EXECUTIVE PROFILE :

Nick Giannakakis has over 20 years of experience working in IT . Throughout his career he ’ s worked for Richemont in Switzerland , British American Tobacco in the UK , and in his native Greece for the Coca-Cola Hellenic Company . His current role is at Motor Oil , where he ’ s based in Athens .

He describes his style of management as being both a mentor and a team member , commenting that he prides himself on a daily basis of being able to combine these two aspects . He believes in the importance of being able to influence decisions working with senior executives .

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He ’ s also a big believer in diversity . “ We try to encourage everyone to bring a difference to everything they do ,” he says . “ When you are leading a tech department , and I have been on this journey for years and years now , you need to be able to focus on diversity . When I say diversity I also mean in the way of thinking , combining a more agile way of thinking and understanding the power of prioritisation .”

Giannakakis is collaborative , always a team player , and always keen to learn . “ I don ’ t want to be left behind in this new reality , and I always try to bring new ideas to the table ” he adds . businesschief . eu