Kostas Giokas (Gkiokas) Email & Phone Number

Greece

Athens, Greece

Athens, Attiki, Greece

Athens, Attiki, Greece

Athens, Greece

Actively involved in key decision making, strategy formation, strategic partnerships & high level consultation on major topics.

Athens, Greece

Active member of an executive team taking part in both procedural and tactical actions and decisions.

Glyfada (Athens), Greece

Primary goal is to identify new business opportunities, mainly focusing in expanding our out-of-Greece network and establishing strategic partnerships. Developing strategies to drive revenue growth, including identification and assessment of potential acquisitions. During those two creative years:•Cultivated the ground & relationship with a major Global TMC allowing Kyvernitis Travel access to internationally recognized technology, business solutions & know how•Further developed & enhanced partnership with “Travel Leaders”, the biggest US based travel company•Associated Kyvernitis Travel with major professional organizations like Association of CEOs & Global Sustain•Started exploring Asia to find new revenue streams

Athens, Greece

Directed the $40+ million Greek & UAE network, serving over 130 customers. Directly overseed supplier management, new business development, sales, planning & product development, on line, marketing, communications, social media and human resources. Although stayed for only one year yet established new partnerships, provided a vision & a new perspective, rigorously restructured Greek network achieving economies of scale, better utilization & working conditions, higher morale among an experienced workforce. In parallel, formed a new team in Dubai to empower company's presence in UAE.

Greece

Directed the $30+ million Greek network, with 2 offices serving over 120 customers. Supervised 50 staff and directly oversaw supplier management, new business development, sales, marketing, and communications. Monitored financial performance and profitability. Drove growth while ensuring that operations meet or exceed standards. Concurrently served as Country General Manager for Slovenia from 2002 to 2004. Since 2014, also responsible for CWT Energy, Resources & Marine's business development in the Mediterranean and North Africa countries.Throughout those fruitful years proudly:•Led the No. 1 country for ticket sales among agencies specialising in business travel.•Awarded oversight of Slovenia for 2 years to perform turnaround & attain significant results.•Restructured the company and expanded the customer base to include large corporations, small and mid-size businesses, government institutions, and nongovernmental organisations, leading to a 120% increase in transactions and a 250% increase in business revenue.•Launched a new company focus on social responsibility & improved company’s corporate image

Budapest, Hungary

Travel agency providing leisure tours and tour packages, primarily across Eastern Europe.Managed air charters, inter-regional official bus line services, transportation logistics, and public sector relations and regulatory compliance. Primary objective for this relocation was to create & execute new business strategy to accelerate growth & streamline operations . Successfully forged new international agreements with agencies in Cyprus and Austria, expanded revenue streams and thoughtfully created a new era in doing business which was highly accepted & recognized.

Athens, Greece

Managed air charters, inter-regional official bus line services, transportation logistics, and public-sector relations and regulatory compliance. Oversaw a fleet of 5 coaches and coordinated with 15 personnel. Rapidly promoted from Travel Services Sales Associate and promoted again to oversee foreign operations in Hungary because of outstanding management performance. One of the key deliverables was that created and capitalized on close relationships at the C-Level to introduce innovation into business processes, service offerings, and relationship management.

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration – General Management

International Campus in Athens, Greece

Diploma, Tourism Professions - Dept. Of Travel Agency Executives