Maria Stergiou

Maria Stergiou has a diverse work experience spanning over multiple industries and roles. Maria is currently working as a B2B Executive Director at United Group B.V., where they are responsible for driving the growth strategy of B2B products and services across the group's countries. Prior to this, they served as a B2B Executive Director at Nova, where they led the integration of business teams after the merger of Nova and Wind.

Maria has also held several leadership positions at Intralot, where they served as a Senior VP, Group Chief Sales & Operations Officer, Global Operations Director, and Group PMO Director. During their time at Intralot, they monitored and supported operating entities in over 40 jurisdictions worldwide and led change management programs for a new global operating model.

Before joining Intralot, Maria worked as a Large Accounts Director at Xerox, where they designed and launched a transformation from hardware sales to services. Maria also signed numerous contracts with leading companies and delivered uninterrupted services to corporate users.

Maria began their career at Microsoft Hellas, where they held various roles, including Platform Strategy Manager, Government Marketing Manager, and Servers Marketing Manager. During their time at Microsoft, they played a key role in building the government initiative for the market and received recognition for driving the Commercial Software Initiative.

Prior to Microsoft, Maria worked at Logica as a Senior Consultant in BPR & Change Management and at FM Contract Services Ltd as a BPR Facilitator, where they facilitated end-to-end business process reengineering projects and led process automation projects.

Maria also has experience in academic research, having worked as a Research Associate and Research Grant Co-Holder at the University of Kent. Maria received a PhD in Organizational Transformation and published research work during their time there.

Overall, Maria Stergiou's work experience demonstrates their expertise in strategic leadership, business development, operations management, change management, and BPR.

Maria Stergiou obtained their education in the field of computer science and management science. Maria completed their Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Kent from 1991 to 1994. Following that, they pursued a Master of Business Administration degree in Strategic Management at The University of Sheffield for the academic year 1994-1995. Later, they continued their academic journey at the University of Kent, earning a PhD in Computer Science with a specialization in Business Process Re-engineering from 1995 to 1999.