About Me
The FOUNDATION
Konstantin Zois was born in the
“Summer of 69” and grew up in Schwaebisch Gmuend (area
of Stuttgart).
He holds a Diploma in Business Administration from the University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg.
Focus courses were Strategic Management, Industrial Management,
Constitutional and European Law.
Holding several positions in the functions
strategy, controlling, sales/business development, program/project management
and working together with
diverse people around the globe, helped him to become an
authentic leader and a successful general manager.
In his private life he spends his time with his family and invests
his time in reading articles & books about management, philosophy, politics, and
soccer.
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“First thing I would like to mention is Konstantin’s great leadership style combined with his
passion and open mind. As a strategic thinker, Konstantin can build great teams and is always
looking also for external input. Konstantin is also not shy driving change and making difficult
business decisions. One of his biggest strengths clearly is the way how he interacts with teams,
employees and also customers. If I need advice or an independent opinion Konstantin has always been
a person could rely on to give me valuable input.”
Dr. Peter Weckesser
Chief Digital Officer at Schneider Electric
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“Further to being a senior professional, a valuable business partner, and a well-informed supplier,
Konstantin is also a lifelong learner and an open-minded manager. I have always enjoyed our
discussions and I have admired his deep and wide spectrum of knowledge. Moreover, Konstantin is
strongly committed to his customers never missing an opportunity to listen to them, understand their
needs, and do his best to respond. He is also authentically interested in the evolution of his team
members’ careers supporting the advancement of their individual professional development further.”
Marica Labrou
Founder & CEO at CEL
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“He has an empathic, communicative approach, which allows him to build strong relationships based on
trust and transparency. His professional attitude is founded on a great moral integrity, on a high
level of commitment and on different experiences gained in the international sphere. He is
open-minded and also endowed with an extraordinary strategic thinking and breadth of vision. He is
open to listening and open to any kind of feedback, able to coach and develop his teams. What has
always surprised me is his wide knowledge, even outside the professional environment. This allows
him to argue about many fields, and for me it is always a personal and professional enrichment. He
immediately became an excellent friend as well as a valuable colleague.”
Enrico Magrin
Head of Business Development and Digital Sales at Siemens Italy
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“Konstantin is a great leader always striving for excellent results, putting customer relationship
at the core and coaching his team towards high performance and ethical standards. He is an
outstanding team player placing the needs and success of the organization as a priority. His
leadership style is inclusive, authentic and promotes a culture of collaboration and openness. He is
innovative, well-educated and has the ability to recognize business opportunities also in difficult
environments. His knowledge of the industry combined with the capacity to think strategically,
anticipating future developments is one of the major qualities which make him a great leader and a
valuable asset to any company.”
Charalampos Trochidis, PhD
Chief Financial Officer at Arivia S.A., member of Upfield
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“Mr. Zois is clearly interested in helping employees to grow. When he joined Siemens Greece he had a
clear and understandable plan how to structure a solid and efficient organization. What was
remarkable about his leading style, was the future oriented view on targets and the transparent view
of WHY, HOW and WHAT to do in order to get there. Whenever I was seeking for guidance or had any
concerns, Mr. Zois supported me on a timely and meaningful manner. What is important to highlight,
is that he always cares about the result and asks for a feedback after some time about the progress.
His patience, persistence and willingness to help have made me motivated not only to perform in a
professional way, but also to develop my skills even further.”
Charalampos Litseselidis
Country Manager at Sick Greece
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“Pragmatist, always prepared, possessing empathy that helps him put himself in other people's shoes,
he wins the trust of his (internal and external) partners. He knows how to listen, he thinks before
answering, he is calm and when he sees that he might be wrong (it was very few times), he accepts it
and makes amends. Another great quality of his is that he always wants to see the customer up close
at his facilities, to listen to his problems in order to be able to provide real and targeted
solutions to his needs. He is an integer and pure man in all aspects. With specific values and
principles that also help to gain the trust of his partners.”
Nikos Kafkas
CEO at V.KAFKAS S.A.
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“Konstantin was instrumental in helping refocus /reshaping the Siemens US Process Automation
business for success. He was extremely effective leading a group of people from different
organizations, none of whom reported to him. His positive impact stemmed from his ability to relate
well to people and from being able to fill various roles (mentor, coach, confidant, facilitator,
consultant, and business strategist). His business acumen and aptitude for developing business
strategies is top notch!„
Todd Stauffer
Marketing & Sales Enablement Manager at Virtual Facility, USA
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“Konstantin is a professional manager talented at both big picture ideas and at steering these into
becoming reality along with his team. As a director, he succeeds at building strong relationships
with all engaged stakeholders, ensuring that all are given the platform for spreading ideas and
voicing change generated conceptions. He sees the challenge of leadership of that to be strong,
thoughtful and bold and takes time to appreciate and value his associates.”
George Papadimitriou
Founder & Managing Partner at PM-Partners
