In order to provide the whole range of its services in a way that they will add value to the client’s chain of activities KAPERONI GROUP assists in business organization and administration in full cooperation with its Clients. Thus, it reaches a common understanding in delivering the specified value added goals to the company’s clients.
2011-present
Square by ACRM Α.Ε (Design, Branding, Construction, Franchising)
Position: Franchise Managing Director
Area of specialty: Organization and development of branch networks, franchise, master franchise, legal assistance, strategic and business planning management – marketing – human resource, feasibility and sustainability studies.
2010-present
Liaison Management Consulting (Business Consultants & Corporate R.E.)
Position: CEO
Area of specialty: Advisory management, development and management of companies, mergers, buyouts, valuations, resale undertaking (hotels, factories, medical centers, etc.), businessmen representation from national or international territory for their business activities, representation of bodies and organizations for any kind of mediation – negotiation affairs.
2009-present
SIGMA S.A (Educational Group E.G STRATEGAKIS
Position: Franchise Management Consultant for S. Greece and Cyprus
Area of specialty: Organization and development of the company’s franchise network, new businessmen recruitment, personnel training, settlement of all required acts so as for the new schools of the Group to start their operation (license, construction etc). Creation of 16 new franchise branches in Greece and Cyprus.
2007-present
DIAKROTIMA (Educational Group DIAKROTIMA)
Position: Franchise and Marketing CEO
Area of specialty: Franchise network organization and development, new investors’ recruitment, personnel training and evaluation, settlement of new schools’ startup, marketing management and editing of printed publications, advertising strategies and design, negotiation and buy of media (TV, radio, printed publications and e marketing ), quality assurance based on ISO 9001 and ΕΛΟΤ 1433. 40 new franchise units created in Greece and Cyprus.
1999-2008
EUROGNOSI S.A (Educational Group EUROGNOSI)
Position: Franchise Managing Director
Area of specialty: Franchise design, studies, production of handbooks for school operation, recruitment of investors’, personnel and executives for central administration, real estate valuation, mapping and labeling of the area, creating written publications, organizing the procedure for the startup of the franchise business, finding certified suppliers to cooperate with the school network, organizing the establishment license and operation of the network, media plan of the company, training network seminars (organizing the means and topics of discussion and the people taking part), competition research, addition of supplementary products, franchise sales for the network development. Creation of 282 new franchise units in Greece and Cyprus exclusively with capitals of private investors.
1998-1999
OVB Hellas Alfinanz (Deutche Bank Gr. – Sales Network EFG EUROBANK)
Position: Account & Sales Manager
Area of specialty: Coordinator for organizing the sales department of bank and financial products, private banking, granting loans (E.F.G EUROBANK), investments in Greece and abroad, mutual funds in exchange (ALICO EUROBANK), promotion of insurance products to companies and individuals.
1998
GYROS TOU KOSMOU (later “AULOGYROS” Chain stores Cafe–Restaurant)
Position: Branch Networks’ Management (F&B Management Control)
Area of specialty: Organization and operation of the company’s stores, finding and training personnel, ordering products, selecting suppliers, analysis and costing of products – pricelists, food safety, recipe tasting, planning and including new products in stores, checking labor costs, solving problems, checking and managing quality and hygiene issues. Startup of 2 stores in Kypseli and Glyfada.
1996-1998
Papagalino – La Pasteria (Cafe – Confectioneries & Restaurants)
Position: Branch Networks’ Management (F&B Management Control)
Area of specialty: Organization and operation of the company’s stores, finding and training personnel, ordering products, selecting suppliers, analysis and costing of products – pricelists, food safety, recipe tasting, planning and including new products in stores, checking labor costs, solving problems, checking and managing quality and hygiene issues – ceremony organization – catering – children’s parties, local store marketing. Startup of 5 stores in Myconos, Kolonaki, Cholargos (2), And Kefalari in Kifissia.
1994-1996
Kenny Rogers Roasters Hellas (Fast Food Chain Stores)
Position: Branch Networks’ Management (F&B Control and Area Management)
Area of specialty: Organization and operation of the company’s stores, personnel hiring and training selecting suppliers, analysis and costing of products – pricelists, food safety, recipe tasting, planning and including new products in stores, checking labor costs, solving problems, checking and managing quality and hygiene issues, checking the chain stores’ financial and statistic data. Startup of 3 stores in Syntagma (now PUBLIC), Kallithea and Glyfada.
1991-1992
ELAFONISOS Hotel (3-Star Hotel)
Position: Hotel Manager
Area of specialty: Financial management, bookings, catering, supplying (café-snack bar), public relations and guest service, supervising the hotel’s operation.
From 1996 until the present I have created, operated and resold about 450 franchise stores for the following trade names:
FRESH, UNDERCOLORS OF BENETTON, LA MEDUSE, CROOL, (ΤΙΜ) WIND, INSPOT, SOOCRE Handmade Gourmet Candy, SOOCRE Low Fat Frozen Yogurt, ΕΥΡΩΓΝΩΣΗ, EUROLAB, IN BUSINESS, EUROEXECUTIVE, COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL, LA PASTERIA, PAPAGALINO, ΙΣΟΝ – ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΑΚΗΣ, ESTUDIES, TRANSLATE IT, BUSINESS PLUS, ΔΙΑΚΡΟΤΗΜΑ, AFTER SCHOOL, HOMENTALITY, ORANGE Q, TA ΚΟΤΟΠΟΥΛΑΚΙΑ.
2013 Diploma Lead Auditor in ISO 9001:2008 (ACM UKAS Accredited Body). Quality Management
2006 Real Estate Consultant (University of Indianapolis). Real Estate Marketing, Legal, Finance, Mortgages & Mortgages Lending, Estates, Trusts & Financial Plans
1997 Food Business Management (School of Tourism Professions), ΤΕΙ level. Work practice and experience with haute cuisine in: ΙΘΑΚΗ restaurant, the ΑΣΤΗΡ Hotel in Vouliagmeni, The Athen’s HILTON.
1996 Training Programme of Marketing Executives (ΕΛΚΕΠΑ). In collaboration with the marketing department of the National Bank for a wide range of consumption products and services (Project of UNILEVER, PROCTER & GAMBLE, ΔΕΛΤΑ milk company).
1992 Tourism Management Marketing (ALPINE Center – Glyfada Municipality). Management και marketing of to tourist business, restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels.
1992 Computer Programming and Analysis (Computer School of ΟΑΕΔ). Technological Training Centre IEK level.
1990 13th High School in Athens
I have attended sales, customer service, corporate social liability, management, marketing, franchising and other seminars. Some of them are:
2009 Effective cooperation with EQ (JMK – Anthropocentric Corporate Training) 2004 Photo Reading – Skimming (Learning Strategies Corporation)
2000 Effective Sales (U – MAN Hellas LTD)
1999 Insurance of Technical Works (Greek Institute of Insurance Studies)
1998 Promotion of Financial Products (OVB Allfinanz GMBH & CO)
I have also attended many conferences of the: Greek Franchise Association, Economist, Greek Trade Organization (ΟΠΕ) and other companies and I have represented the mission of the Greek Franchise Association in the European franchise conference that took place in Brussels in October 2005.
Finally I have taken part in 19 exhibitions of franchise in Athens and Thessaloniki with the company ΚΕΜ Franchise (as exhibitor) as well as in the Fiera exhibitions in Milan and SIF & Co in Valencia (also as official representative of the Greek Franchise Association).
Foreign Languages: Greek: native language, English: proficiency level, Spanish: elementary level, Italian: elementary level.
Computer: Very good knowledge and use of computers: Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point so as to create presentation, text processing and managing spreadsheets. Internet knowledge and social networks.
Driver’s License: Category Β’ private use.
Articles: I have written quite a few articles in franchise magazines like Franchise Business, Franchise Deal, Franchise Success και Franchise Emporium as well as in the newspapers Kerdos, Imerisia and Naftemporiki.
1993 Nation’s Scout
Award of Diploma of Nation’s Scout by the President of Democracy, his Excellency Mr. Constantinos Karamanlis, in the Armed Forces Club in Athens.
2008 Honorary Doctorate
Award of the title “Honorary Doctorate” of RIAT University – Russian International Academy of Tourism in UNESCO’s peace and civilisation home.
2011 Best Franchise Manager 2010
Award by the Franchise Business magazine in the annual organization of franchise awards that take place under the auspices of the Greek Franchise Association, of ΕΒΕΑ and the Greek National Trade Confederation, as Best Franchise Manager 2010.
2012 Most Loyal Network 2011
Award for the Group of Private Tutorial Schools ΔΙΑΚΡΟΤΗΜΑ, as the Most Loyal Network 2011, that is the chain store whose franchisees started up a 2nd and 3rd branch and which had the fewest franchisees’ loss in the previous year.
2012 Best Urban Franchisor 2011
Award for the Educational Group Ε.Γ ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΑΚΗ, as Best Urban Franchisor 2011, that is the best chain store with its headquarters outside of Attica, regarding its performance in 2011.
I have organized and realized successfully more than 65 conferences and seminars in Greece and Cyprus on behalf of the companies that I represented very time as well as the Greek Franchise Association.
The venues are the Hyatt Hotel, City College and Ε.Ε.Δ.Ε in Thessaloniki, the Athens’ Hilton, the Apollon Divani Pallace Hotel in Vouliagmeni, the Intercontinental Hotel, the Conference Training Centre of National Bank of Greece in Glyfada, the Auditorium of 9.84 radio station in Technopolis, Gazi and recently the Eugenides Foundation (Planetarium), in the Amphitheatre conference room.
Special consultant in franchise matters of the Greek market: (a) in the British Embassy in Athens (the Commercial Attaché), (b) the Greek–Chinese Union of Financial and Cultural Affairs and (c) the Greek-Russian Chamber in Athens.
Volunteering, exhibitions, traveling, theater and cinema, sports.
Available if requested.
Email | info@liaisongroup.gr