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Athanasios Kokorakis

Sr. Director Laser Technology at Excelitas

Athanasios Kokorakis has an extensive work experience in the field of sales and management. Athanasios is currently working as the Sr. Director Laser Technology at Excelitas Technologies Corp. where they started in January 2024. Prior to this, they served as the Director Special Product Group at the same company from October 2022 to December 2023. Before joining Excelitas Technologies Corp., they founded and worked as the Managing Director of KOKORAKIS communication + cooperation GbR from May 2020 to December 2022. Athanasios has also held various sales director positions at Focuslight Technologies Inc., LightPath Technologies, and Spectral Engines Oy from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, they served as the Chief Sales Officer at Spectral Engines Oy from January 2020 to May 2020. Athanasios'sprevious roles include Sales Director at Multiphoton Optics GmbH, General Manager DACH and Sr. OEM Account Manager at Ocean Insight, and Key Account Manager at Newport Spectra-Physics GmbH. Athanasios has also worked as the Vice President Sales at Oxxius and Manager of European Sales Operations at Lightwave Electronics GmbH. Overall, Athanasios Kokorakis has a wealth of experience in sales and management across various companies in the industry.

Athanasios Kokorakis completed their education in the field of solar photochemistry, specializing in inorganic solar photochemistry for their Ph.D. degree from the University of Leipzig, which they pursued between the years 1995 and 2000. Prior to that, they obtained a Diplom degree in organic solar photochemistry from RWTH Aachen University, which they pursued from 1988 to 1995.

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Timeline

  • Sr. Director Laser Technology

    January, 2024 - present

  • Director Special Product Group

    October, 2022