Maria Gourtsilidou

Maria Gourtsilidou is Senior Editor of Research and Data Analytics at the CEOWORLD magazine. She is responsible for driving thought leadership, using data analytics to showcase the company’s products and services, and fostering knowledge sharing between CEOWORLD magazine and client organizations. She studied Public Administration (Economics Of The Public Sector) in Greece and holds a Bachelor’s in Public Administration from the Panteion University of Political & Social Studies. Follow Maria Gourtsilidou on Twitter. Write at maria-gourtsilidou@ceoworld.biz.

CEO Spotlight

CEO Spotlight: Leon Avigad – The interesting story of the Israeli businessman with dozens of hotel projects in Greece

CEO SpotlightMaria Gourtsilidou

In 2005, Leon Avigad, founded Leopard Hospitality, where he currently serves as chief executive officer (CEO). The company specializes in the construction and operation of boutique hotels. Leon is also the founder and co-owner of Brown Hotels, a Tel-Aviv-based boutique hotel collection. Leon Avigad has worked for many years in the...

CEO Spotlight

An exclusive interview with Theodore Anagnostopoulos, Co-Founder and General Manager SciCo

CEO SpotlightMaria Gourtsilidou

SciCo is a Non-Governmental Organization, founded in 2008. Its name comes from the words Science and Communication. As its name reveals, SciCo’s goal is to communicate scientific topics to the general public through innovative, interactive, and entertaining activities. A goal that steadily expanded in many countries all over the world...

CEO Briefing

Top 4 most popular vacation choices for 2022

CEO BriefingMaria Gourtsilidou

People all around the world are ready to travel again for leisure. Over the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the restrictive measures traveling was not an easy process. Nowadays, most of the restrictive measures do not apply, so people are keen to travel again and can't...

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Special Reports

The main consequences of the war in Ukraine to businesses

Special ReportsMaria Gourtsilidou

Following the pandemic, the war in Ukraine continues to cause huge problems in the global supply chain. Thus, we have increased prices up to difficulties in transporting products and shortages of raw materials and food. Also, the cost of producing cars in the car industry has increased. For Toyota Motor,...

CEO Agenda

Top career barriers women face in technology sector

CEO AgendaMaria Gourtsilidou

Today many women work in the field of technology. However, the majority are men, indicating that there is no equal treatment between men and women in the industry. In fact, according to recent official data, 52% of women in IT believe that gender limits their careers. The situation in the...

CEO Spotlight

An exclusive interview with a Greek Entrepreneur Manolis Tsaldaris, Founder and CEO Waterfresh

CEO SpotlightMaria Gourtsilidou

CEOWORLD magazine has engaged in an exclusive and in-depth interview with Manolis Tsaldaris, Founder & CEO Waterfresh. The interview questions were answered by Manolis Tsaldaris. WaterFresh, although it counts only several years since it was founded, has managed to expand a lot not only in Greece but also abroad. The...

CEO Spotlight

An Exclusive Interview With Barak Baum, Co-Founder at Ficus Investments

CEO SpotlightMaria Gourtsilidou

Barak Baum, Co-Founder of Ficus Investments, and his partners decided to look into the great potential of the Greek real estate market, focusing specifically on the tourism sector. Barak Baum and his old school friend Gal Itzhak Ninio founded in Athens in 2018 Ficus Investments and steadily nowadays own several...

CEO Spotlight

Interview with Christina Alexander Alexandropoulou – Director of Security, Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens

CEO SpotlightMaria Gourtsilidou

The Director of Security, Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens, Christina Alexander Alexandropoulou in an interesting interview in CEOWORLD magazine, explains the responsibilities of her position, admits that the security sector is traditionally male-dominated and often characterized by deeply rooted cultural norms, and analyzes how important it is for travel...

CEO Spotlight

CEO Spotlight: Jerome Bajou, Co-Founder & CEO, CaptainBook.io and WorkFromNaxos.gr

CEO SpotlightMaria Gourtsilidou

Jerome Bajou, Co-Founder & CEO at CaptainBook.io and WorkFromNaxos.gr analyzes in CEOWORLD magazine the startup ecosystem in Greece, the difficulties that came up for startups during the Covid-19 pandemic, while he describes remote working as the “new normal” nowadays. You have business activity both in Greece and abroad. Which are...

CEO Briefing

Top 10 city destinations globally for 2022

CEO BriefingMaria Gourtsilidou

Paris ranked first in the CEOWORLD magazine's "Top 10 City Destinations for 2022", which includes best city destinations based on tourism performance, infrastructure, tourism policy and a number of other factors. The second place in the ranking of the top 10 city destinations is Dubai, which gained first place in...

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