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Paris Deligiannakis - Curriculum vitae

education

2007-2009	BOSTON, MA HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL Candidate for Master in Business Administration, June 2009. Panel Chair for the Cyberposium Technology Conference. Member of the Tech & Media, VC & Private Equity, Squash & Tennis and Outdoors clubs. GMAT 770.
1997-2001	LONDON, UK IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON Master of Engineering degree in Computing. Graduated with First Class Honours. Member of the Symphony & Chamber orchestras. Member of the Imperial College Chess team and Webmaster of the Chess Club; awarded Imperial College Union Half Colours for contribution to the Student Union.

experience

2005-2008	ATHENS, GREECE MCKINSEY & COMPANY
Summer 2008	Summer Associate Managed the final preparation phase before the implementation of a 2-year, performance transformation program in a postal operator. Served as the engagement manager of the McKinsey team. Developed recommendations and tools for communication to internal and external stakeholders, monitoring and reporting during implementation, and training of client teams in charge of the change effort.
2005-2007	Business Analyst Growth strategy: Evaluated investment options in energy, metals and mining for a Greek industrial company, as part of a broader risk management study. Presented the resulting investment plan (€1bn +) to the CEO. IT strategy: Assessed the current state of IT and the operational efficiency of major business processes in an insurance company. Assisted in developing its 3-year IT strategy. Post-merger management: Coordinated the post-merger integration of the handset purchasing departments of a mobile operator, its fixed-line parent company and an electronics retailer. Analyzed pricing and market data, and developed the initial strategy of the new unit in the negotiation of over €300m worth of purchases. Cross-border integration: Led the Procurement work stream, in the design of the international organization and governance of a retail banking group spanning seven countries. Identified priority categories with potential synergies of €40m annually, and developed the implementation plan for the new Group Procurement function. Sourcing strategy: Analyzed available and future natural gas sourcing options for a major power generator, and participated in the formulation of a long-term gas sourcing strategy, worth €400m annually. Organization design: Designed and coordinated the implementation of a broad reorganization and transformation project for a leading telecommunications company, including a voluntary retirement scheme for 6,000 employees.
2004-2005	CHIOS, GREECE HELLENIC AIR FORCE National Service - Assistant Flight Controller Coordinated all regional military flights, supplied weather and air-traffic information, and communicated with Air Force headquarters.
2002-2004	LONDON, UK BARCLAYS CAPITAL IT Analyst Participated in the design and development of a new pricing and risk system for exotic equity derivatives. Implemented new features on the settlement system that handles all of the bank's fixed income trading and accounting, for users in London, Paris and New York. Worked on the new version of a web application that provides fixed income portfolio analytics to internal and external clients.
2001-2002	ATHENS, GREECE SINGULAR LOGIC (FORMELY DELTA SINGULAR) Software Developer Worked on the development of a packaged software application for managing retail channels.

certifications

2003	Securities and Investment Institute (UK): Certificate in Securities and Financial Derivatives.

personal

Languages: Greek (native speaker), French (advanced), German (basic). Enjoy soccer, basketball and swimming. Violin. Club chess player - 2nd place in national U-16 team championship.