GEORGE LIMPERIS
CEO
GEORGE LIMPERIS
George Limperis is the founder and Managing Director of Palladian. He has personal hands on involvement with all the company’s major accounts.
He started his career at Unilever Hellas where he worked at the Distribution, Sales and Marketing Departments. He moved on to the Ionian Bank of Greece, where he rose to the position of Director of Communications. In 2000 he became General Manager of Public Affairs Management and Managing Director of Mediaccess, both companies of the DDB Group. In 2001 he founded Palladian Communications Specialists. George studied Business Administration at the Athens University of Business and Economy.
PAVLOS ALIVISATOS
VICE CHAIRMAN
PAVLOS ALIVISATOS
Pavlos is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Palladian Communications Specialists. He has extensive experience in management, strategic planning, business development, communication strategy and media relations.
In the past Pavlos worked at Pizza Hut and KFC Greece, serving in various positions including in Operations and Marketing, while he also served as the company’s Business Development, Procurement and Quality Assurance Director and at the corporation’s Strategy & Crisis Management Committee. From 2004 to 2009, he focused on re-organizing his family business portfolio which included activities in the textile, F&B, and real estate sectors.
In 2010 Pavlos co-founding Yes Positive Communication, an independent, privately held boutique PR and Communication Strategy agency, where he acted as Managing Partner, responsible for managing the business, while he was also actively involved in leading the agency’s teams managing Media Relations and Communication activities for leading international and local corporations covering sectors such as the international financial services industry, the services industry, the retail sector and the tourism industry.
In September 2020, Yes Positive Communication merged operations with Palladian Communication Specialists. Pavlos is actively involved in managing Palladian Communications Specialists’ client portfolio.
Pavlos is a graduate of Tufts University, USA with a BA in Political Science and History and also holds an MBA from INSEAD. He is fluent in Greek and English.
YIANNIS SARANTIS
SENIOR CONSULTANT
YANNIS SARANTIS
Yannis joined Palladian in 2002 as a senior consultant. He is responsible for Strategic Communication, Crisis & Issues Management and for Palladian’s political reporting unit. He has developed crisis management manuals for major companies in the banking, manufacturing and services sectors and is involved in strategy formulation for major clients. Until 1998 he managed a family business producing and marketing fast moving plastic consumer products. In 1999 he joined Public Affairs Management as a consultant with responsibility for strategy development and political communication.
Yannis studied Economics at the London School of Economics and Contemporary European Studies at the University of Sussex.
GINA DRAGONA
SENIOR CONSULTANT
GINA DRAGONA
Gina is a Senior Consultant at Palladian Communications Specialists. She has extensive experience in strategic communication, public affairs, media relations, crisis management and event management. She has been active in the communication strategy sector for more than 25 years, having held key positions in both the public and private sector.
In the past she has served as a member of the Strategic and Political Planning Committee of one of the major political parties in Greece, as Communication Strategy Advisor and Media Relations Director at the Greek Tourism Ministry and the Greek National Education and Religious Affairs Ministry and as Corporate Communications and International Affairs Director at a leading Greek communications group.
Throughout her career she has participated in many electoral campaigns and managed many strategic communication activities and international and national promotion campaigns, while she has also implemented Crisis & Issues Management for both the public and private sector.
In 2010 Gina co-founded Yes Positive Communication, an independent, privately held boutique PR and Communication Strategy agency. As co-founder and Partner at the agency, Gina was actively involved in leading the agency’s teams managing Media Relations and Communication activities for leading international and local corporations covering sectors such as tourism, fashion, services, retail, F&B, and lifestyle & wellness.
In September 2020, Yes Positive Communication merged operations with Palladian Communication Specialists. Gina is actively involved in managing Palladian Communications Specialists’ client portfolio.
Gina is a graduate of the University Lettres et Arts Lille III in France and holds a “Maitrise” degree in Political Communication and Information. She is fluent in Greek, French and English.
MARITA KAZADELLI
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
MARITA KAZADELLI
Marita occupies the position of Account Director at Palladian and has joined the company since 2020. She is a senior Marketing, Communications & PR professional with over 15 years of expertise in Marketing & Communications departments in leading companies & PR agencies.
Having developed and implemented PR communication strategies including corporate, brand & digital PR, brand awareness, Retail Marketing & CSR campaigns for various Greek & international brands, she has worked in key positions within the Marketing & Comms department of SEAT TECHNOCAR (Vassilakis group of companies), NEOSET s.a & PLAISIO. Moving on, she joined as Account Director leading Communications & PR agencies, thus having the opportunity to work for Greek & multinational clients in the Technology, Retail & FMCG sectors such as SONY Mobile, NN Hellas, Jaguar, AB Βασιλόπουλος, PHILIPS, General Mills, Diageo Corporate etc. She holds a bachelor’s degree in “French language & Literature” and a master’s degree in “Communication & PR” from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
GEORGE KOTSIRAS
CFO
GEORGE KOTSIRAS
Giorgos is responsible for the company’s financial policy and oversees the accounts’ department. He has worked as financial director at several companies in the media and advertising sectors, including Tradelink S.A. and Fame Sports Marketing S.A. of the SPOT JWT Group, Adel Saatchi & Saatchi S.A. and OgilvyOne Worldwide Athens Advertising S.A. Giorgos holds an Economics degree from the Athens University of Economics and Business (ASOEE) and a post graduate diploma in Corporate Finance from Surrey University.
KOSTIS STEFANOU
MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGER
KOSTIS STEFANOU
Kostis is an experienced media relations specialist with an established network of media contacts and a long-term exposure to communicating corporate missions and practices in a positive and credible manner.
He commenced his career in Public Relations at the Bank of Cyprus where he was part of the Press Office Department for 11,5 years. During that period, he handled numerous events and press conferences, while he was involved in coordinating the communication campaign of the hostile takeover attempt of the Bank of Cyprus by Piraeus Bank and Marfin Bank, along with that of the Bank of Cyprus’ takeover bid for Emporiki Bank.
He joined Palladian in 2013 as the head of Media Relations, managing the corporate relations of major clients spanning across multiple industries with key media. Recently, he was assigned by the Bank of Greece as a special advisor to the Press Office of Probank, during the period which the latter was appointed with a Commissioner.
Kostis is a graduate of the Professional Journalism Workshop, he is fluent in English and studies Chinese.
EVI CHAMAKIOTI
LEGAL ADVISOR
EVI CHAMAKIOTI
Evi Chamakioti joined Palladian in 2016. She has a bachelor degree in Law from Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) and a Master In Law from City University of London, in International Commercial Law, specializing in Maritime Law and in Arbitration. Evi joined Palladian as a Legal Advisor.
KONSTANTINOS LIMPERIS
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER
KONSTANTINOS LIMPERIS
Konstantinos is an Administrator Manager in Palladian Communication Specialists. He is responsible for publicity and media reporting for a number of clients. Before joining Palladian, he was working as liaison between the Hellenic Union of Chambers and the European Union of Chambers. He started his career in 2008, at Publicis Consultants Athens where he worked as a trainee. Konstantinos holds a Master of Arts from the Brussels International Business School in and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication and Marketing from the Brussels International Management Institute.
ERRIKA ANDRIANOPOULOU
CONFERENCES MANAGER
ERRIKA ANDRIANOPOULOU
Errika Andrianopoulou joined Palladian Conferences in November, 2022 as a Conferences Manager. She has majored in european/balkan studies from the Aristoteleio Uninverstity, University of Bath and Institut d’études politiques de Paris, and has acquired knowledge of history, economics, european parliamentary procedures and european culture. Her knowledge of 4 foreign languages and her professional experience in Brussels and Paris indicate her flexibility, strong motivation, resilience and social skills. Her positions as a ministerial and mayor’s advisοr and later as an event manager to several private companies honed her organizational and interpersonal skills, level of IT proficiency, oral and written communication skills, multicultural exposure (municipal festival and exhibition organisation where she learnt accountability and prioritizing under pressure) and team spirit abilities (working with different people from different cultures).Her main interests evolve around event management, business administration, public and international relations.
OLGA ZIARA
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
OLGA ZIARA
Olga graduated from the University of Ioannina Mathematics Department.
While applying math on computers she became involved with digital art. She took part in artistic and creative groups and attended workshops of digital design, specialised in video animation, video editing and graphics art.
Olga collaborated with the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A) in visualizing projects, as an art director and video compositor, as well as a video animator on the Brainy.gr digital educational platform. Additionally she worked as a freelancer on shows and events using creative digital marketing and brand promotion in the fashion industry.
YIANNIS BATIS
IT MANAGER
YIANNIS BATIS
Yannis is responsible for IT support and web development. He has worked for a number of public and private companies such as: General Secretariat for Gender Equality, Archaeology Society, National Theatre of Northern Greece, Athens University of Economics and Business, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Anabiosis Pharmaceuticals, Kalamata Papadimitriou etc. for websites, applications and software development. He has participated in forums as a speaker and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Systems from University of Piraeus.
DIMITRIS GAROUFALIS
ACCOUNT MANAGER
DIMITRIS GAROUFALIS
Dimitris is an Account Manager in Palladian Communication Specialists. He handles a portfolio of leading companies and banks for which he is responsible to prepare reports on the political and economic situation on a daily basis.
Before joining Palladian, he was a Brand & Communication Manager in Desserta Hellas, a production and trading food company. In 2013, he worked as a Relationship Manager in the Wealth Management Department of Commerzbank in Luxembourg and as a Public Relations Officer he was managing customers’ portfolios from Greece, Cyprus and Malta. In 2006, he started his career in Eleftherotypia Newspaper where he worked as a journalist and in 2009, he moved to Alpha TV and later to Star Channel TV to cover the social and later the political reportage in the news. Dimitris holds a Master’s degree (MSc) in International Political Relations and Communication from Lund University in Sweden and a Bachelor’s degree of Communication and Mass Media from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is fluent in English, French and Swedish.
CHRYSSA RAGKOU
JUNIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
CHRYSSA RAGKOU
Chryssa Ragkou joined Palladian in July, 2018. She is a graduate of the department of Public Administration of the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences with a degree in Public Economics. Her main interests evolve around finance, business administration and more specifically strategy building and business intelligence. Chryssa is responsible for press monitoring and preparing reports for customers in various sectors.
AGGELOS BAGIATIS
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
AGGELOS BAGIATIS
Aggelos Bagiatis joined Palladian in 2021. He has graduated from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and continued his studies in Communication.
He started his career in journalism and political communication in Athens and Evia island.
He has written articles for various media, while having participated in numerous seminars and conferences.
ILIANA XENOU
OFFICE MANAGER
ILIANA XENOU
Iliana joined Palladian as Office Manager in 2021. She has graduated from the Department of Communication and Mass Media of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She continued her studies in Cultural Units Management.
She has started her career in arts and culture, working in organizing, planning and producing cultural events and film festivals. Given her academic knowledge and her great interest in communication and management , she has had the opportunity to explore various professional fields and sectors and expand her skills.