Bio

Current: Business Consultant, Director Maltco Lotteries Joined Maltco 2011 (CEO 2015-2022), Intralot Group, KAE/HDFS, Unilever, Nestle Global and Local Leadership acumen, Business Strategy, Personnel & Client Relations, Innovation & Operational Policies. Accomplished and growth-focused strategic mindset leader and consultant, with extensive experience in corporate governance, P&L responsibility & personnel management, business development, and marketing operations across top-tier organisations and small businesses. * Demonstrative history of success in building, leading & consulting multi-disciplined teams, streamlining business activities and policies whilst conceptualizing and executing corporate strategies to improve P&L within competitive markets. * Renowned strategic thinker with history of global success and business development. Consistently boost sales, people, and business management efforts to optimize fiscal performance and revenue gains. * Forward-thinking leader with tactical and strategic vision, keen bottom-line focus, and verifiable success in enhancing efficiency. * Articulate communicator, problem solver, and negotiator with distinctive ability to build robust relationships with key business stakeholders. Since June 2015 to July 2022, Vasileios was assuming the role of CEO, leading Maltco Lotteries - the licenced operator of the National Lottery in Malta - to the top-10 Maltese companies. His vision to offer multi-entertainment games to players in a responsible way has been accomplished and rewarded in Malta. In 2020 he was awarded Malta's Best CEO of the Year & Lifetime Achievement Award, from MiGEA, together with another 7 prestigious awards for Maltco Lotteries (2020 & 2021), achieving for Maltco twice the Best Workplace in Malta. Vasileios received his Bachelor of Business Administration (Athens University of Economics and Business), he graduated and was awarded the Master of Science in Marketing (Strathclyde University of Glasgow). He has obtained consumer research know-how with Unilever/RIH, sales experience, media & marketing management and corporate audit expertise with Unilever, in Greece, Italy & Europe and retail management & operations with Hellenic Duty Free Shops. In 2002 he assumed the position of Marketing Director with INTRALOT. He hired, directed and consulted a team of 80 commercial professionals worldwide. He established marketing and retail structures, while launching more than 60 new games to Lotteries all over the world, achieving top revenue and profitability for INTRALOT and the local companies.