Welcome to the Manager of The Year 2023 Awards!

The Manager of the Year 2023 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.

Slide2Open Communications, an innovative international communications and event management Power House, with long years’ experience on major international conferences and events, has undertaken the vision and mission to continue the “Manager of the Year” legacy.

Mr Minas Tanes, the first ever Greek Manager of the Year (2002) will be Chair of our Judging Committee. It is our pleasure and honor to welcome him, once again, to our team.

The application process started on Thursday 15 June 2023 and will last until Friday 20 October 2023. The Award Ceremony will take place on Wednesday 13 December 2023.

Whether you are an applicant eager to demonstrate your management prowess, an individual looking to nominate exceptional managers from your organization, or simply seeking inspiration and insights from our lineup of outstanding leaders, the Manager of the Year Award offers a platform for recognizing and sharing excellence.

Explore the application and nomination process now to actively shape the esteemed community of managerial trailblazers.

We embrace Excellence, Meritocracy, Leadership!

The Manager of the Year Award

Ceremony: Wednesday 13 December 2023
The venue will be announced in due time.
Niki Lymperaki

Niki Lymperaki

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 2023 Awards
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

Zannina Anagnostopoulou

Zannina Anagnostopoulou


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

Dr Spyros Arsenis

Dr Spyros Arsenis


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

Roula Bachtalia

Roula Bachtalia


Head of egg - enter•grow•go
Eurobank

Rena Bardani

Rena Bardani


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

Eleni Bitsiou

Eleni Bitsiou


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

Aimilios Chalamandaris

Aimilios Chalamandaris


Head of TTS - R&D
Samsung Electronics

Alexandros Chatzopoulos

Alexandros Chatzopoulos


General Manager of Corporate Affairs,
Deep Capital Group

Aris Cheretis

Aris Cheretis


Chief Information Technology Officer
AstraZeneca Greece

Tatiana Dikastopoulou

Tatiana Dikastopoulou


Chief Marketing & Insurance Operations Officer at Wallbid

Aristodimos Dimitriadis

Aristodimos Dimitriadis


Executive Director Compliance, Risk & Insurance, OTE Group,
Vice Chair, Transparency International Greece

Pavlos Efthymiou

Pavlos Efthymiou


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

Maria Fatzikmanoli

Maria Fatzikmanoli


Assistant General Manager
HR, Brand & Communications Director
of Intrum Greece

John Iliadis

John Iliadis


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

Anna Kamaridi

Anna Kamaridi


Vice President of the Board, Kamaridis GlobalWire Group, President ICC Women Hellas

Spyros Karababas

Spyros Karababas


Founder & CEO
7 Seas Innovation
Founder, Solve

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.

Nikos Matthaios

Nikos Matthaios


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

Sakis Melissaris

Sakis Melissaris


General Manager, Frank & Fame

Elena Mitsibona

Elena Mitsibona


Managing Director, Secret Key
Professional Certified Coach (PCC ICF)
Trainer & CX Designer

Michel Montbertrand

Michel Montbertrand


Chairman of the Association of Compliance Officers in Greece
Head of Compliance, AML Officer & Deputy DPO, Groupama Asfalistiki

Alina Papageorgiou

Alina Papageorgiou


Chief HR Officer
Public Power Company S.A. (PPC S.A.)

Ioannis Pastras

Ioannis Pastras


Chief Financial Officer, Wella Hellas

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


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

Popy Skagia

Popy Skagia


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

Despina Tsagari

Despina Tsagari


CEO PG NIKAS

Joakim Tzoumakis

Joakim Tzoumakis


Marketing Director
Espresse S.A.

Venardou Margarita

Venardou Margarita


Head of Marcom Department and Retail Marketing
OPAP SA

George Xirogiannis

George Xirogiannis


Director General
SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises

Alexandros Ziomas

Alexandros Ziomas


Director, IT&T Business Unit
Athens International Airport

Key Dates

Past Winners

Panagiotis Tsinavos

The Manager of the Year 2022

Panagiotis Tsinavos

President and Managing Director, Kri Kri SA

The success of Panagiotis Tsinavos and Kri Kri is a clear example of what can be achieved with the right combination of vision, hard work, and respect for the environment.

Panagiotis Tsinavos has successfully transformed a small family business in Serres into a modern and rapidly growing dairy industry. Today, Kri Kri’s sales are 50% international, and the company has doubled its turnover and profitability almost every five years.

View All the Managers of the Year 2022 Watch Award Ceremony Replay

Highlights Video

Award Ceremony Replay

Testimonials


What our Sponsors Say

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