Konstantinos Biniaris

Experience

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  Hamburg Hyp Bank (Dresdner Bank Group)

  Sept 1995 - Nov 1995

  Internship
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  Xios Securities (Xios Bank)

  Sept 1999 - Dec 2001

  . Financial analysis of listed companies in the A.S.E.

  • Head of Derivatives Department

    Jun 2000 - Dec 2001

  • Equity Analyst

    Sept 1999 - May 2000
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  Sigma Securities

  Jan 2001 - May 2002

  Derivatives Trader

  • Managed the company’s proprietary book – invested in all liquid capital markets combining equities, index options and futures/ created and managed a volatility arbitrage portfolio.

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  Piraeus Securities/ Piraeus Bank

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2012

  Director- Head of Derivatives Department

  • Engineered several major deals in the Greek market (such as the sale of 5% of Hellenic Post Bank to NBG ). Executed private placements, equity and equity-linked offerings (block trades, sell-down for major shareholders, convertibles, accelerated bookbuilding offerings). • Interacted with CEO’s or owners of major Greek companies, invested strategic stakes and engineered the exit of the positions in companies like PPC, Gek Terna, Hellenic Post Bank.• Developed a client’s portofolio of more than € 200 million- Discrationary portfolio management. Significant exposure in sophisticated trading using futures and options in all major global markets (equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities).• Generated constantly high risk-adjusted returns in trading. Highly experienced in arbitrage, hedging, volatility and proprietary trading also during very demanding market conditions.• Sat on the investment strategy and risk management committees of Piraeus Securities.• Restructured the Derivatives Department and increased the bottom line profitability, from less than € 400k in 2002, to more than € 6 mln in 2009, increased the client base to over 1000 and the market share to over 20% (ranked top 3 in all listed derivatives products in the Athens Stock Exchange). Headed a team of 12 traders and 5 middle/back-officers, contributing steadily more than 35% of the revenues and profitability of the firm.• Developed for Piraeus, in cooperation with J.P. Morgan, a global listed derivatives desk trading all types of derivatives products for most Global Derivatives Exchanges.• Initiated/ structured trades and experienced management of exposures and hedging portfolios in commodities and currencies for major Greek companies and UHNWI. Show less

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  Kappa Securities

  Dec 2013 - Dec 2015

  Head of Corporate Finance Department

  • Consulting buy and sell-side M&As, debt and equity raisings, structured deals, strategic partnerships, debt restructurings. Investment Banking advisory to Greek companies.• Deal origination, investment evaluation, negotiation, due diligence, structuring and execution. • Listed and non-listed Greek companies in food, aquaculture, energy, healthcare, real estate. • Provided sector and market analysis and evaluation of potential acquisition candidates.• Analysis of company performance. Preperation of company presentations and business plans.• Identification of profitability and cash flow improvement opportunities for companies. Show less

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  POT & PAN FOODSERVICE S.A

  Jan 2016 - now

  Managing Director

  • In 2016 Engineered/coinvested for the Management Buyout of the company/ Angel investor for 30% equity stake/ Managing Director of the company leading 240 people. In 2023 Engineered a strategic deal of the company/ Synergia Fund invested 6.6 mil in the company for a new business plan. Managing Director & major shareholder. • Executed a successful strategic turnaround plan/ managed a 500% cumulative growth in sales and profit & double digit compound annual growth rate in all key financial figures. Awarded as “Greek Champion for Growth” in the Greek Business Awards by Piraeus Bank.• The company is now one of the leading food manufacturers in Greece providing fresh and frozen meals in major accounts as IKEA, Unilever, Sklavenitis, AB Vassilopoulos (Delhaize Group), Coffee Island, with a state of the art production facility and new export oriented line of products. • Established 2 new production plants/ Launched own brand “Gourmet Cousine”.• Company presence in major food shows/ SIAL, ANUGA, WABEL, FoodExpo, HORECA, XENIA.• The forecast for this year performance stands for: Sales of € 27 million, Ebitda: € 2.8 million, Profit before Tax: € 2,4 million/ Yearly production more than 8 million ready meals. Show less