Trading & New Business Development Manager

Selectively looking for international opportunities in the oil & gas supply, trading and business developement areas

Coral SA - Official Shell Licensee July 2010 to Current
Supply & New Business Development Manager
Athens, Greece
Responsible for local and international movements of product to meet Coral's demand in Greece,as well as international trading on behalf of Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries within Greece and abroad. Lead New Business Development activities for Coral and MOH group.

Shell Hellas July 2006 to June 2010
Supply Trader
London, U K
Responsible for local and international trading of oil products in the Med area as well as for the associated risk management policy on behalf of Shell Hellas, I developed synergies with other traders and suppliers based in France, Italy, Spain, Turkey and Bulgaria. Also, I was leading the Business Development team in the East Med area, focusing on term supply deals and oil processing agreements. Member of the core team responsible for the divestment of Shell Hellas to MOH Corinth Refineries and the establishment of Coral SA during the period 2009-2010.

Shell Deutschland July 2004 to June 2006
Process Optimizer
Cologne, Germany
Deputy Process Unit Manager in the Utilities division of Rhineland refinery in Germany. My daily tasks involved a lot of project management work as well as leading various optimization projects in the Economics & Scheduling department of the refinery.

Shell Hellas December 2001 to June 2004
Supply Operator
Athens, Greece
Work in the Supply department of Shell in Europe. Responsible for the procurement of hydrocarbon on behalf of Shell Hellas, the associated shipping and logistics operations as well as for various business analyst tasks

London School of Economics 1998-1999
Master of Science: Operational Research
London, United Kingdom
Research Project: Research on Credit Spread Markets – Financial Analysis & Intranet Reporting

Imperial College 1997 - 1998
Master of Science: Process Systems
London, United Kingdom
Research Project: Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Crystallization Processes in Perfectly Mixed and Plug Flow Devices.

National Technical University of Athens 1991 - 1997
Bachelor of Science: Chemical Engineering
Athens, Greece
Research Project: Mathematical Modeling of Aeration Processes

Enthusiastic, seasoned professional who has accumulated extensive experience in refining, supply &trading, B2B sales and business development roles, with direct P&L and people management accountability, in a range of different business environments (both mature western European and emerging markets, such East Med countries). I have also exposure in Strategic Account Management, M&A and divestment projects within cross national boundaries and multicultural organizations with a proven record of managing change and delivering results, despite ambiguity and external challenges