Zoi - Tzoanna Ekaterinidi

Establishment, leadership, business development, sales,. Company’s profile: SME. Actvities: Offshore Software development (nearshoring), Custom Software, Professional services, Professional training. Market sectors: Telecom, Information Technology, Banking, Telematics, Automotive, Education. International and local market.

Head of the Siemens cross sector "IT Solutions & Services" in Greece, being in charge of the establishment, the strategy and the business success of this business area including the markets of Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Macedonia, pre-sales, sales and delivery activities for these markets and the global delivery center for Software, located in Greece (SDE Greece, "DIP"). Report to CEO

Managing Director of the the Telecommunications and IT services business of the company. The company became integrated (carve in) into Siemens A.E. Greece, in 7.2008

Head of the international Software R&D of Siemens Communications in Greece (DI&P), in charge of establishing and oragnizing DI&P as a global SW R&D of Siemens Telecom, based on worldstandards of quality and processes, expanding the responsibilities of this business unit and ensuring its business success. Results: the positioning of DI&P as the best in class international SW R&D of Siemens Telecom and the enormous business increase, with a staff increase from 15 (1997) to 800 (2006) engineers. Report to CEO

Managing Director of the production activities of the company. In 10.2006 the company is transferred (carve out) to the company Siemens Enterprise Networks Greece.

Head of the corporate department responsible for the strategy and the coordination of the research activities of the company, in cooperation with the Global HeadQuarters. In charge of the establishment, the organization and the management of the department. Interface with the Research Organizations and the European Commission Liaison Office (Brussels), the Research Ministry, the Research Units of Siemens AG. Report to the CEO

Head of the corporate department. In charge of the introduction and establishment of the company's e-business strategy in the region under the responsibility of Siemens Greece (Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia). Report to: CEO

Heading a team of 10 engineers, in charge of the Software Development of telecommunications products and projects in front end technologies. In charge of the Project Management of advanced projects. Report to: the Manager of the Software Center

In charge of analysis, design, coding, testing, release of advanced telecommunication SW products and projects

in charge of analysis, desing, coding, testing, release of telecommunication SW products and projects

Research assistant - Lab of Physics

quality assurance and optimization of production life cycle

Research assistant "Lehrstuhl fuer Technische Elektronik - Institut fuer Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik

Note: this "advanced Management" Program was organized by the Siemens Management Learning Center - Siemens AG - Germany, and executed in cooperation with the Duke Universtity

PhD. done with E.K.P.A., in cooperation with Imperial Colleague of London and NASA Area of Ph.D. "Informatics & Astrophysics". Several internaltional announcements (under the name "Theodossiou-Ekaterinidi") research assistant at the "Lab of Physics" (1987 - 1990)

I.K.Y.(Institute for National Scholarships-Greece) scholarship. Thesis in Informatics & Astrophysics - collaboration with NASA, ESA, Imperial Colleague of London (Dr Quenby)

D.A.A.D. scholarship from German School in Athens (DSA) for studies in Germany (1976), renewed D.A.A.D. scholarship yearly till the completion of the studies. research assistant at "Lehrstuhl fuer Technische Elektronik - Institut fuer Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik" (1979)

PAD (Paedagogischer Austauschdienst) scholarshop, DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) scholarship for studies in Germany