Theodore Giannakopoulos Email & Phone Number

Greece

Athens, Greece

End to End responsible for Starbucks’ & GAP’s success by leading and designing the effective and consistent delivery of Human Resources programs. Among main challenges is to enhance the mission, purpose, core values, culture, and deliverables of the organization. In parallel, have to align Human Resources initiatives & mission to business requirements & strategic drivers. In cooperation with my team consisting of five experienced individual contributors in both countries, we are taking care of the full people related cycle as far as Strategic Resources Planning & Attraction, Performance Management Cycle, Talent Management along with Reward & Recognition. The closer HR is with the business the more we are considered as Trusted Advisor, Change Catalyst & Business Partner.

Athens, Greece

Recruited into this leading law firm to provide legal counsel and support on employment and HR-related issues, with a focus on corporate restructuring, employee relations, individual and collective redundancies, trade unions, work councils, transfer of undertakings, issues related to company startup, due diligence for company mergers and much more. My previous exposure & experience along with my deep expert knowledge gave me the ability to support my company’s business development and acquisition of new customers. To expand my full potential, I took advantage of my proven track record and engaged in new services thus providing my company with an additional competitive advantage. One of the areas that I feel really proud is that via delivering accurate expert advice & effectively representing clients to officially hearings, added value to all interested parties. Why we are successful, because : Knowledge is our power, experience is the key and our will is the energy to keep us moving ahead regardless of obstacles and constrains.

Athens, Greece

Throughout this totally productive period of almost 5,5 years I remember myself undertaking complex projects & facing challenges successfully. That was made possible by keep taking advantage of my knowledge and skills and by the fact that we, people, are the asset of any company. Regarding my last position, was promoted into a dual role taking over HR operations, processes, and legal functions, acting as SME and offering counseling on corporate and employment law issues. Among key achievements:* Ensured that we embrace changing HR laws with zero negative impact for the company. * Maintained healthy union relations* Facilitated seamless transition after acquisition of 2 new companies* Rightsized the company with zero exposure to local authorities* Negotiated wins in pending lawsuits filed by former employees while complying with labour laws.

Athens, Greece

The company was founded back in 2006 and I was hired to take HR Department to the next level. There were many initiatives back then and had to handle all of them without creating obstacles in daily operations. In parallel, had to lead HR objectives, company workforce and recruiting strategy, administer allocated budgets and align company operations with laborAmong key deliverables:* Company grew 4 times in people headcount* Zero fines or negative rulings. * Diplomatically handled a downsizing initiative * Introduced an innovative plan for handling the production transition to 24/7 operations * Cut labor costs through flexible employment strategies and other initiatives* Ensured consistent operations after downsizing

Athens, Greece

Managed a corporate-wide recruitment ranging from high-volume openings for call centers up to management positions including all relevant recruitment issues / cases revealed through end to end process.Among key results within such a short period of time:* Founded a successful employee referral program* Further improved candidate quality and to mapping hiring requirements.* Overhauled the recruitment department to improve processes and enhance daily operations.

Athens, Greece

During those two years as Recruiter, my added value was that I Fostered maturation in the internal corporate culture through a strong focus on employee relations and improved retention. Among key responsibilities was the coordination of staff sourcing and recruiting for open roles. Among key achievements:* Successfully managed all exit interviews and analysis of findings* Thoughtfully created a clear, custom-tailored strategy for franchised shop recruitment* Reduced employee turnover and complaints through new collaboration processes linking shops, HR, and sales divisions. * Increased employee satisfaction.

Athens, Greece

Joined this company which was and is a key player in the field in to order to source, select, and recruit top candidates for open positions in the Head Office and in the Sales Network and further expand their skills. An additional goal was to foster management trainee and talent management programs via new & innovative tools and processes. Among my key achievements:* Drove innovation and a unique approach to candidate development through use of psychometrics * Developed strong relationships with universities and other partners to increase potential candidates* Expanded the quality candidate pool via a centralised recruitment approach and new processes. * Introduced psychometric testing as a selection tool in the context of a worldwide initiative.

Athens, Greece

Athens, Greece

I joined Hertz just a while before I went for my Master's Degree. It was a great year, I learned a lot and I am proud because I successfully managed an internal project covering 13.500cars.

Ba, Law

Ma, Hrm

Ba, Psychology