George Nikolaidis Email & Phone Number

Athens Greece

Athens, Greece

Strategic development & expansion of sales network (3,500 hotel customers in Greece and 450 abroad.Development & implementation of dedicated Marketing plan to boost hotel sales to large touristic units.Department management, scrutinizing expenses and reducing operating costs increasing hotel salesRepresenting the Brand in Hotel exhibitions in Greece & abroadB2B sales increase in international marketsParticipation in lectures and presentations for the School of Tourism of Kalamata, Nafplio and Ioannina: The next day in Tourism - The Hotel of tomorrow.Speaker at the conference of the University of the Aegean: New trends in Hospitality of tomorrow.Speaker at the FILOXENIA and XENIA exhibitions on Hospitality and Hotel branding, Marketing and Sales.Open Calls for speeches across the Territory (Hotelier Associations and Universities) presenting specialized themes and subjects in Greek Hospitality and Hotel services

Athens Greece

Greece

Ownership, coordination, restructuring and development of the retail & wholesale network in Greece & abroad (Italy, Spain, Romania, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Poland, 81 stores)Organization reengineering, cost reduction, KPI’s in placeWarehouse & Logistics Center Management (New Logistic Center with 60 employees)Selection, training, motivation and talent management of personnel (400 employees)Marketing strategy implementation and follow up of new collections in the market (Nautica/Classic, Timberland/Heritage)Achievement of qualitative and quantitative sales targets (increase of 22% in retail and 18% in wholesales)

Greece

Reorganization, planning and leadership of commercial network (110 sales points in Greece and abroad)Five years Business Plan ownership for new sales points across the region of the business activities (70 new sales points in 30 months)Marketing, promotion and setting sales targets by shopAnnual budget preparation & monthly forecast follow up (sales, COGS, Gross Profit, Opex, EBITA)Selection, training, motivation and evaluation of personnel

Greece

Planning and implementation of the company’s commercial policy (with regard to owned and Franchising shops)(2002 – 2005: achieving sales increase (45%) in its own sales points and implementing franchise strategy in place with a finalnetwork of 140 shops)Implementation of new products, marketing coordinationSelection, training, motivation and evaluation of senior staff (900 total employees)

Greece

Commercial network’s coordination and management 238 shops, company’s owned (2001 – 2002)and Franchising (2002 – 2003)(Brands: Gregory’s, Coffee-right, ΝΕΟΝ, WOK 88, ΟSE)Implementation of new products, marketing coordinationAnnual budget preparation & monthly forecast follow up (sales, COGS, Gross Profit, Opex, EBITA)

New Jersey

Shop’s management and coordination (4 restaurants in NY) according to the company’s policyTraining schedule and development for the staff (customer service, quality, food ingredients)

New Jersey

Coordination and smooth operation of 4 company’s restaurants (New Jersey area)Financial management, training and human resources management

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Tax Accounting

Postgraduate Diploma, Business Administration And Management, General