George Hasapakos

• Lead market penetration and business growth across Digital Services, Data & AI, Cybersecurity, and Software Development.
• Manage strategic partnerships and drive client acquisition across the EMEA region.
• Oversee recruitment for IT Professional Services, supporting staff augmentation strategies.
• Coordinate interdepartmental operations to ensure successful project execution.
• Delivered complex IT/software sales and services agreements with consistent revenue targets achieved.
• Negotiated and closed long-term agreements with new clients in assigned territory.
• Performed client research and identified opportunities for account growth, account penetration and market expansion.
• Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making.
• Led successful trade show exhibitions that resulted in significant lead generation and networking opportunities within the industry.
• Initiated cross-functional collaborations with multiple departments, improving communication and project outcomes.

• Managed business development for LIMS solutions across multiple verticals including Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Gas, and F&B.
• Drove regional sales strategy and client relationship management.
• Collaborated with marketing to position and promote integrated solutions, increasing regional revenue.

• Delivered complex IT integration solutions to major enterprises.
• Partnered with global vendors (e.g. EMC, VEEAM, Sophos) to offer end-to-end tech solutions.
• Specialized in cybersecurity, core banking, storage, and disaster recovery systems.

• Increased client base by identifying new business opportunities and cultivating strong relationships with key decision makers.
• Developed customized solutions for clients based on a deep understanding of their unique pain points, delivering exceptional value and driving repeat business.
• Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote growth and retention.
• Charged to promote the Company's financial software solutions, applications, modules to prospective clients and will be responsible for qualifying prospective projects for the Company to pursue further.

- Focused to generate new revenue opportunities and customer wins through the increased adoption of Bull's technologies.

- Actively responsible for managing and developing new go-to-market strategies.

• Developed and executed a comprehensive sales and advisory strategy to achieve and exceed revenue targets for Bull products & services within the Financial, Banking and Government sectors in Cyprus

• Acted as a trusted advisor to clients, understanding their business and technological challenges, and recommending Bull and partner solutions that drive value and competitive advantage.

• Proactively identify and engage key decision-makers and stakeholders within target accounts, establishing strong, long-term relationships and gaining a deep understanding of their strategic objectives.

● Main duties involved authorizing, approving and ensuring that the visa issuing process was orderly and fairly carried out
● Certify signatories, examining applications, and interview applicants if necessary
● Involved in providing appropriate advice regarding all areas of consular affairs, including local immigration laws affecting Cypriot citizens and all other pertinent laws, policy regulations, and processing procedures
● Responsible for preparing written reports on matters affecting Cypriot citizens in the host country, such as travel warnings or instances of mistreatment of Cypriot citizens
● Charged with building bridges of communication between Cyprus and the host country in support of Cyprus national interests
● Involved in carrying out both cultural and information programs to explain to foreign audiences the complexities of Cyprus society and culture and the
current Administration's foreign policy agenda

● Promoted and moved to NCR Financial Payment & Imaging Solutions Division, where I had been responsible for the strategy and solution marketing program to enable the Payment Solutions Team to deploy solutions for the field, which would effectively maximize sales, revenue and market share growth
● Responsible for the complete NCR's solution & services offering to financial institutions with regards to cheque and image processing processes
● Decision driver for signing regional (EMEA) partnerships with other technology solution vendors
● Managed NCR's solutions positioning, competitive analysis, pricing strategy, solution collateral and education content

Organized roadshows in EMEA, arrange for NCR's participation in worldwide exhibitions (e.g CeBit), where NCR provides demonstrations and consultancy
● Organized personal development programs for our sales and professional services team through NCR's HQs, NCR University as well as other external training organizations.

● Managed business development of NCR Teradata
Division Cyprus System Integration Projects, Datawarehouse/CRM solutions, services and equipment, contract negotiation, account management and customer satisfaction
● Implemented new procedures to best quantify and qualify customers needs by studying/analyzing their operation and keep abreast of competitive activity and strategy
● Won the 2002 Century Point Club (CPC) - Top Sales Performer Award

● Achieved 107% of personal Orders quota: US$ 1.6M, revenue target: US$3M

● Business Account Officer for 33 banks around the world, with major duties in account management and new business development, as well as consultancy services in all of the following areas: Card Issuing and Management, Acquiring, Electronic Business
● Increased sales of Card Management System solutions, working closely with the Marketing department
● Directly involved in the creation of the overall pricing strategy for the product/solutions
● Promoted CTL solutions in international conferences of payment solutions (Visa, MasterCard, Europay)
● Exceeded personal Orders and Revenue target of US$1.0 M by 12%