and stock control system.
Researcher Engineer, Research & Development Department (R&D), “Sulzer AG” Switzerland Oct 1985 – Oct 1986
He joined the company as a trainee and then as a member of the Research & Development (R&D) Team; he participated in the innovative design of systems for improving the performance of marine diesel engines. In addition, he developed a computer simulation model for ship manoeuvres.
EDUCATION
1989 MBA, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
1981 – 1985 BSc, MSc, Maritime Engineering, University of Newcastle, UK
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
– Since 1996 he has been involved in investments in securities and in executive and team mentoring
– Tennis, yoga, water skiing (slalom), bridge, golf
- Excellent knowledge of Greek, English and French, knowledge of spoken German
- Married to Christianna, father of two boys
– President of the Greek Insead Alumni Association (1998-2003)
– President of the European Association of Mining Companies (Bentonite Producers) (1999–2001 & 2004-2007)
– Military service in the Hellenic Air Force (1986-1987)
Theodoros Akiskalos
He works for Hellman & Friedman, a private equity company. From 2010 to 2019 he worked for the multinational brewer Carlsberg, where he served as CEO in Sweden (2016-2019), Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao (2014-2016) and was previously responsible for the Group’s Strategic Planning, based in Denmark. From 2004 to 2010 he worked at McKinsey & Company, based in Boston, where for the last 2 years he served as an Associate Principal with an emphasis on consumer products and Private Equity. He also worked as a mechanical engineer at General Electric Aircraft Engines and Power Systems in the USA. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Georgia Tech and MIT respectively. He holds an Executive MBA degree, INSEAD. In addition to the Motodynamics Board of Directors, he is a Board member of Autoscout24, the largest European online car ad website.
Alexandros Diogenous
Born 1971 in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Graduate of Cambridge University (M.A. Engineering & Management) and London Business School (M.Sc. in Finance).
From 1997 to 1999, he worked as an analyst at Alpha Finance, dealing with corporate finance, company listings and acquisitions/mergers.
In 1999 he returned to Cyprus to join his family business, P.M. Tseriotis Group. The Group’s companies employ approximately 500 people in three areas of activity:
– Automotive (Unicars Ltd, Uniwheels Car Rental Ltd.)
– Consumer Products FMCG (Tryfon Tseriotis Ltd, Unilever PMT Ltd, Unilever Tseriotis Cyprus Ltd)
– IT & Telecommunications (Pylones Hellas SA, Mellon Cyprus Ltd, Omnitouch Ltd)
He was initially involved in the Group’s strategy and business development, as well as in the development of the IT & Telecommunications division. In 2002 he was appointed CEO of Unicars Ltd and remained in this position until 2017. Since then, he has undertaken the management of the group as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at the parent company P.M. Tseriotis Ltd.
In his career he has served as President of the Association of Importers of Motor Vehicles, as well as a Board member in a number of listed companies in Cyprus, in charities and at the Cyprus University of Technology.
Kostas S. Mitropoulos
Costas Mitropoulos is a business consultant with an extensive experience in acquisitions and mergers, strategy development and restructuring and also a Director of ELTRAK SA, Cyprus Development Bank Ltd and the Greek Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE).
July 2019 – November 2020: Chairman of the Board of Directors, ATTICA BANK. 2013 – June 2019: Executive Director, PwC in Greece, responsible for the development of the Advisory department. 2016 – 2017: Chief Executive Officer, PQH Single Special Liquidation SA, which undertook the liquidation of 16 Greek banks.
July 2011 – August 2012: The first Chief Executive Officer of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF).
September 2008 – July 2011: Executive Chairman, Eurobank EFG Equities SA and Head of Global Equity Investment Banking, Brokerage & Private Equity of Eurobank EFG Group which has a presence in Greece, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria and Serbia.
1989 – 2008: Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of KANTOR Business Consultants SA, one of the largest business consultancies in Greece. He started his career as a business consultant at Coopers & Lybrand in England.
He served as a Director of the Hellenic Bank Association, HELEX, NIKAS SA, LogicDIS SA and CLR Financial Services Ltd in Cyprus. Member of the Global Advisory Council of the London Business School for many years, vice-chairman of the Hellenic British Chamber and the Entrepreneurship Club and co-chairman of the Hellenic British Symposium.
He is an electrical engineer and an NTUA graduate with postgraduate studies in business administration and economics; he also holds an MSc, Imperial College and a PhD, London Business School. He has published 9 articles in scientific journals on energy and strategy and numerous articles in trade journals and newspapers.
Eirini Bardani
Chairperson of the Board of Directors at the Hellenic Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (ELINYAE), the body established by social partners (SEV, GSEE, GSEVEE, ESEE, SETE) on health and safety issues. For a number of years, she has been an HR executive in various companies. Head of Labour Relations and Social Policy, as well as Director of the Human Resources Department of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) for 15 years. She was a member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living Conditions (EUROFOUND), the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP), the Manpower Employment Organisation (OAED), the Workers’ Housing Organisation, the Mediation and Arbitration Organisation (OMED) and the Greek Network for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR Hellas). For a number of years, she was a representative of the Greek employers’ group in the work of international organisations (ILO-IOE), as well as various committees in Greece and the EU. Special Advisor to the Mayor of Athens in 1990. Member of the Board of the Foundation for the Protection and Rehabilitation of Children and Young People with Mental Disability “Theotokos”.
He studied Law and Political Sciences at the University of Athens and the Democritus University of Thrace. Postgraduate studies in Administrative Science. Special training in Change Management, as well as in Human Resources Management and Development.
Amalia Mofori
Personal statement
An experienced insurance professional and UK Life qualified actuary with 20 years of Greek and international experience in the insurance industry. A highly organised and efficient individual, with experience in leading, managing and growing high-performing teams, as well as developing the technical capabilities in pricing, underwriting and reinsurance to support new business development and regulatory changes and challenges. Extended experience in the Greek Life and P&C insurance industry having worked for 15 years on consulting assignments with the largest insurance companies in Greece, but also across a large number of European markets.
Employment History
General Manager Technical Division Life & P&C, and Board of Directors Εxecutive member, Eurolife FFH, Athens
(March 2016 – Present)
- Leading the Technical Division of Eurolife FFH covering both Life and P&C with main areas of responsibility: pricing, reinsurance, underwriting, product development
- Executive member of the Board of Directors for Eurolife Life Insurance SA and Eurolife General Insurance SA since August 2016
- Member of the Board of Directors for the two wholly owned subsidiaries of Eurolife FFH in Romania, Eurolife FFH Asigurari de Viata SA and Eurolife FFH Asigurari Generale SA.
- Member of the Executive Committee, the Investment committee and Product committee of Eurolife FFH
- Managing the technical team in Life and P&C to support new business development (new product pricing and product development, reinsurance structure optimisation, compliance with new regulatory requirements)
- Responsible for the consistency, sustainability and analysis of the technical results of the company for Life and P&C
- Assessment of inorganic growth opportunities managing the technical work
- Managing the human resourcing for technical Life and P&C
Insurance and Actuarial Leader, PwC, Athens
(January 2011 – February 2016)
- Establishment of the PwC actuarial practice, servicing Life and P&C insurers operating in Greece, Cyprus and the Middle East.
- Establishment of a dedicated insurance team operating across all lines of services in the organisation, bringing together all skills relevant to insurance consulting (technical actuarial, technology, operational, tax, accounting and reporting, transactions and restructuring etc).
- Responsible for managing the Statutory and Solvency II actuarial audits of some of the largest local and multinational insurance companies operating in the Greek and Cypriot market.
- Responsible for the growth of insurance consulting services offered by PwC while closely collaborating with the actuarial network of PwC across Europe (16 countries)
- Managing Solvency II projects for Life and P&C insurers (Economic Balance sheet reviews, Pillars 2 and 3 including ORSA projects and project management)
- Leading and managing life consulting work for large insurers operating in Greece including MCEV reviews, stress testing work, review of life technical reserves, review of insurance policies, main functions and processes for life insurers, life due diligence work in Greece.
- Acting as Independent Actuary in a Life portfolio transfer.
- Signing actuary for a large P&C company operating in the Greek P&C market.
- Working as part of pan European teams for multinational life insurers on a variety of life consulting projects.
- Speaker at Solvency II seminars in Greece and Cyprus.
Actuarial consultant, Watson Wyatt Ltd, London, UK
(September 2001 – May 2010)
2001 – 2007, London, UK
- Based in London, member of teams assisting insurance clients with life actuarial projects such as life reserving reviews, embedded value (traditional, European, market consistent) calculations and reviews, life valuations and life actuarial modelling implementations in proprietary system VIPitech.
- Significant experience in life M&As (both buyer and seller sides) in CEE, Greece and Turkey.
- Responsible for global marketing of proprietary system VIPitech (marketing to clients and training WW teams in the US)
- Involved in pillar 1 Solvency II projects (QIS) for clients in Greece
- Part of team assisting large multinational company with a large scale modelling implementation project across 9 European business entities.
- Experience in financial reporting projects (IFRS implementation for large Greek insurer)
- Speaker at Solvency II seminars in Athens and Cyprus.
- Internal and client training on VIPitech in CEE with focus in Greece, Cyprus and Turkey.
2007 – 2010, Athens, Greece
- From 2007 – 2010, based in Athens, responsible for developing the Greek presence of the firm and expanding the existing client base.
- Focus on marketing in Greece, Cyprus and CEE including Turkey, while at the same time continuing the global VIPitech client support and global marketing.
- During the period based in Athens, actively involved in M&A work in Greece and Turkey, undertaking technical life actuarial and Solvency II work and VIPitech implementations for Greek and Cypriot life insurers.
- Training clients in VIPitech in Greece, Cyprus, CEE and Turkey
- Managing teams and member of teams working from different locations and time zones.
Key Skills & Qualifications
- Qualified life actuary (2005, Institute of Actuaries, UK)
- Member of the Hellenic Actuarial Society
- Local and international experience in Life and P&C insurance
- Managing teams of people working in different locations
- Analytical and technical life actuarial skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Languages: Greek (native), English (fluent), French (fluent), Spanish (basic), German (basic)
Education
Qualified Actuary, FIA
Fellow of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA, UK), 2005
MSc in Actuarial Science
CASS Business School, London, UK. Dissertation: IFRS implementation for Greek life insurers, 2001
BSc Mathematics
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Mathematics, 1999
Hobbies & Interests
Playing the piano (piano degree from National Conservatory of Athens), literature, modern art.
Committees
Nominations and corporate governance committee
Alexandros Diogenous (Independent Non-Executive Director), Chairman.
Theodoros Akiskalos (Independent Non-Executive Director), Member.
Eleni Vrettou (Non-Executive Director), Member.
Remunerations Committee
Kriton Leonidas Anavlavis (Independent Non-Executive Director), Chairman.
Lefothea Varangi (Non-Executive Director), Member.
Irini Bardani (Independent Non-Executive Director), Member.
Audit Committee
Konstantinos Mitropoulos (Independent Non-Executive Director), Chairman.
Amalia Mofori (Independent Non-Executive Director), Member.
Nikolaos Pagiaslis Ν (Non-Executive Director), Member.
Organization Chart
Υamaha Division
The Division manages the wholesales of YAMAHA MOTOR Co motorcycles and other vehicles, marine products, parts and accessories in Greece. Products are distributed through a network comprising 56 partners for land products and 87 partners for marine products.
The Division also handles the Group’s operations in Romania and Bulgaria through its local subsidiaries which operate as Official Yamaha Motor Co. it is responsible for the design and implementation of the strategic development plan in Romania and Bulgaria.
Motodiktio Division
The Division manages the retail sales of YAMAHA MOTOR Cο. products (motorcycles, marine products, parts and accessories) through three vertical locations (showroom, parts, service) operated by Motodiktyo SA, the official Yamaha Dealer in Attica and the official e shop Motodirect. The division is also responsible for the imports and sales of a range of motorcycle accessories and rider equipment. The head of the Division is responsible for the strategic development and operation of the retail stores in Attica, as well as for its overall product and service offering.
Porsche Division
The Division manages the wholesale and retail sales of PORSCHE AG products (vehicles, parts and accessories) in the Greek market. Porsche vehicles are sold through two vertical locations (Porsche Centers with vehicle/parts sales and service maintenance) of the Company in Metamorphosi, Attica, and in Thessaloniki, as well as through a vertical unit operated by an independent official dealer in Glyfada.
The head of the Porsche Division is responsible for the design and implementation of the Division’s strategy. He/she also monitors and supervises all business activities (supply, sales, marketing, after-sales).
Sixt Division
The Division operates in Greece through Lion Rental SA as the exclusive franchisee of Sixt GmbH providing short-term and long-term vehicle leasing services. This operation is supported by a private network of 14 rental stations throughout the country.
The head of the Division is responsible for the design and implementation of the appropriate commercial policy, the effective operation and further development of rental stations and the composition of the appropriate vehicle fleet.
Finance Division
The head of the Accountings Division contributes to the success of the Group’s business plan and ensures availability of financial resources in Greece and abroad (Romania and Bulgaria) for all the Group’s business activities. He/she co-ordinates and supervises all the Group’s financial operations and ensures all financial information requirements are met both within and outside the Group.
IT Division
The head of the IT Division contributes to the success of the Group’s business plan through the elaboration and implementation of the Group IT infrastructure strategy. He/she designs and monitors the implementation of applications and systems in all Group divisions and central departments in Greece and abroad, aiming at covering all their technological needs. He/she is also responsible for system and information security in all applications and systems.
Human Resources Division
The Head of the Division contributes to the success of the Group’s strategy by developing and implementing a strategic plan aiming at attracting, developing, and retaining the Group’s human resources in Greece and abroad.
The main pillars of the role include the design, implementation and continuous improvement of HR programs and systems regarding talent acquisition and retention, performance measurement, development of skills and competencies and the management of all labor relations issues.
Corporate Affairs Division
The head of the division contributes to the success of the Group’s business plan by formulating and enhancing the Group’s image. His/her main task is to design and implement the communication plan addressed to various audiences within and outside the Group by effectively managing all communication channels.
