1. EELEFTHERIOSLEFTHERIOS SSTRONGIOGLOUTRONGIOGLOU
address:5 A. Skaretzou Street home: 210 96 53 345
GR 166 72 Vari – Athens mobile: 6942 29 18 78
SE N I O R LE V E L BU S I N E S S DI R E C T O R
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Experienced in providing executive leadership for medium & large corporations and creating superior
shareholder value by growing market share as well as enhancing profitability, producing returns on
investment, and leading teams with a commitment to excellence in customer service and satisfaction.
Professional integrity, ‘big picture’ focus and a history of stimulating revenues, expanding corporate
activities, and empowering work teams to excel over the long-run are the cornerstone of a career
distinguished by sustained accomplishments. Hard-work, business intuition and efforts have assisted
corporations reach unparalleled success.
Core Competencies Include:
P&L Accountability
Business Valuation
Performance
Improvement
Mergers & Acquisitions
Due Diligence
Shareholder Investment Plans
Stock Market & Investor
Relations
Cash Flow Analysis &
Management
Credit Control Agreements
Budgeting & Forecasting
Policies & Procedures
Reports Development
Information Management
Leadership / Supervision
Team Building &
Motivation
SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ENHANCING PROFITABILITY
Led medium sized company into a major corporation. Devised and implemented
acquisition of 4 companies and merging of two companies, raised over 25 million
euro investment of funds from banks, and reengineered the commercial and logistics
department which resulted in the highest investment returns in the Greek market in its
field and optimal returns in capital investment with an average annual growth in
turnover of 34%.
PRODUCING RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS
Prepared Law Audit project and presented detailed Investment Plan to Financial
Market Committee and successfully placed CPI S.A. into the Parallel Market of the
Athens Stock Exchange bringing new shareholder value to company stocks and
devised strategic investment plans which increased returns in capital investments by
11-fold in 10 years with an average annual growth of 24%.
LEADING TEAMS
Led a team of seven in order to analyzed office procedures and work tasks for all
departments, designed and implemented new ERP system within 2 ½ months and
trained over 270 ‘Front-liners’ (end-users) which expedited communication,
increased overall office efficiency and team performance by 75%.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FINEFOOD SENSES (FOUNDER &CEO)
2007-2015
CPI (Computer Peripherals International) Group of Companies Tavros 1992 –
May 2006
Chief Financial Manager (CFO) (CPI S.A., MDI S.A., AtkoSoft S.A.)
Deputy President & Managing Director (TechnoSolutions S.A.)
Member of the Board of Directors (7 members)
Company Overview:
Established: 1990
Company Turnover:
1992: 3 million €
2005: 40 million €
Corporate Activities:
Imports / Exports & Distribution
of Computer Peripherals –
Commercial Services & Technical
Support
Group of Companies:
CPI (Cyprus) Ltd. MDI SA
TechSolutions AtkoSoft SA
Selected Brand Names:
Sharp Oki ViewSonic Philips
Number of Employees:
1992: 10
2005: 270
Company Overview:
Established: 1990
Company Turnover:
1992: 3 million €
2005: 40 million €
Corporate Activities:
Imports / Exports & Distribution
of Computer Peripherals –
Commercial Services & Technical
Support
Group of Companies:
CPI (Cyprus) Ltd. MDI SA
TechSolutions AtkoSoft SA
Selected Brand Names:
Sharp Oki ViewSonic Philips
Number of Employees:
1992: 10
2005: 270
2. Overall Contributions:
ORGANIZED group of companies and consolidated financial results as an active member of the
Board of Directors for CPI S.A., AtkoSoft S.A. and MDI S.A. and as a Deputy President and
Managing Director of TechSolutions S.A. Produced an average growth of 24%, enhanced
annual profitability by 34%, and increased overall office efficiency by 75%.
PREPARED and PROPOSED detailed investment plans, managed due diligence and legal
disputes for the merging and acquisitions of 7 companies, introduced new commercial
pricing and financial and credit control policies & procedures, negotiated bank loans, raised
capital funds, prepared shareholder reports, managed tax, operational and legal issues,
designed and implemented new ERP system for reporting system, prepared the Internal
Process Handbook containing workflow process for companies, while developing and
leading a workforce of 270 colleagues and subordinates.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE … CONTINUED …
CPI Group of Companies … continued …
Finance & Investments:
Researched investment opportunities; identified market niches; created joint ventures and
mergers; managed acquisitions and due diligence; entered company in Athens Stock
Exchange; built investor relations; projected and allocated funds available for outside
investment; and expanded business activities abroad. Established investor and shareholder
procedures for investment. Prepared annual budgets, analyzed cash flow statements,
evaluated business status before possible acquisitions, proposed details to company
president and Board of Directors and made investment decisions.
Business & Economics Analysis:
Introduced new pricing policy, devised internal process handbook for implementation of
optimal workflow processes. Reestablished logistics procedures servicing a distribution
network of 2000 business associates in Greece, Balkans and Cyprus. Devised commercial
and credit control policies and procedures, managed legal disputes, and collaborated with
external law agency for bad-debts or untrustworthy clients. Established new workflow
procedures for warehousing, accounting, sales and service departments after analyzing
employee needs and established job-rotation policy enhancing internal productivity and
efficiencies by 75% and reaching optimal team collaboration in order to strive for common
goals.
Customer Service Excellence:
Set-up and organized new service department to cover service of Dell Products across
Greece. Conducted a detailed market research, discovered potential customer needs and
designed a detailed workflow plan. Built a motivated team of 60 technicians to service
customers in large Greek and Multinational corporations across Greece within a 2hour
time limit, negotiated agreement with Dell USA, analyzed monthly data / reports, managed
multi-million euro budget and ensured continuous customer service support and excellence.
IT & MIS:
Restructured the technical department by reengineering and streamlining workflow
processes after designing an efficient ERP system for 270 ‘Front-liners’ (end-users).
Established user support – Help Desk for internal users in order to ensure proper
implementation of system including hardware & software training programs, e-mail
systems, internet, intranet and portal office automation systems. Managed network
operation, optimization of communications, data back-up and data integrity. Developed new
applications, reporting methods (over 1000 internal reports), new application deployment,
and data security systems.
Accounting & Tax:
Managed shareholder meetings, ensured compliance of USA &Greek GAAP, and IFRS
(International Financial Reporting Standards , Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), maintained investor relations and relations with Athens Stock Exchange, managed
tax control and labor issues. Reviewed and resolved financial and credit control problems;
performed financial and index analysis as well as internal audits; determined, consolidated
financial results for group of companies; established credit control policies and
agreements, negotiated collection agreements, analyzed consolidated cash flow statement;
performed internal tax audits; prepared footnotes pertaining to debt, accrued liabilities,
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3. fixed assets, and inventory; established and documented procedures for future
considerations. Established accounting system which is managed by a single accountant.
Previous Engagements
Papadimitriou Group of Companies Distributors of PCs, Electronic Devices & Agricultural
Machinery 1988 – 1992
Financial Manager & Deputy General Manager
A&A Gialpas S.A. 1981 – 1986
Accounting Department Supervisor & Sales Network Coordinator
Military Obligations: Heavy Artillery Unit 1979 – 1981
Aggelikousis Group of Companies 1975 – 1978
Accounting Assistant
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
SPECIAL GUEST LECTURER at the Athens University of Finance & Business for
post-graduate level students in the Logistics Department. Analyzed logistics
management systems & processes which have been adapted by small-medium sized
businesses in Greece.
COMPOSED book on the ‘Preparing Companies for the Entrance to the Euro Era’,
1995 EDUCATION
MBA - Master of Business Administration (with distinctions: 99/100) (awarded: 2005)
IUKB - University of Switzerland
Degree in Business Administration & Finance – specialization: Accounting (awarded:
1984)
Athens University of Finance and Business (ASOEE)
Diploma in Business Administration - specialization: Accounting (awarded: 1977)
School of Business and Finance – Centers of Higher Technological Education -
KATEE
Diploma in Professional Development & Presentations (awarded: 1978)
Professional & Technical Training School - SELETE
Ongoing professional training:
Augmented skills through continuous self-study and attendance of advanced professional
seminars. Highlights include:
Auditing
Contemporary Management
Corporate Income Tax
Labour & Tax Laws
Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles
Leasing & Factoring
Corporate Tax Systems
Investment Evaluation & Portfolio
Management
Dividend Policy & Risk Management
Mergers & Acquisitions
Company Valuation
Business Process Reengineering
Tax, Commercial & Labor Laws
Motivation & Team Management
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4. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES & AFFILIATIONS
Licensed Accountant and Tax Specialist (Class A’)
Member of the Financial Committee of the Information Technology Companies of
Greece (since 1994)
Member of the Hellenic Chamber of Finance (since 1984)
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Languages Greek : Fluent written and oral communication skills
English : Excellent written and oral communication skills
Computer Skills ERP Systems (System Design) DOS Word Excel Access
PowerPoint Internet
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