OUR BOARD
Harry
Parianos
CEO
Harry is a dyed-in-the-wool McCanner: after getting his Bachelor’s degree in Economics at Athens University, he started out as a trainee in McCann’s Account Management department in 1993—and has been with the network ever since. In 1996, he moved to Sofia, Bulgaria, after McCann became the majority holder of a local advertising agency. Harry was responsible for transferring the McCann know-how, handled all the McCann multinational clients for 4 years and was the main driving force behind the office’s growth.
Following his stint abroad, be moved back to Athens as a Business Unit Director and later became Deputy General Manager. Harry has handled practically all the clients on McCann’s roster, won major new business pitches and contributed to the stability of the Agency. Most importantly, he kept the McCann “culture” intact through tough times and several management changes. Harry is currently the CEO of McCann Worldgroup Greece.
Harry Parianos
CEO
Aleka
Papadia
Executive Creative Director
One of the most prominent figures in the Greek advertising scene, Aleka has been delivering some of the country’s most-talked about work for both local and international brands. In a career that spans 24 years, she has won over 170 awards for creativity and effectiveness, for clients such as Vodafone, Wind Telecommunications, Hellas On Line, Volkswagen, SEAT, Unilever, Nestle, AXA, ERGO, IKEA, Media Markt, National Bank of Greece, National Lottery Organization, to name a few.
She’s a native McCanner, having started with us at a very young age. Following an extensive tour de force of Greece’s ad agency scene—plus five years of successful freelancing—Aleka is currently the ECD of “alma mater” McCann Worldgroup Greece. Aleka has a knack for understanding the big picture, loves storytelling in every form and is constantly pushing the boundaries of every medium to tell culturally relevant and engaging stories.
When she’s not problem-solving or thinking of ideas that challenge what can be done, she enjoys immersing herself in a play or travelling.
Aleka Papadia
Executive Creative Director
Theokritos
Chatziris
CFO
Theokritos (Takis) Chatziris is Executive Vice President and C.F.O. at McCann Greece, managing the company’s financial strategy and operations. Takis is committed to maximizing long-term shareholder value and maintaining the high level of integrity for which McCann is known. He is also a member of the company’s Board of Directors
Takis joined McCann in 2014 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to McCann, he held managerial positions—and was a BoD member—in other business sectors, including the Dairy Industry (Fage S.A), Pharmaceutical Industry (Famar S.A) and Yellow Pages (GYP).
He spearheaded McCann’s transition from basic accounting systems to wholly integrated business and financial information systems, and increased the company’s profitability mainly through cost optimization. He also has great experience in the fields of finance, leadership and negotiations.
Takis holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Macedonia in Thessaloniki, as well as a Master of Science (MSc) Degree in International Economics, Banking and Finance from the University of Wales.
Outside of work, Takis loves to travel and enjoys swimming and running, having completed five classic marathons (yes, the 42km kind).
His motto is "Trust is more important than qualifications".
Theokritos Chatziris
CFO
George
Tridimas
Client Service Director – McCANN Athens
George is McCann’s Client Service Director. Born and raised in Athens, George is a proud McCanner; he’s been part of the family since 2006, and has worked in both the Athens and Milan offices. Always hungry for innovation, he also headed Brand and Offline Marketing for efood.
In addition to his agency responsibilities, George oversees all of McCann’s business and fosters solid partnerships.
He lives downtown, breathes by the sea.
George Tridimas
Client Service Director – McCANN Athens
Effie
Issaakidou
Managing Director - Momentum
Effie is the Managing Director of Momentum Worldwide Athens.
With more than 15 years of experience in the communication industry, her experience includes strategic development and implementation both for local and international brands.
Mother, fashionista, long-distance runner. For Effie, all challenges are accepted and all barriers can be transformed into experiential opportunities to gain momentum.
Effie Issaakidou
Managing Director - Momentum
Veni
Kleonakou
General Manager - Weber Shandwick Athens
Veni has more than 15 years’ experience in the communications industry. Her particular expertise is in strategic corporate and brand communication for international and local brands.
Prior to Weber Shandwick, Veni was Special Advisor to the Greek National Tourism Organization, the Ministry of Development, and Greenberg Quinlan & Rosner in Washington, DC.
She holds an MPA from Cornell University with a specialization in business and public affairs. In addition, she holds a BSc in International and European Economics & Politics and has been awarded the Onassis Scholarship for graduate studies. Due to her studies and work, she has travelled to many places around the world and is no stranger to dealing with odd situations.
Veni loves sailing in the Aegean and believes that, in life, rather than waiting for the winds to change, it's better to adjust your sails.
Veni Kleonakou
General Manager - Weber Shandwick Athens
Madga
Koutsouflaki
General Manager - Weber Shandwick
Leading the PR sector requires multiple skills. And Magda is a results-driven professional with over 30 years’ experience in all communications fields.
Ever since she joined Weber Shandwick in 2013, she has been actively involved in strategy development, corporate communications, crisis management, digital and brand communications, employee engagement, event planning and sponsorship activity.
At Weber Shandwick, we “engage always” and “we solve”. This is exactly how Magda sees PR: Establishing strong engagement and building trust, while providing effective solutions to our partners.
Madga Koutsouflaki
General Manager - Weber Shandwick
Katerina
Yiannouli
General Manager MRM
Digital native, data-driven and creative at heart, Katerina combines her deep understanding of data with creative thinking. She focuses mainly on digital marketing and has led many performance, social and strategic teams in their mission to provide clients with elegant solutions that move hearts and minds.
She loves yoga, nature and crafting fairies and elves with her daughters.
Katerina Yiannouli
General Manager MRM
OUR PEOPLE
You’ll find all of us in the trenches, every day (OK, maybe with an iced latte in hand). At McCann Athens, it’s always been about teamwork, each person guarding the other person’s six. From planning to media, account management to art direction, it’s an understatement to say we love what we do; we give it our all on every project and expect—in fact, demand—results. This gives meaning to every moment we spend at work, rewards our clients’ trust and allows us to have a great time outside the office too.
