International Faculty alumnus elected ‘Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year 2017’

Warm congratulations to our alumnus, Mr. Dimitrios Lakasas, CEO and Managing Director of Olympia Electronics, who was recently elected "Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year 2017’ by the EY Year Award 2017, after competing with other eminent businessmen.

Competition candidates who were distinguished for their entrepreneurial spirit, strategic orientation, innovation and the social impact were selected by an independent nine-member jury, under the chairmanship of Mr. Spyros Theodoropoulos, CEO of Chipita SA and winner of the Greek Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 competition.

The entrepreneurs who were elected in the individual categories will be awarded and will claim the title "Entrepreneur of the Year" 2017 at an official ceremony which will be held on Tuesday 27 March 2018. The winner will represent Greece at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year in Monte Carlo next June.

Mr Dimitrios Lakasas, is a graduate of the Business Administration and Economics Department of the International Faculty CITY College. He is a distinguished entrepreneur and members of numerous associations. He is actively involved in the Greek business sector. He was awarded the ‘National Business Excellence Award’ in 2007 and has also received the ‘Most Influential Business Manager’ Award in 2004 by ECO Q. His most important achievement was the strategic partnership with the American giant Honeywell. In 2011, at the peak of the Greek economic crisis he took over as new Chairman and Managing Director of Olympia Electronics S.A.

The International Faculty is proud of Mr Lakasas and congratulates him on winning a well-deserved award, a true recognition of his great work and contribution.

More information (in Greek):
http://www.ey.com/gr/en/about-us/entrepreneurship/entrepreneur-of-the-year/ey-eoy-program#section4