Antonis Avgeropoulos

The Manager of the Year 2024

Antonis Avgeropoulos

CEO Nespresso Hellas & Market Head Cyprus, Adriatics & Bulgaria, Nestle Nespresso SA,
Vice President Hellenic Institute of Customer Service
View All the Managers of the Year 2024

A night full of Light!

Welcome to the Manager of The Year 2024 Awards Ceremony

The Manager of the Year 2024 is back to reward the professionals who have the skills and the gift to inspire, motivate, uplift, bring results with a human face and show the way to the Managers of the future.

Let’s recognize best practices from Managers active in all sectors of the Greek economy.
Let’s get inspired from the best!

Let’s celebrate and together shape the next day of Management in Greece.

Manager of the Year 2023 Award Ceremony
Highlights and Key Moments Video

The Manager of the Year Award

Niki Lymperaki

Niki Lymperaki

AWARD CEREMONY PRESENTER

Niki Lymperaki is a journalist in Athens, Greece. For the past twenty years she has worked on international news and current affairs for major Greek media as an anchor, reporter and radio producer. In 2020 she was awarded with the highest distinction for journalists in Greece, the Botsis Foundation Award. She holds a degree in Law from the University of Athens and she speaks English, Italian, Spanish and German.

Manager of the Year 2024
Award Presenters

Niki Kerameus

Niki Kerameus


Minister of Labour and Social Security

Olga Kefalogianni

Olga Kefalogianni


Minister of Tourism

Sofia Zacharaki

Sofia Zacharaki


Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs

Harry Theoharis

Harry Theoharis


Member of Parliament for New Democracy, Former Deputy Minister of Finance

Yeroulanos Pavlos

Yeroulanos Pavlos


Member of the Greek Parliament and Parliamentary Representative of PASOK – Kinima Allagis

Bastien Agnes

Bastien Agnes


Managing Director of Up Hellas

Maria Anargyrou-Nikolic

Maria Anargyrou-Nikolic


HO.RE.CA. Business Development Director at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

Foteini Bampanara

Foteini Bampanara


Country Head of Communications & Patient Advocacy, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Novartis

Eleni Bitsiou

Eleni Bitsiou


Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer SYNERGY SA,
Vice President Administration EEL

Elisabeth Calbari

Elisabeth Calbari


Neuropsychologist, Executive Consultant,
Founder, Self Balance

Argiris Economou

Argiris Economou


General Counsel and General Manager of Legal Affairs and Corporate Government of PPC S.A.

Pavlos Efthymiou

Pavlos Efthymiou


Director-General, 
Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association
Exec. Advisor, Athens Medical Group
Partner, Fortune Greece

Penny Kontogeorgou

Penny Kontogeorgou


e-Business & ICT Law Expert,
Partner Zoulovits Kontogeorgou
Law Firm

Dr Athanasios Kouloridas

Dr Athanasios Kouloridas


Chairman of the Governing Board of ENEISET, Lawyer & Assistant Professor of Corporate and Capital Market Law, AUEB

George Mathios

George Mathios


Vice President of the BoD and Managing Director, ESA Security Solutions

Elena Mathiou-Rose

Elena Mathiou-Rose


Partner at Guruservices.Biz
Commercial Director Eastern Europe
at Push Group

Spiros Mavrogalos

Spiros Mavrogalos


Managing Partner, Greece & Cyprus, Boyden

Angelina Michailidis

Angelina Michailidis


General Manager & Partner, Response

Michel Montbertrand

Michel Montbertrand


Chairman of the Association of Compliance Officers in Greece
Compliance & Corporate Governance Director, Ethniki Asfalistiki

George Moraitis

George Moraitis


Country Manager of Dynargie Greece & Executive Board Member of Dynargie International

Panagiotis Morfis

Panagiotis Morfis


Managing Partner
Dynargie Hellas

Zefi Nikolaou

Zefi Nikolaou


MA, CFE, CFSE / Ethics & Compliance – ESG Senior Expert / Communications Strategist /
A' Vice Chair of the Association of Compliance Officers in Greece (ASCO - Greece)

Konstantinos Oikonomou

Konstantinos Oikonomou


CEO, Marine Tours Group

Angelos Roupas Pantaleon

Angelos Roupas Pantaleon


Founder Second Wind & Partners

Yota Paparidou

Yota Paparidou


President of the Board of Directors, SEPE (Federation of Hellenic ICT Enterprises)

Dimitris Pisimisis

Dimitris Pisimisis


Senior Advisor SOCIETE BIC
Senior Board Advisor BIC VIOLEX

Agis Pistiolas

Agis Pistiolas


MoB, Agrino - EV.GE Pistiolas S.A,
Co-founder and President,
Ella-dika mas

Minas Tanes

Minas Tanes


Chairman of BoD, Food Plus SA
Vice-Chairman of Board, Lavipharm SA
Member of Board, Elbisco AEBE
General Secretary of Board, SEVT

Alexandros Thanos

Alexandros Thanos


Executive Director of SETE - Greek Tourism Confederetion

Angela Varela

Angela Varela


Head, Directorate of National & International Services
f. Gen. Manager GNTO Promotion
Greek National Tourism Organisation

Konstantinos Vlachos

Konstantinos Vlachos


Commercial Manager Mapei Hellas A.E.B.E.

Dimitris Vidakis

Dimitris Vidakis


Operating Partner
Elikonos Capital AIFM

Manager of the Year 2024 Award
Judges

Chair of Judging Committee

Minas Tanes

Minas Tanes


Chairman of BoD, Food Plus SA
Vice-Chairman of Board, Lavipharm SA
Member of Board, Elbisco AEBE
General Secretary of Board, SEVT

Vice-Chairs of the Judging Committee

Dimitris Pisimisis

Dimitris Pisimisis


Senior Advisor SOCIETE BIC
Senior Board Advisor BIC VIOLEX

Dimitris Vidakis

Dimitris Vidakis


Operating Partner
Elikonos Capital AIFM

Judging Committee

Giannis Aloupis

Giannis Aloupis


Logistics Network Manager
ION

Zannina Anagnostopoulou

Zannina Anagnostopoulou


Senior Partner, Advisory Services Leader, PM-Partners LLP,
President of BOD at PMI-GREECE
BSc Mathematics, MBA, PMP®

Maria Anargyrou-Nikolic

Maria Anargyrou-Nikolic


HO.RE.CA. Business Development Director at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

Dr Spyros Arsenis

Dr Spyros Arsenis


Head of the Business Innovation Development Unit
National Bank of Greece,
Director, ΝΒG Business Seeds program

Foteini Bampanara

Foteini Bampanara


Country Head of Communications & Patient Advocacy, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Novartis

Rena Bardani

Rena Bardani


Chair of the Board of the Hellenic Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (EL.IN.Y.A.E.)

Triantafyllos Bergeles

Triantafyllos Bergeles


Commercial Director of Up Hellas

Lampros Bisalas

Lampros Bisalas


Sunlight Group CEO and Executive BoD member
Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems

Eleni Bitsiou

Eleni Bitsiou


Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer SYNERGY SA,
Vice President Administration EEL

Anny Chatzikonstantinou

Anny Chatzikonstantinou


Managing Partner
Greece. Cyprus and Malta
Boyden

Alexandros Chatzopoulos

Alexandros Chatzopoulos


Chief of Strategy and External Affairs
Deep Capital Group

Katerina Chatzopoulou

Katerina Chatzopoulou


Communications Manager – Media Relations & Content
PAPASTRATOS – an affiliate of Philip Morris International

Argiris Economou

Argiris Economou


General Counsel and General Manager of Legal Affairs and Corporate Government of PPC S.A.

Sophia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou

Sophia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou


President at ACCI, President at National Chamber Network of Greek Women Entrepreneurs, Head of “Hellenic Cosmos” Cultural Centre

Pavlos Efthymiou

Pavlos Efthymiou


Director-General, 
Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association
Exec. Advisor, Athens Medical Group
Partner, Fortune Greece

Manolis Fafalios

Manolis Fafalios


Finance Director CFO Operations
Terna Energy and HERON Energy

Lyda Fourlis

Lyda Fourlis


Sustainable Developments and
CSR Director
Fourlis Group

Evi Hatzioannou

Evi Hatzioannou


Chief Human Resources Officer
National Bank of Greece

John Iliadis

John Iliadis


IT Infrastructure Manager, TEIRESIAS, 
President of BoD,
(ISC)2  Hellenic Chapter

Anna V. Kamaridi

Anna V. Kamaridi


Entrepreneur

Maria Kolokytha

Maria Kolokytha


HR Manager INTERSPORT Greece & Cyprus, FOURLIS Group of Companies, VP at the BoD of the Greek People Management Association (GPMA)

Penny Kontogeorgou

Penny Kontogeorgou


e-Business & ICT Law Expert,
Partner Zoulovits Kontogeorgou
Law Firm

Angelina Koutsomitopoulou

Angelina Koutsomitopoulou


Human Resources Director, Balkans
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Vangelis S Marinakis

Vangelis S Marinakis


COO at Island Oil Ltd
Managing Director
at Prodromos Shipping Agencies

George Mathios

George Mathios


Vice President of the BoD and Managing Director, ESA Security Solutions

Nikos Matthaios

Nikos Matthaios


Marketing Manager Retail Banking, Group Product Marketing and Communications Division, National Bank of Greece

Kyriakos Metaxakis

Kyriakos Metaxakis


Human Resources Director
Karamolegos Bakery S.A.

Michel Montbertrand

Michel Montbertrand


Chairman of the Association of Compliance Officers in Greece
Compliance & Corporate Governance Director, Ethniki Asfalistiki

Panagiotis Morfis

Panagiotis Morfis


Managing Partner
Dynargie Hellas

Konstantinos Oikonomou

Konstantinos Oikonomou


CEO, Marine Tours Group

Marina Papatsoni

Marina Papatsoni


Director General, Business
Development and Corporate Affairs,
Board Member TEMES S.A.

Efharis Perpinia

Efharis Perpinia


Chief Human Resources Officer
Vice President, Hellenic Institute of Human Resources Management

Agis Pistiolas

Agis Pistiolas


MoB, Agrino - EV.GE Pistiolas S.A,
Co-founder and President,
Ella-dika mas

Katerina Raptaki

Katerina Raptaki


Digital Transformation, Cyber Security
and e-Governance specialist,
Navios Group of Companies

Jonathan Rose

Jonathan Rose


Partner and Co-Founder Guruservices.Biz
Commercial Director - Connecticore

Angelos Roupas Pantaleon

Angelos Roupas Pantaleon


Founder Second Wind & Partners

Nikolaos Serras

Nikolaos Serras


President & Managing Director
Dirfys Water Bottling Company SA

Kiki Silvestriadou

Kiki Silvestriadou


CEO Nova Media

Popy Skagia

Popy Skagia


Managing Director, Th. C. SKAGIAS S.A.

Alexandros Thanos

Alexandros Thanos


Executive Director of SETE - Greek Tourism Confederetion

Panagiotis Tsinavos

Panagiotis Tsinavos


President and Managing Director,
Kri Kri SA

Deppie Tzimea

Deppie Tzimea


Corporate Communications & Sustainability Executive Director OTE Group

Angela Varela

Angela Varela


Head, Directorate of National & International Services
f. Gen. Manager GNTO Promotion
Greek National Tourism Organisation

Konstantinos Vlachos

Konstantinos Vlachos


Commercial Manager Mapei Hellas A.E.B.E.

Maria Yiassa

Maria Yiassa


Co-founder
Seaorama IKE

Alexandros Ziomas

Alexandros Ziomas


Director, IT&T Business Unit
Athens International Airport

Compliance and Transparency Control

Zefi Nikolaou

Zefi Nikolaou


MA, CFE, CFSE / Ethics & Compliance – ESG Senior Expert / Communications Strategist /
A' Vice Chair of the Association of Compliance Officers in Greece (ASCO - Greece)

IDEAS & INSIGHTS


Πώς μπορεί η Θετική Αύρα γύρω από την ελληνική οικονομία να γίνει Άνεμος Πορείας, Αγγελίνα Μιχαηλίδου
Δείτε το βίντεο: https://youtu.be/iZg1r4h_8Kc

Οι προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζει ένας μάνατζερ στην Ελληνική πραγματικότητα, Παναγιώτης Μόρφης, Dynargie Hellas
Δείτε το βίντεο: https://youtu.be/5UZpVoT1hdY

Κώστας Σκρέκας, πρ. Υπουργός Ανάπτυξης
«Ηγέτης σημαίνει να μπορείς να εμπνεύσεις τους άλλους, την ομάδα σου και τους υπόλοιπους να ακολουθήσουν το όραμά σου και να το υλοποιήσουν.»

Δείτε το βίντεο: https://youtu.be/CZr2mIfZsBU?si=1P_LqUfxV-RznNiY&t=131 

 

Αχιλλέας Τσάλτας, Πρόεδρος, Democracy and Culture Foundation,

«Υπάρχουν, θα σας το πω στα αγγλικά αν μπορώ, τα 3 Hs, the 3 Hs of Management: Humanity, Humility and Humor. Νομίζω ότι αν ένας διευθυντής έχει αυτά τα τρία χαρακτηριστικά, δηλαδή Ανθρωπισμό, Ταπεινοφροσύνη και την αίσθηση του Χιούμορ, μπορεί να αντιμετωπίσει πάρα πολλές καταστάσεις.»

Δείτε το βίντεο: https://youtu.be/CZr2mIfZsBU?si=jUJvGBosSFOliSpa&t=152 

Άγγελος Ρούπας Πανταλέων, Κριτής Manager of the Year, Ιδρυτής, Second Wind & Partners
«Είναι διάφορα στοιχεία, εγώ θα έλεγα η πραότητα, η αυτογνωσία, και η ομαδική εργασία, η προαγωγή ανθρώπων που πραγματικά βοηθούν, …, αυτά θα έλεγα. Οι πιο απλές αρχές είναι συνήθως αυτές που κάνουν τη διαφορά. Δεν τους δίνουμε σημασία πολλές φορές αλλά πραγματικά αυτές αναδεικνύουν τον σωστό και επιτυχημένο manager.

Δείτε το βίντεο: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZr2mIfZsBU&t=109s 

Χάρης Βαφειάς, Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος, Vafias Group of Companies
«Η αφοσίωση και η τιμιότητα.»

Δείτε το βίντεο: https://youtu.be/CZr2mIfZsBU?si=t-2R8Mq72qIpp7hZ&t=204 

Δημήτρης Παπαπανικητόπουλος, Πρόεδρος Linkage Greece. Συνέντευξη στην Ειρήνη Νικολοπούλου, δημοσιογράφο, παρουσιάστρια της τελετής απονομής των βραβείων Manager of the Year 2022

«Ο θεσμός του Manager of the Year είναι ένας θεσμός που δεν πρέπει να σταματήσει ποτέ γιατί είναι μια γιορτή της επιχειρηματικότητας, της ηγεσίας, του μάνατζμεντ, κερδίζουν οι καλύτεροι, γιορτάζουμε τους καλύτερους. Είναι ένα παράδειγμα για τους νέους μας, αγόρια και κορίτσια, για να μπορούμε να έχουμε ένα φυτώριο ηγεσίας στην Ελλάδα και, γιατί όχι, να γινόμαστε και καλύτεροι άνθρωποι.»

Δείτε το βίντεο της συνέντευξης: https://youtu.be/785dZpBMU8M

Αγγελίνα Μιχαηλίδου, Γενική Διευθύντρια και Partner, Response:

«Ομολογώ ότι ήμουν fan πάντα αυτού του θεσμού και χαίρομαι που συνεχίζει σε τόσο καλά και άξια χέρια και νομίζω, βλέποντας και το πλήθος των νεώτερων ανθρώπων που βραβεύτηκαν, ότι θα έρθει πια ένα καινούργιο επίπεδο πρόκλησης για τους νεώτερους Έλληνες επαγγελματίες να εξελίσσονται ως μάνατζερς … Είμαι πραγματικά πολύ αισιόδοξη για το μέλλον της επιχειρηματικότητας στην Ελλάδα.»

Δείτε το βίντεο της συνέντευξης: https://youtu.be/1QVbfJYariQ