Yorgos Kleivokiotis, Director with General Management responsibilities

Yorgos Kleivokiotis

Director with General Management responsibilities

SIVVI.COM

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis
Éducation
Master, Strategy
Expérience
20 years, 1 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :20 years, 1 Mois

Director with General Management responsibilities à SIVVI.COM
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis mai 2014

• Joined at second month of operation and turned around business plan, eventually growing business to USD 8m annualized revenue
• Hired middle management team and 50+ employees of all functions
• Set up processes and performance management systems covering: Operations, Marketing, Customer Care, Purchasing, Digital Production, Merchandising, Buying & IT
• Launched two private label fashion brands that are now central to profitability strategy
• Launched beauty category reaching 11% of business and driving repeat purchase
• Project managed world-class desktop, mobile website and iOS, Android apps
• Signed distribution partnerships with major fashion and beauty brands on a variety of procurement models including purchase, consignment and back-to-back
• Set up partnerships with IT services, payment providers, logistics partners and marketing channels

Business Development Director à Koorabazar.com
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • juin 2012 à avril 2014

• Developed concept, strategy, set up company and raised Series 1 of USD 500k
• Set up marketing strategy reaching 200k monthly sessions with shoestring budget
• Signed-up agreements with key sports brands including Nike, Puma, adidas making us one of two regional online shops to officially carry them
• Signed-up partnership agreements with football clubs, banks, courier services, football academies, loyalty programs and marketing affiliates

Strategy Director à BPG Group
  • mars 2009 à juin 2012

• Won six new major business accounts resulting in USD 9.5 m of new revenue
• Retained existing client relationships through value-adding advisory services
• Launched corporate rebranding strategy of region’s largest shopping mall conglomerate
• Rebranding strategy for the world’s second largest money transfer and FOREX company
• Recommended strategy roadmap for casual clothing brand facing declining sales
• Conducted numerous client workshops and internal training programs

Business Development Manager à Gulftalent.com
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • octobre 2006 à mars 2007

• Established online and offline partnerships that increased website traffic and doubled member registration growth rate & quarterly revenues
• Developed advertising product offering that generated USD 150k annual revenue

Brand Manager -Durex à SSL International - acquired by Reckitt Benckiser
  • Grèce
  • janvier 2003 à août 2005

• Developed localized marketing strategy resulting in market share growth of 2% in declining market conditions
• Handled agency and media relationships and won 3 national advertising awards
• Set up first B2C e-commerce store from a multinational brand in Greece
• Awarded 1st place and funding for intra-company CSR program

Petty Officer à Greek Military Navy
  • Grèce
  • mars 2001 à octobre 2002

Obligatory Military Service

Éducation

Master, Strategy
  • à INSEAD
  • juin 2006
Baccalauréat, Strategy
  • à Athens University of Economics and Business
  • juillet 2000

Specialties & Skills

Team Creation
Digital Marketing
Business Planning
Strategic Partnerships
New Business Development

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Italien
Moyen

Loisirs

  • Travel, history, technology, fitness
    Lived in 6 countries and travelled to over 30 Public speaker at TEDxAthens, Wamda Events, Panorama of Entrepreneurship Athens, Arabnet Beirut, PechaKucha Sharjah