Career Summary

Senior HR Executive with strong Managerial and Technical experience in very demanding working environments, collaborating with different industries, in both multinational and Greek companies.

Adept at directing all HR functions, including recruiting, talent development and management, employee relations, labor union relations, compensation and benefits, security and quality control as well as policy design. Strategic leader with proven record of delivering results, have successfully led key change initiatives ensuring that all human resources operations are carried on effectively. Developed HR strategies, policies and procedures aligned with business goals promoting collaboration with all functions and maximizing the HR team’s potential. Recognized as expert in transforming organizations and managing turn-around situations through restructuring, and operational excellence.

 

 

 

 

 

Work Record

 

July 2008 – today           

 

 

 

 

General Manager Human Resources  

METRO SA (With a total number of employees 10.700)  

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Accomplishments/ Achievements

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• Successfully managed the acquisition of VEROPOULOS SA (With a total number of employees 4.200) 
• Developed the new company values and communicated the new company mission and vision involving employees and managers and promoting ownership and accountability
• Reengineered the performance management system to match the new needs of the organization
• Created a Succession planning and Talent Development System to be proactive and prepared, change capable and agile for current and future developments
• Established an owned company capability for Training and Developing  people through  internal trainers expanding capabilities to also be able to design and customize training modules and solutions according to company  needs
• Created  compensation & benefit schemes
• Dealing with labor unions successfully
• Promoting internal communication (Metro portal,  conferences, Metro magazine) and running employee satisfaction survey
• Developed internal audit and quality control mechanisms through establishing new policies and standard operating procedures for quality assurance and security

 

 

 

Oct. 2003 – June 2008

HR Director

 

 

Regency   Casino Mont Parnes S.A. (part of Regency Entertainment S.A.  formerly known as Hyatt Regency).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Accomplishments/ Achievements

 

 

 

• Participation in the formulation of the strategy, vision, mission and values.
• Development and establishment of all HR policies, procedures and systems.  
• Significant improvement of labor relations by negotiating and finalizing the company’s job regulations.
• Extensive experience in negotiation and finalization of two union collective working agreements.
• Initiation of training and people development strategy. 
• Implementation of an extensive customer care program.
• Roll out Performance Management System
• Compensation and Benefits Management 
• Implementation of a new HR and payroll information system.
• Organizing the Health and Safety programs.

 

• Special Project 2005: Albanιan Regency Casino (Tirana) :        set  up  of the HR Department

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apr. 2000 – Oct. 2003

Regional HR Manager

 

 

 

SAP Hellas  (Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Accomplishments/ Achievements

 

 

• Implementation of flexible Compensation and Benefits Scheme
• Introduction of Training and Development Program
• Implementation of new Performance Appraisal System
• Running Employee Satisfaction Surveys
• Launching the Talent Management
• Implementation of Communications and Events strategy
• SAP Hellas was in the 2003 list of 100 Best Work places in E.U. and 4^th in the list of the ten Best Work places in Greece.

 

 

 

 

1997 – March 2000

Personnel Manager

 

 

P. Bacacos S.A. Pharmaceutical company

 

 

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1991 -1997

Payroll and Administration Supervisor

 

 

P. Bacacos S.A

 

 

 

 

1990- 1991

HR  clerk

 

 

“Iliopoulos Bros” company member of  the group of                               “ S & B  Industrial Minerals S.A. “

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Qualifications

 

 

 

 

1998-2000

Master of Business Administration for Executives

 

 

Athens University of Business and Economics ( ASSOE)

 

 

 

 

1983-1987

Political Sciences

 

 

National & Kapodestrian University of Athens

 

 

 Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

• BEST  WORKPLACE 2003 - SAP HELLAS SA
• HR Excellence Awards EEDE 2012 – Technology in HR - METRO SA
• KPMG AWARS 2012- Training & Development - METRO SA
• HR Excellence Awards EEDE 2014 “Leadership – Training & Development” - METRO SA
• KPMG AWARS 2017- Best HR Management During the acquisition of another company
• EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2017: CSR & HR – Employee Training and Development for «Employee Training: A Powerful Tool for the Integration of the Company Cultures».
• CORPORATE AFFAIRS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018– METRO Talent Challenge

 

 

 

 

Computer Literacy    

 

SCAN HRMS

 

HR & Payroll Module 

SAP R/3 – HR

HR & Payroll Module 

Microsoft

Microsoft Navision – Human Resources Information System

 

 

Additional Information

 

 

Languages

  Greek (Native speaker), English (Fluently)

 

 

Memberships

§   Greek People Management Association