Ilias Giarmatzidis Email & Phone Number

Kavala, Gr

Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area

• Sustainable Tourism, Culture & Destination Development, Management & Marketing Plans• Carrying Capacity Evaluations• Performance Evaluations• Strategy development from concept to execution (ITI, SUD, CLLD, DTS, BMPs)• Value creation models (UVPs)• Setting up systems, mechanisms & processes (RIS-3, CCA, Management plans, etc.)

Eastern Macedonia And Thrace, Greece

Strategy consultant in sustainable local development projects, including:• Co-author in the “Guide for Sustainable Tourism Development for Local Governments”• Co-author in the “Tourism Planning and Marketing Manual for Local Governments”• Author in the “Strategic Tourism Planning Toolbox for Local Governments”

Strategy consultant, responsible for generating the following strategies:• Strategic & Operational Plan 2015-2019• Sustainable Urban Development Plan 2014-2020• Strategic Sustainable Tourism Plan (Phase A)• Digital Transformation Strategy• Sustainable Procurement StrategyExpert EU projects manager, responsible for planning and coordinating the following projects:• “Making Spend Matter” (URBACT III)• “Digital Cities Challenge” (European Commission-DG GROW)• “Creating opportunities for regional growth through promoting cultural heritage of fishing communities in Europe” (Interreg Europe)• Urban strategies for waste management in tourist cities (Horizon 2020)• International Urban Cooperation

Kavala, Greece

Main responsibilities:• Researching the links between eastern & western civilizations• Temporary installations curator• Day to day running of the museum

Philippi

Strategy Advisor, responsible for delivering:• Sustainable Strategic & Operational Plan 2007-2010• Philippi Unesco site Management PlanExpert EU projects manager, responsible for planning and coordinating the following projects:• Innovative paratransit urban transport system "Entaxi"• "Connected Cities" (Interreg IIIC)• "Inmosion" (Framework Programme 6)• "Bridging the cultural divide" (ETCP Greece-Bulgaria 2007-2010)• “Business Center Construction” (Phare)

Athens

Responsible for setting up as regional project manager:• 21 new institutions in the region of East Macedonia & Thrace as part of the second phase of the Greek mental system reform named "Psychargos" that took place between 2002-2009.• Mental health professionals training network "Synergon" The Psychargos program, a national strategic and operational plan, became synonymous with the deinstitutionalisation of long term psychiatric patients with the development of a wide range of community mental health services. Responsible for setting up the mental health professionals training network "Synergon".

Athens

• Market research for competitive products• Pre market product evaluation & approval• Introduction of new range IT products to the market

Bath, United Kingdom

Member of the Training & Development team. Providing new employees extensive orientation training to help them transition into the company's organizational culture.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics & Politics

Mba, Strategic Management