George Kartakis Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

Athens, Attica, Gr

New York, Ny, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

- Expand PayPal’s acquiring & end-to-end transaction capabilities (from pay-in to pay-out) across High-Risk industries (Gambling, CFDs, Crypto, NFT, Airlines) in EMEA- Responsible for the GTM strategy, launch plans, targeting & product strategy globally for Payouts, BillPay platforms, postprocessing capabilities of Braintree and High-Risk industries (in EMEA)- Coordinating the Mastercard Send & Hyperwallet (a PayPal company) partnership & GTM strategy, enabling payouts capabilities to debit & credit cards

San Jose, Ca, Us

- Successfully launched PayPal Commerce Platform in 40+ markets (announced during Money 20/20 on the 3rd of June 2019)- Define the sales & product strategy for Partners, eCommerce Platforms & Marketplaces- Building of the GTM program from the ground up, including program definition and sell-in/briefing across the business including exec leadership- Working with key partners from across the business to ensure commercial readiness for product launches, including development of strategic play books, sales enablement, sales & compliance processes to enable market and segment teams to execute- Proactively identifying opportunities for process improvement & leading the development and tracking of OKR’s (key results)- Providing regular progress updates to executive stakeholders; defining communication plan for program overall

San Jose, Ca, Us

- Fully automated sales & marketing pipeline from acquisition, to upsell, to retention and churn prevention using data-driven machine learning models, as a Global First within PayPal- Delivered 110% ahead of budget revenue within the first 5 months of the calendar year- Drive all the Engagement and Retention activities for one of the largest PayPal portfolios of SMBs globally- Deliver scalable and strategic guidance for optimization and upselling opportunities across all channels (Marketing/Sales/Support)- Manage sales teams upsell GoToMarket plan and ensure delivery of high value opportunities- Handle the change management and transition of the support teams to a more efficient structure- Ensure that merchants are using the most optimized and best practice payment experiences- Work with stakeholders in EMEA, US and Asia to ensure successful delivery of global initiatives

San Jose, Ca, Us

- Delivered +27% YoY Growth and achieved 150% on the assigned KPIs- Drive all the Engagement and Retention activities for one of the largest PayPal portfolios of SMBs globally- Participate and contribute on the implementation of a series of Predictive/Machine Learning Models for Churn-Decline and Growth- Ensure that merchants offer PayPal to their customers in a way that delivers the best possible experience- Deliver scalable and strategic guidance for optimization and upselling opportunities across all channels- Work with marketing, analytics and finance to understand the profile, needs and opportunities for growth within our existing base of small and medium merchants- Identify key triggers points in our merchants’ lifecycle and deliver scalable processes and initiatives that drive engagement and reduce merchant churn and decline- Work with marketing and product teams to o Create a clear and compelling value proposition for existing SMBs in the UK & Ireland o Ensure the above value proposition is communicated consistently and effectively to drive merchant behavior and growth- Own the small and medium business NPS metric and tracking and analyzing merchant pain points- Review and address pain points through self-serve and process changes to resolve these issues- Own the Business Support base and responsible for prioritization and relevance of all campaigns addressing the merchants in this segment

San Jose, Ca, Us

- Create, develop and manage the Startup Advisors teams Globally (NA-EMEA-APAC)- Develop the necessary collaboration and support from the various internal stakeholders- Implement the Global Operations of the team- Coordinate cross-regional functions and business development opportunities- Increasing partners engagement and lead generation by +60% since the beginning of the year- Up-selling and managing Startups & SMBs resulting to an average Quarter-to-Quarter growth of 26%- Mentor/Account Manage/Support Startups and SMBs on Business Models/Payments/FinTech- Managing the partners (VCs/Accelerators/Incubators) relations in EMEA- Coordinate team's activities with the team top management and with the Startups Advocates to guarantee a full and successful deployment of the program globally- Create, organize and implement the Startup Advisors' procedures, processes and Code of Conduct- Develop and implement the operations in order to effectively and efficiently advise and support Startups & SMBs- Assisting in the successful implementation of StartTank London and deepening the engagement of VCs/Angel Investors- Assisting in miscellaneous BattleHack Stages- Implementing the first series of PayPal Developer Workshops

San Jose, Ca, Us

- Create, develop and manage the Startup Advisors teams in global level.- Coordinate team's activities with the team top management and with the Startups Advocates to guarantee a full and successful deployment of the program globally- Create, organize and implement the Startup Advisors' procedures, processes and Code of Conduct- Develop and implement the operations in order to effectively and efficiently advise and support Startups- Assisting in the successful implementation of StartTank London- Driving the lead generation and growing Startup Blueprint program by 400% within the first 6months

Cretelaion is a dynamic company focused on Quality Olive Oil products, which will soon operate in more than two countries (Greece & Cyprus) with a potential for global expansion Cretelaion is being led by people with decades of experience in Olive Oil and Olive products in general, who emphasize on premium quality and organic products.Our culture is to provide our clients with the best examples of the globally known Cretan Olive Oil

Nicosia, Nicosia, Cy

- Leading the Mobile Development Team- Oversee and Guide the Prototype and Product Development- Bridge the gap between IT and the business through communication- Establish IT policies and enterprise architecture standards in collaboration with business unit execs- Encourage innovation to help the business visualize what is possible

Rosebank, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Za

- iOS development on Insurance and Investment applications- R&D on Treasury web platforms regarding banking and financial market transactions. - Architecture and R&D on Agents software for banking transactions

New York, New York, Us

- Designed and implemented GO!Enterprise Studio (http://www.goenterpriseserver.com)- Involved in implementation of CitronGO! (http://www.citrongo.com/)- Provisioning Technical Manager of Mobile Operators- Implemented interconnection using Kannel SMSC gateway with Mobile Operators’ systems- Head researcher and designer of Captive Portal using Cisco’s Application eXtension Platform (AXP) (please, refer to case studies in publications section)- Technical Project Manager for the “Wireless Public Hotspots” and the “192 Call” projects, containing more than 250 WiFi Hotspots all over the Greece- Designed and Implemented the remote administration of the above WiFi Hotspots and the AAA-RADIUS interconnection.- Designed and implemented a Security Compliance Server- Implemented www.greekfestival.gr 2010

- 3rd Squadron of Electronic Applications - Hellenic Air Force Electronic War Departmento Organizing and administering an army personnel training program in the use of advanced IT solutionso Provision of technical support- Hellenic Air Force Calibration Service - Hellenic Air Force Support Command Departmento Designed and implemented highly secured ORACLE applicationso File Server administration and security development

Heraklion, Crete, Gr

- Implemented and designed eBooking web portal of “AmazeTravel” eTravel agency.- Supervisor of implementation team.

Heraklion, Crete, Gr

- Designed and implemented dynamic accessible Web Portals such as:o HERMES, the virtual networking platform of EDeAN (European Design for All e-Accessibility Network) - http://www.edean.orgo The Greek National Network GR-DeAN which participates in EDeAN, the European Design for All eAccessibility Network - http://www.e-accessibility.gro Portal with information on Information Society Technologies (IST) for Special Educational Needs (SEN) - http://www.senist.neto Portal that supports the activity of the Online Public Service Expert Group (OPSEG) in the context of the eUSER project - http://www.euser-eu-forum.orgo Portal that supports AAATE activities. AAATE is the interdisciplinary pan-European association devoted to all aspects of assistive technology, such as use, research, development, manufacture, supply, provision and policy - http://www.aaate.net- Specialized in accessible-personalized-usable web sites- Implemented and made usability evaluations for the:o http://www.hcii2003.gr (Human-Computer Interaction International 2003)o http://www.hcii2005.com (Human-Computer Interaction International 2005)- Head of the Technical Administration Team for the Human-Computer Interaction International 2005 Conference in Las Vegas-Nevada (USA)

- Founder and Managing Director- Responsible for training schedules- Organizing IT exams for Microsoft Certification

Msc, Computer Science - Information Systems / E-Business

Education record

Training, Project Management

Training, Getting Results Without Authority

Training, Situational Leadership

Training, Powerful Communication Skills

Graduation, Computer Science