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New Member of the Management Team of M.J. Maillis Group
| Source: M.J. Maillis
ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - July 17, 2008) - M.J. Maillis Group (ASE: MAIK) announces the
recruitment of Mr. Apostolos Georgiou for the position of Group
Optimisation and Value Creation Manager as of June 9, 2008.
During the presentation of the new member of the Group, the CEO Mr.
Kourouglos explained that this role is vital for the organization, as
within his role, Mr. Georgiou will be responsible for the implementation of
the group pricing strategy in Europe and for the cost optimization and
value creation of the Group's operations. Mr. Kourouglos stated that the
recruitment of Mr. Georgiou is consistent and reinforces the commitment of
the Group Management to bring and maintain the company's profitability
above the industry average.
Mr. Georgiou is a Chemical Engineer with an MSc in Petroleum Engineering
from Imperial College in London and an MBA from Manchester Business School.
He has also attended specialized crisis management, negotiation skills and
business administration programmes at Harvard University.
Mr. Georgiou has extensive experience in managing profitability in
international environments in companies like Chevron and BP. He has been
involved in major projects for the restructuring and implementation of new
management methods and the realization of pricing strategy for petroleum
products in the retail and wholesale business.
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