✦ BOOSTING MARKET PRESENCE THROUGH BUSINESS VISION, STRATEGY, AND EXECUTION ✦I am an insightful and agile Global Marketing and Business Development Leader who partners with Senior Leadership teams to achieve new levels of global market presence, revenue, and shareholder value. Numerous successes in worldwide program execution, and /or formation of strategic partnerships across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Latin America, and Asia. Throughout my career, I’ve translated the strategies that unlock opportunities into tactical deliverables – driving commercial success, maximizing ROI, and building brand equity in Fortune 500 settings /multinational Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) entities, including J&J, Wella (a P&G company), Seagram, Pernod Ricard, and smaller/local organizations seeking to expand into international markets.I’m a highly effective communicator who possesses an innate ability to work across cultures and connect with people at all levels leveraging my exposure to multicultural environments and matrixed organizations, including diverse markets such as Italy, Greece, Scandinavia, Israel, Cyprus, the Balkan countries and the Baltic states. I speak Greek (Native), English and Italian (Fluent), French (Proficient), Swedish (Basic)Specialties include: Driving Global Market Expansion | Delivering Accelerated Growth | Propelling Long-term Growth | Exploiting Growth Opportunities | Marketing | P&L | Multichannel Marketing | Go-to-Market Strategy | Global Business Development | Route to Market Optimization | Channel Strategy | Social Media | Digital Media | Off-line Media | Market Analytics | Brand Advocacy | Influencer Marketing | ROI Optimization | Strategic Business Planning | Execution | Business Case Pitching | Brand Equity Building | Brand Portfolio Strategy | Strategic Partnerships | M&A | Distributor Recruitment | Distributor Management | KPIs | Product Lifecycle Management | Contract Development | Contract Negotiation | Cross-Functional Team Leadership | Multicultural Team Leadership | People Development | Training | Leadership | Mentoring