Marianna Kalkavoura (BSc, MSc)
HR Systems Senior Consultant & Managing Director ‘’beyond the BEST’’

Marianna Kalkavoura has a BSc in Psychology with specialization in Leadership & organizational behavior and a M.Sc in Organizational and Economic Psychology. She is currently the Managing Director of ‘beyond the BEST’, a company which offers consulting and professional training services.
Marianna is also a Human Resources specialist, prior Head of the Recruitment & Development Department in large financial organization of 1500 employees. She is specialized in projects relevant to recruitment & selection, job analysis & job descriptions, change management, organizations charts, performance management & appraisal systems, mentoring and coaching programs for senior managers and / or members of board of directors.
The business areas of her experience: Pharmaceutical sector, Industries of plastic, Super Market, Food Market, Banking & Financial sector, Hotels et.

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Dimitris Papasotiriou (BA, MSc, MA, ELA/ESLog),
Business Strategy Senior Consultant

Mr. Papasotiriou Dimitris is a leading Business Strategy & Supply Chain International Consultant with a global network.
With a professional background as a CEO (in defense industry sector – 650 employees), Managing Director (in 3rd Party Logistics sector – 250 employees), Deputy President (in Health Sector 3500 employees), Codification & Inventory Management Director(30 employees), Managing Director in a Complex Technical & Transportation Base (350 employees), Project Manager (PM) & Team Member in over 270 business & supply chain projects, covering 7 countries (business logistics, 3rd Party Logistics – Logistics Services Provider, Systems Logistics and Logistics Engineering) and other business projects like Corporate Strategy, HR, IT e.t., he covers a broad range of consulting – advisory services to clients both public and private sector.
Over than two decades of experience in specialized areas of Business Innovation, Operation & Supply Chain Management, he worked on multiple privet and public-sector projects such as FMCGs, Defense, Health, Education, Heavy Industry etc

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Christos Nicolaides (BSc IT)
International Relations (IREL) Senior Consultant, Middle East Office

Christos Nicolaides has a B.Sc in Computer Science with specialization in Data Management from the University of Toronto (Canada). Christos is currently the Director of IHE Innovative Business Services (Business Consultancy) where he offers consulting services on funding possibilities from national or European funds. He also manages or coordinates EU projects in which his organisation is involved. He is also an approved trainer on corporate leadership, sustainability, coaching and mentoring. He is a member of the Chartered Management Institute in the UK. His organisation offers consulting and professional training services on management systems, supply chain and hospitality.
Prior to his current engagement, Christos was the owner and director of DekaPlus Business Services Ltd, a consultancy firm on the Supply Chain and Information Technology. Since 2015, DekaPlus has merged with three other consulting firms to form of IHE Innovative Business Services.

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George Galanakis (BA, MSc/OR, ELA/ESLog)
IT & Supply Chain Senior Consultant

George Galanakis has an M.Sc. from the University of Warwick in Management and Operational Research.
George is specialized in management consulting services with a focus on Business Analysis, Technology & ICT Systems, Strategic Planning, 3PL Business Development, Supply Chain Project Management, GAMP®5 IT Validation, Asset Management and Distribution Planning.
Previous to this role he worked in the UAE, for IT company in SAP Business Development, as MENA Regional Director. In this role, he managed and provided start-up of new business, client relationship management and new business acquisition.
George was previously a partner at ECI Management Consultants where he provided IT and management consulting services for QAD Software to multinational Fortune 100 and Fortune 250 companies in Greece and Cyprus.
Key achievements in this role included deploying, managing and maintaining ERP, WMS and CRM systems.

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Dimitris Kallos (BSc, MBA),
Business Process Management Senior Consultant.

Dimitris Kallos has BSc in Economics and a MBA from Nottingham Trent University U.K. He is specialized (trained in UK & USA) in “Process Design & Implementation (Reengineering & Change Management“. Dimitris has 24 years of professional experience, in National & Multinational commercial & industrial Companies (over 6.500 employees), and a strong sense of perception regarding various business environments and staff culture, in Managerial positions as Administration Supervisor, Systems (Process & Audit) Manager, Group Business Process Manager & Business Process Management Senior Consultant. He is also a Certified Trainer (over 10 years teaching experience), in Professional Training Programs & Seminars in areas such as Crisis Management, Change Management, Business Process Management, to Senior, Top Management Executives & CEOs.