Sotiris Yannopoulos

Current

• General Manager Serbia & Montenegro at Coca-Cola Hellenic

Past

• General Manager - East Balkans MU at PepsiCo International - Star Foods
• General Manager at PepsiCo International - Star Foods
• Business Development Director at PepsiCo International - Tasty Foods

• Marketing Director at PepsiCo International - Tasty Foods
• Group Brand Manager at PepsiCo International - Tasty Foods
• Product Manager at Colgate Palmolive

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Education

• New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
• Ethniko Metsovio Polytechnico
• National Technical University of Athens

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Connections

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Industry

Food & Beverages

Sotiris Yannopoulos’s Summary

Senior Executive delivering consistent results for local and global brands within international and emerging markets. Innovative general manager and strategist skilled in top- and bottom-line optimization. Results oriented and committed, with strong people coaching & team building skills. Able to implement policies, adapt to change, while keeping a bottom-line orientation with a €200M+ P&L control.

Sotiris Yannopoulos’s Specialties:

Brand Building, Strategic Planning, International Business Development, Team Building, Policies & Controls, Cost Optimization and full P&L Accountability

Sotiris Yannopoulos’s Experience

• General Manager Serbia & Montenegro

  Coca-Cola Hellenic

  (Public Company; CCH; Food & Beverages industry)

  November 2009 — Present (2 months)

• General Manager - East Balkans MU

  PepsiCo International - Star Foods

  (Public Company; PEP; Consumer Goods industry)

  January 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 10 months)

• General Manager

  PepsiCo International - Star Foods

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PEP; Consumer Goods industry)

  November 2004 — December 2007 (3 years 2 months)

• Business Development Director

  PepsiCo International - Tasty Foods

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  June 2002 — October 2004 (2 years 5 months)

• Marketing Director

  PepsiCo International - Tasty Foods

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; PEP; Consumer Goods industry)

  September 1999 — June 2002 (2 years 10 months)

• Group Brand Manager

  PepsiCo International - Tasty Foods

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; PEP; Consumer Goods industry)

  August 1997 — August 1999 (2 years 1 month)

• Product Manager

  Colgate Palmolive

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CL; Consumer Goods industry)

  May 1995 — August 1997 (2 years 4 months)

Sotiris Yannopoulos’s Education

• New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

  1994 — 1996

• Ethniko Metsovio Polytechnico

  Diploma , Mechanical Engineering , 1986 — 1992

• National Technical University of Athens

  Diploma , Mechanical Engineering , 1986 — 1992

Additional Information

Sotiris Yannopoulos’s Interests:

Skiing, Racing

Sotiris Yannopoulos’s Groups:

Young Presidents Organization (YPO) member, Romania chapter

•    IMD Alumni, Faculty & Staff
•    Executive Suite
•    NYU Stern School of Business
•    NYU Stern MBA Alumni
•    GREEKS ABROAD
•    NTUA Alumni
•    PepsiCo Employees and Alumni
•    GEO - Greek Executives Organization
•    SpenglerFox FMCG/RETAIL
•    Coca-Cola Hellenic
•    Star Foods Alumni & Friends Network
•    YPO ROMANIA Chapter private group
•    CEO CLUB SERBIA
•    Talent Networking Romania
•    Greek C-level executives in Southeastern Europe

Sotiris Yannopoulos’s Honors:

• Colgate Palmolive 97-97: Won two National YCMAD (CEO’s You Can Make A Difference) awards
• Effie award 00: winner for Tasty Chips to Lay’s campaign performance
• PepsiCo 02: CEO award for achieving the highest SOM in the world
• PepsiCo 06: CEO award for Romania’s acquisition and integration

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