Theodore Kalamakis Email & Phone Number

Athens, Attiki, Greece

- Offer strategic counsel to clients on corporate communication and public relations initiatives.- Oversee the planning and execution of integrated marketing communication campaigns and events.-Lead and mentor a client service team of four professionals, fostering development and performance excellence.- Guide the team in ensuring the delivery of high-quality content while maintaining profitability.- Drive the achievement of key business objectives by developing and implementing insight-driven communication strategies.- Play an active role in business development, identifying and pursuing growth opportunities in the communications industry.

Greece

- Drive the development and implementation of a focused PR strategy to communicate the agreed Horwath HTL messages to targeted media proactively- Use of first-class knowledge of the media landscape in Greece to broaden and deepen the company’s contacts with tourism and business media- Spot opportunities that arise and recommend how to capitalize on them to maximize coverage- Dive deep into hospitality segment markets to identify new ways to reach influencing media and share the Horwath HTL story- Proactively build and maintain relationships with key media, resulting in the maximum opportunity for coverage- Organize briefings with key media, organize press events, and effectively select target media for special events and individual PR opportunities- Track key coverage for Horwath HTL market and share news within the Greek Media landscape - Oversee PR budget and ensure all finance and business conduct policies and procedures are adhered to

Athens, Greece

Corporate and Brand Communication for LG Electronics, adidas, Schneider Electric, LeasePlan, Morgan Stanley.- Develop and lead Corporate and Brand communication strategies from formulation to execution, aligning them with the client’s key business objectives.- Write press releases, interviews, feature articles, and copies.- Execute media relations, stakeholders’ relations, and event planning.- Coordinate project timing and budgets with all relevant agency personnel and provide clients with timeline and budget updates.- Coordinate and approve creative/production materials and layouts to ensure they align with client expectations.- Build and maintain strong client relationships.- Being the main point of contact for the clients – managing issues, opportunities, budgets, and organic growth of their business.- Lead a team of two people.Critical projects during 2017/18:Design, plan and develop the LG Electronics Hellas CSR Communication umbrella and the sports mentoring program 'LG Athletes of Tomorrow.'Battle of The Monitors: A digital activation/competition with the participation of top Greek YouTubers/Gamers to promote LG Electronics' gaming pc monitors.#GameOnAthens: A digital sports marketing activation to increase the awareness of adidas' sponsorship in the Euroleague and identify the Greek basketball Creators.2018 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Winner Donovan Mitchell in Athens: An online & offline sports marketing activation to spread adidas' mission: "Through sport, we have the power to change lives" and inspire the young Greek Creators.Additional one-off projects:The Launch of CLS 2018 & A-Class 2018 in the Greek market on behalf of Mercedes-Benz Hellas.

Athens, Greece

- Develop and manage communication programs across international media platforms.- Act as the main point of contact for the international and local media, writing and distributing press releases, handling media queries, and constantly liaising with journalists and other industry contacts.- Tracking media coverage relating to the company and monitoring the industry developments. - Plan and implement the company’s presence at international events (SiGMA '16, ICE Totally Gaming ’17). - Full awareness and understanding of appropriate legislation per market and ensure every activity is fully compliant with such legislation. - Implement Go-To-Market plans to improve market position and awareness.- Work with the Design team to develop marketing materials to articulate the marketing strategy to the Gaming industry clearly. - Recurrent monitoring and evaluation of industry trends and user feedback to introduce new product features.- Monitor overall performance and marketing and communication budget and reporting regularly.

Athens, Greece

- Full PR annual planning with international media and digital influencers.Manage and utilize press and blogger contacts at an international level to create and execute publicity and promotion of Greek tourism products.- International PR events planning and implementation (concept, story, execution, publicity).- Management of German and Greek PR Agencies to implement concept-based communication (offline and digital) tactics.- Designed and implemented Digital Public Relations initiatives to support campaigns/content/marketing calendars.- Developed and coordinated the blogger platform #BlogtrottersGR ’14 & ’15.- Ongoing creative content creation, including press releases, fact sheets, feature stories, newsletters, and presentations.- Managing PR budget per market (German, Austrian, Swiss, Greek) and KPI monitoring.- Develop and implement the company’s corporate communication strategy for the Greek market and build close relationships with the industry’s key media and stakeholders.

Athens, Greece

- Working as part of a team to develop corporate communication strategic plans and implement PR activations.- Part of a team that designed and implemented crisis management strategies for major FMCG clients.- Event management, including press conferences and promotional events.- Provide strategic and tactical counsel to clients that map to clients' business problems.- Oversee & enforce consistent adherence to media management processes: media lists, coverage monitoring, reporting, and industry coverage trends.- Develop, review and pitch stories and content.- Grow and maintain client relationships. Serve as primary day-to-day contact with clients and proactively engage on issues.My clientele included multinational companies from the retail and financial industry.

- Assist in organizing events.

Msc, Services Management, 7.50

Specialization in Tourism Management

Bsc, Marketing, 7.10

Distinction (9/10) for final year thesis on the topic “The role of advertising in modern enterprise”

High School Diploma