Nikos Georgiou

Experience

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  DECOR Hellas

  Sept 1985 - Nov 1988

  Sales admin Technical and colorist support

  Order processing ensuring excellent customer satisfaction. Inform the customers for any discrepancies in their order to deliver on time. Keep the back orders in a well and organized way and send the products to the customersCreate any color request for automotive refinish segment for the paint shops, body shops that they buy from the retail shop. Follow up and train them to use the specific hardeners and primers so to have a proper paint process.

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  YANLACK SA (Spies Hecker Automotive Refinish Brand)

  Nov 1988 - Mar 1989

  Sales and Technical Consultant.

  Deliver technical support to customers.Develop new processes to end users according to their needs.Train the customer to use proper the Color tools and explain to them the easy way to create and adjust a color especially pearls and Metalics.

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  ITAL CROMA LTD

  Apr 1989 - Dec 1991

  Sales and Technical Manager

  Deliver technical support to customers end users and distributors.Develop new product paint processes to end users according to their needs.Train the customer to use the Color tools.Use of equipment and product application techniques with product process techniques knowledge in Refinish and CT segment including a good knowledge of competitive product and process performance.

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  Max Meyer Hellas

  Jan 1992 - Apr 1997

  Sales Manager Max Meyer Greece and Balkans

  Define and implement team structure to effectively deliver business goals and manage the brand issues to maximize business through distribution channels and in line with the strategy.Win new distributors and new end users for growth and territories cover-age. Analyze market trends and competitors, to exploit opportunities with reference to product profit opportunities.Responsible for sales, marketing and business development.

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  PPG Industries

  Apr 1997 - May 2000

  Market Development Manager PPG & Max Meyer & ICI Autocolor

  Develop the country Marketing strategy covering Product, Distribution, Brand, Communication, and Training. Make sure that it is in alignment and consistent with the Global & European Strategies.Achieve the annual plan on CCM, net sales and working capital for Greece.

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  PPG Industries

  Jan 2009 - Sept 2019

  Develop and implement the business plan for Greece and Exports in order to meet growth, sales margin, and fixed cost and working capital tar-gets.Direct and implement the selection, development, coaching, motivating and establishment of goals and measures through the P&L process; Encouraging the team to achieve high performance levels whilst working to PPG values.Actively participate in cross-functional change initiatives to ensure mar-ketplace and sales force needs are fully understood and accounted for in delivering results. Ensure that the whole Greek organization understands the rationale of cross - functional change initiatives and support these as required.Champion the needs of the Business by communicating these throughout Central and Senior European functions to ensure relevant support is provided where needed.Direct and manage all activities in compliance with the PPG blue print objectives, EHS goals, Quality, Business conduct and code of ethics policies.Ensure that the company works under the Local legislation in Accounting Principles and follow the EHS rules in the warehouse, training Center-Organization etc. Show less Continue to develop and implement the business plan for Greece and Turkey in order to meet growth, sales margin, fixed costs and working capital targets. Reshape the Turkish organization and drive growth by changing behav-iors, coaching and developing people as well as motivating them to drive for a better execution and better results. Smooth business transfer and the Management from Italy to Greece for Croatia and Slovenia start at January 2011 starting with a value of 850K€ and 5 different importers ending at 2018 with 2.100K€ with the same im-porters, with organic growth through new wins such as MMFs, Car Rent-al, and independent body shop chains. Show less

  • General Manager Greece & South East Europe

    Dec 2018 - Sept 2019

  • President & Managing Director PPG Hellas SA

    Jun 2000 - Sept 2019

  • Market Director Automotive Refinish Greece & Balkans

    Oct 2013 - Dec 2018

  • Market Director Greece Turkey & Balkans

    Jan 2009 - Oct 2013
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  AkzoNobel

  Jan 2020 - now

  Business Manager Israel & Balkans / Greece and Cyprus

  o Developed the Balkans and Israel - Greece & Cyprus markets through importers/distributors and bodyshop chains, while delivering a year-on-year profitable growth o Established the AkzoNobel brands within the high-end user segment, thus significantly im-proving the brand image Vs the competitiono Gained market share with multi-brand car dealers o Expanded in new Markets through the introduction of a new Light Industrial Coatings prod-uct portfolio