Full Name
Nikolaos Giannakakis
Job Title
Group CIO
Company
Motor Oil Group
Speaker Bio
Nikos Giannakakis was born in the West part of Greece.
He holds a degree in Physics, a Master of Science (MSc) in Industrial Systems Management and Administration and is a graduate of the International Institute for Management Development - IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland).
He has 18 years of international experience in the positions of Director and General Manager of Informatics in distinguished Multinational Clubs.
He is also awarded as one of the top 100 Chief Information Officers for 2024.
He is eager on using technology to drive Digital transformation which he believes has brought tremendous cost savings and process improvement to companies across the world.
He has worked as CTO to globally distinguished brands such as British American Tobacco, Coca-Cola HBC, Richemont Int’l (Cartier, Montblanc, Van Cleef & Arpels, Piaget, SAP etc.
Pioneer of the setup of Global AI Centers of Excellence in Organizations as British American Tobacco and Motor Oil Hellas.
Something about himself:
My success stems from a passion for delivering something new, preferably ending each day with an achievement to BOLSTER BUSINESS PERFORMANCE and deliver OPERATIONAL & DIGITAL EXCELLENCE. I have a knack for influencing relevant stakeholders at all levels backed by extensive experience in operational execution and business systems management. The geek side of me always tracks business and technology trends and uses those best practices to spark innovative ideas that lead to actionable items.
I am both a business challenger and team collaborator. I’m unafraid to expose business barriers when I know I can provide a cost-effective and often large scale IS / IT solution.
My quest to become the best senior executive possible will never end. I am a great believer on the need of having at the Board level execs that can really understand and promote Business Model Innovation and Operational Excellence with the use of Technology.
He holds a degree in Physics, a Master of Science (MSc) in Industrial Systems Management and Administration and is a graduate of the International Institute for Management Development - IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland).
He has 18 years of international experience in the positions of Director and General Manager of Informatics in distinguished Multinational Clubs.
He is also awarded as one of the top 100 Chief Information Officers for 2024.
He is eager on using technology to drive Digital transformation which he believes has brought tremendous cost savings and process improvement to companies across the world.
He has worked as CTO to globally distinguished brands such as British American Tobacco, Coca-Cola HBC, Richemont Int’l (Cartier, Montblanc, Van Cleef & Arpels, Piaget, SAP etc.
Pioneer of the setup of Global AI Centers of Excellence in Organizations as British American Tobacco and Motor Oil Hellas.
Something about himself:
My success stems from a passion for delivering something new, preferably ending each day with an achievement to BOLSTER BUSINESS PERFORMANCE and deliver OPERATIONAL & DIGITAL EXCELLENCE. I have a knack for influencing relevant stakeholders at all levels backed by extensive experience in operational execution and business systems management. The geek side of me always tracks business and technology trends and uses those best practices to spark innovative ideas that lead to actionable items.
I am both a business challenger and team collaborator. I’m unafraid to expose business barriers when I know I can provide a cost-effective and often large scale IS / IT solution.
My quest to become the best senior executive possible will never end. I am a great believer on the need of having at the Board level execs that can really understand and promote Business Model Innovation and Operational Excellence with the use of Technology.
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