Nikolaos Karakoidas

nikolaos karakoidas

Business Development And Regional Adviser at Buckingham Consulting

Greece

Bio Summary

Experienced management consultant (big4), project director and former C-level business executive. My areas of expertise are strategy, general business management, operations management, franchise business, process design, digital transformation, and systems implementation.

Employment History

Buckingham Consulting

Business Development And Regional Adviser

Buckingham Consulting

March 2020 - present

Athens, Greece

Regional management / business development for international brand interested to expand in Greece or Cyprus or the Balkan countries, or local brands seeking international expansion. Buckingham Consulting is the world's leadi ...see more

Ermes Department Stores PLC

CEO

Ermes Department Stores PLC

July 2014 - March 2020

Nicosia, Cyprus

P&L responsibility for a Cyprus group of companies of 130 million euro sales, employing over 1,200 staff members. I supervised the Retail Operations, Marketing, e-commerce / marketplace, HR and Logistics (3000m2 warehousing f ...see more

Ermes Department Stores PLC

General Manager (Holding Company)

Ermes Department Stores PLC

March 2012 - July 2014

Nicosia, Cyprus

Commercial and Operational responsibility of the company

Ermes Department Stores PLC

General Manager (Subsidiary)

Ermes Department Stores PLC

March 2003 - March 2012

Athens, Greece

Founder of a retail startup. After setting up all systems and procedures, I expanded the company in Greece up to a size of nine retail locations, 120 staff members operating three fashion franchise brands.

Ermes Department Stores PLC

IT & Logistics Manager

Ermes Department Stores PLC

February 2002 - March 2003

Athens, Greece

Set up and operation of systems / procedures.

Deloitte

Manager

Deloitte

July 2000 - February 2002

Athens, Greece

Supervised or executed several projects related to: a) Strategy, business plans, financial analysis, financial modelling b) Due diligence, M&A, corporate restructuring c) Operations improvement, business process mapping (visi ...see more

Deloitte

Senior Consultant

Deloitte

February 1998 - July 2000

Athens, Greece

Education

Master's in Business Administration/Management

University of Warwick

1997

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

University of Thrace

1993

Language Skills

Country Experience

Cyprus Greece

Skills

Information Technology

Blockchain,

ERP,

CRM,

IT PMO

Business

Digital Transformation,

Digital Strategy,

Business Unit Strategy,

Strategic Planning,

Benchmarking & Best Practice,

Business Planning,

Corporate Strategy,

Feasability Studies,

Operating Model,

Trends & Global Forces,

Business Process Management,

Digitizing Operations,

Operation Management,

Strategy Execution,

KPIs,

Monitoring & Evaluation,

Product Development,

Project Management,

Interim Management,

Business Development,

Carve-out,

Commercial Due Diligence,

Joint Ventures & Alliances,

Merger & Acquisitions,

Post Merger Integration

Finance

Cost Management,

Budgeting,

Financial Analysis,

Financial Modeling

Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics

Procurement

Data Analysis

Data Analytics

Human Resources

Capability Development

Education and Training

Program Management