Panayotis holds a doctoral degree from the University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree from the National Technical University of Athens. With a distinguished career in the telecommunications sector, he has been recognized for leading multiple mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships, as well as driving transformation initiatives that enhanced the commercial positioning and competitiveness of the organizations he has worked with. Among other roles, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Nova and as a member of the Executive Committee at Vodafone. He has also held positions at leading international organizations, including McKinsey & Company, Teleperformance, and Dell, and has gained research experience in the automotive industry in the United States.