Paraskevas Paraskevas
| Headline: | Innocent Bystander |
| Industries: | Computing, Education, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Mobile, Nanotech, Retail, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Investment, Italian, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public speaking, Recruitment, Sales, Writing |
| Visas: | Countries in EU and all EEA countries |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Creating a group, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding hot stories, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Internships, Investing in projects, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Supporting my investments |
| Schools: | University of Kalmar, University of Turin |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Euromonitor International 60-61 Britton Street, EC1M 5UX London (United Kingdom) |
| Position: | In-Country Market Analyst |
| Time period: | March 2009 - October 2009 |
| Description: | 1. Conduct a research & analysis of the Financial cards and Domestic Electrical Appliances market in Greece, by using secondary data available on a local and European level.
2. Conduct interviews with major market players. 3. Update & Review the company’s database with the latest market data, and make projections/estimations for 2009 and 2010. 4. Feed the research findings into analyses & reports for the expected growth/contraction of the Greek Market. |
| Employer: | Electrolux Professional Laundry Systems,Ljungby,Sweden |
| Position: | Market Analysis for the Electrolux Professional Laundry Systems Group (EPLSG), concerning its Growth Potential in the Russian Market. |
| Time period: | January 2008 - June 2008 |
| Description: | 1. Evaluate the business growth potential that exists on a regional level In Russia, for the professional laundry systems market.
2. Select appropriate areas for business development and perform customer segmentation according to custom criteria. 3. Based on the results of the former analyses, devise the appropriate strategic recommendations, so that Electrolux can further increase its market share in Russia. Web link of the thesis: http://hik.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:267 |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Kalmar |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Business Administration , MSc |
| University: | University of Turin |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2007 |
| Degree: | Management of Economic Development , MA |
