Nicholas Foundis Email & Phone Number

Athens, Attiki, Greece

In collaboration with University of Derby, UKModule Leader - Quantitative skills for business

Athens, Greece

• Responsible for the implementation of Bancassurance Agreement between ERGO and Piraeus Bank. In collaboration with the bank:
• Prepared and implemented the annual plan for sales, product development, marketing and training
• Prepared and implemented the annual marketing budget addressing below and above the line activities, training and incentives for the sales personnel
• Participated in the digital transformation of bancassurance sales and services to include bank’s digital channels and ERGO’s mobile apps
• Quantitative and qualitative market segmentation and insurance product positioning on each clients’ segment
• Liaised with bank’s and company’s business units for designing and executing various projects either sales oriented or operational ones or conducting day to day business and short- and long-term projects

• Responsible for a team of 5 members (3 Product Sales Managers and 2 Product Sales Specialists), for the products: Deposits, Consumer Loans, Credit cards, Mortgages, Small Business Loans, Bancassurance.
• Liaised with Bank’s Business Units for the efficient implementation of existing products and services into the sales network (total 104 Branches)
• Participated in the preparation of products budgeting
• Conducted strategic customer segmentation to increase cross selling opportunities and achieve profitability targets, often using big data analytics
• Cooperated with Marketing Department for initiation, follow up and implementation of “below the line” activities

Greece

• Responsible for a team of 5 Product Managers for retail banking products such as Deposits, Mutual Funds, Mortgages, Consumer Loans, Credit cards, Small Business Loans.
• Designed and implemented action plan for retail products on 75 branches and achievement of goals.
• Identified opportunities to develop new or enhance existing products and services to meet client needs, such as deposits accounts, combination of time deposit with M/Fs, SMEs loans, consumer loans, mortgages, credit.
• Trained and monitored performance of sales network (branches) on products on offer (existing/new)
• Servicing high net worth individuals in cooperation with their respective branch on selective basis
• Handled large private and institutional clients for group salary deposits and related benefits

Greece

• Responsible for a team of 3 members (1 Department Supervisor and 2 Marketing Officers)
• Prepared and implemented Bank’s communication strategy
• Developed and implemented of marketing plan for Deposits and Mutual Funds (ASPIS & ABN AMRO)
• Developed new products for Deposits and Investment Products
• Facilitated product training programmes and monitored of sales network in Deposits and Mutual Funds
• Administered relations with large private and institutional clients for group salary deposits and related benefits

Greece

• Developed and implemented of marketing plan for Mutual Funds
• Formulated and implemented marketing and communication strategy of Division of Cards and Direct Banking products
• Trained and monitored sales network in accordance to requirements of Hellenic Capital Market Committee
• Servicing high net worth individuals in cooperation with their respective branch on selective basis
• Participated in development and setup of new products and channels of distribution such as phone banking and internet banking

M.A., Economics

B.A., Economics