References to my performance

"Tasos demonstrated a highly professional approach when working as a business partner to Barclaycard. He has always gone the extra mile for us, and invested the effort to build a strong client relationship. Tasos has an excellent mix of creativity and results-oriented approach. He is somebody that can be trusted and demonstrated ability to mobilise the resources of his firm to deliver for the client." George Georgakopoulos, CEO at Barclaycard

"Tasos has worked as a Client Director supervising the Winston Account for JT International. He has shown very good co-ordination and communication skills and managed successfully the relationships between JT International-network and local Market's, by providing roles' clarity whilst respecting political sensitivities .He managed to put together a skilful account team to deliver against demanding client briefs and met successfully the specific challenges of a highly restrictive industry. His and his team's work for the Annual strategic and operation plan, has been rated highly as creative, results oriented and in line with pre-set business objectives. His mature personal style has worked as a catalyst under heated circumstances, providing clear vision and business directions." Dimitris Georgopoulos, Marketing Director at JTI Hellas

"During our close co-operation with Tasos and his team, we managed to develop state of the art integrated communication for our products with outstanding business results. Tasos was the main contributor of the extra ordinary team spirit between our corporate teams." Dimitris Stais, Marketing Manager at ELAIS/ALGIDA

"Tasos is a well-rounded professional with strong technical knowledge and exceptional human skills.. He continuously developed the skills and capabilities of the members of his team in a way that helped the Company achieve its objectives. He led his team to some important victories and he coped well with the inevitable crises. As a Management Director he handled a great workload. Yet he always managed to find the time and energy to carry out important initiatives, outside his sphere of responsibility that contributed significantly to the Company's professional excellence, business development and creative success." Takis Kiousopoulos, CEO at Adel Saatchi & Saatchi

"His many years of experience in the advertising and communications field allow him to contribute a wealth of knowledge to the clients he works with. Thoroughly analytical, good strategic thinker. Very personable, creates great relationships with his peers and clients. Very hard worker and an overall pleasure to work with him." Albert Revah, CEO & Commercial Director at AMVYX Importers SA

"Tasos, treats every client of his as if he/she was his only client. His main success is that he listens well his clients, and then he produces ideas which are spot on. When delivering his business views he takes into account cost against result and this is always something clients appreciate. Tasos is not just a business consultant but a true partner." Ilias Tsakiris, CEO at Hellenic Hull Mutual Association

"Tasos and I worked together on the Olympic activation campaign for Visa in 04. He was an awesome leader of the team in Athens and we built a partnership that I will always value. If I ever find myself needing help in Greece he will be my first call." Simon Hathaway, Managing Director at Saatchi & Saatchi-X

"Tasos is a seasoned and talented communications professional with strategic skills and exceptional drive. It has always been a great pleasure to work with him in preparing competitive pitches we were pursuing together. He has an integrated approach to communications challenges through his experience in advertising, strategic planning and PR." Maria Lazarimou, CEO at Advocate/Burson-Marsteller

"As a Sales & Marketing Director at Micromedia, I had the pleasure to work with Tasos when at that time (2000-2002) he was Executive Director, Client Services & Strategy at Lowe Lintas Athens. I have the best memories from this cooperation as Tasos was and still is, a resourceful executive, trustworthy and reliable. He understands business requirements of his customers and partners. His ideas and dedication to our business at that time played a significant role for the development and successful placement of our brands in a very competitive market. I would, without any hesitation, recommend Tasos to any project that he undertakes as I am sure that his professional approach will outcome successful results." Dimitris Tsalkitzis, Sales & Marketing Director at Micromedia Britannia SA (Sharp Corp)

"Tasos is a strategic thinker and an experienced communicator. He can grasp the essence of an issue, provide insightful counsel and suggest innovative approaches and solutions." Elena Savva, President and Managing Director at IKON SCS S.A.

"Tasos is a Top-Class professional. He had a fantastic track record throughout the whole of our collaboration. It is always a pleasure working with him and please let it be noted that the outcome of his work is excellent." Stathis Vovos, Marketing Manager at Telecoms

"I met Tasos Pagakis through the collaboration that we have with CIVITAS Ketchum. His knowledge of the Communications field is very deep and detailed and his long experience has proved to be a valuable asset for us. First of all, Tasos is an excellent colleague who respects the people he is working with and takes under serious consideration the opinions that they express. He has an outstanding talent for grasping the needs of his customers and through hard and analytical work, he always provides good results, even after short notice. In periods of crisis, he always manages to provide quick and to the point solutions. Last but not least, he is trustworthy and discreet when dealing with delicate confidential issues and has always proved to be a truly reliable partner in good and difficult times. As far as I am concerned, Tasos Pagakis is one of the best professionals that I have worked with and I strongly believe that his superlative work is an asset for any company." Vanya Karadima, Senior Communications Officer at Hellenic Shipyards

"Self-motivated, with work experience in different fields, demonstrating a strong capacity to adapt to new environments and able to lead a team to the target." Marina Hioti, Promotions Director at Lowe Athens

"Tasos is a knowledgeable and highly experienced marketing / advertising professional. Throughout our professional relationship he has consistently demonstrated the ability to come up with innovative solutions and ensure results under complex and critical situations, in a way that inspired confidence. I would certainly look forward to cooperating with him in the future." Alexandros Kostiroglou, Retail Group Marketing manager at Sfakianakis Group

"Tasos was the foremost of the company's business team which collaborated with the IT team and the software developers in order to deliver the company's ERP platform. The ERP project / software was successfully delivered under his final corrections and recommendations." George Hourdakis, IT Director at attp advertising

"As Management Director in a very successful agency, Tasos has contributed immensely to the development of our brands, mainly ABSOLUT VODKA. He has proven that there could be a perfect balance behind a strategic mind and a hands-on approach of the account management. Under his leadership, the account service team has been efficient, motivated and always eager to achieve tangible results. Tasos has shown real passion for the brands that went above servicing their communication needs and has succeeded in becoming a real business partner in every sense. Therefore working with Tasos has been a fruitful experience, one I hope we have a chance to repeat in the near future." Alissandraki, Christina, Marketing Manager for Absolut, Russian Standard Vodka, Moet, Hennessy and Grand Marnier.

"Tasos is a very results oriented manager, grasping concepts and ideas and always making the extra mile to provide an excellent service making client feel safe, secure and unique." Constantin Alexopoulos, Marketing Manager at Chrysler Jeep Hellas

"Tasos is a highly talented communications consultant, with extensive experience in marketing and integrated communications. He is a dedicated colleague, with a focus on providing strategically sound innovative solutions that secure a distinct ROI. His creativity and passion have earned him numerous industry awards for both brand and corporate campaigns." Pandora Lycouri, General Manager at CIVITAS Ketchum

"Tasos was proved to be a valuable partner throughout a short but vital project of the SANITAS brand. He was quick to grasp all the important issues at hand, delivered excellent results and worked beyond the scope of our brief, providing us with insights and stimuli even after the project was done. I strongly recommend Tasos as your strategic partner, who will help you comprehend your current environment, see things from a fresh perspective and ultimately develop sustainable action plans to maintain & grow your brand/business." Christina Gavrili, Brand Manager, Gr Sarantis SA

"Tasos was always a results oriented person with great communication skills. He was a person of high integrity that always inspired people around him. Working with Tasos at Adel Saatchi and Saatchi was a combination of business efficiency with great fun." Leda Papamichael Media Director at Equinox media

"With foresight and passion Tasos is the professional you can trust. Tasos and I worked together on various projects and I would rank him as one of the best account directors. I feel confident in saying that he is capable of handling any situation with thoughtfulness and maturity." Yiannis Liapakis, Senior Art Director at Adel Saatchi & Saatchi

"Tasos is effective in understanding client requirements and translating them to work for the marketing/advertising agency, demonstrating good leadership." Stergios Zlatanos, Marketing Manager at Barclaycard International

"Tasos was a great inspirer and energiser in Adel Saatchi & Saatchi, very well connected and willing to pursue new ideas from anywhere. He was popular across the EMEA region and brought his integrity and hard work to help develop our agency in Athens." Micky Denehy, EMEA marketing director at Saatchi and Saatchi

"Tasos is the best team-leader I have ever worked with. Inspiring, managing, motivating, keeping deadlines, very hard-worker. A partner you can trust and expect the best business result. He is a 100% professional. The clients trust him and his colleagues admire him." Dimitris Konstantellos , Senior Consultant at DESFA

"It was always a pleasure to work with Tasos. We collaborated on a couple of specs and I appreciated his talent in keeping the team together, and his knowledge in Marketing & Advertising issues. I would work with him anytime."
Panayotis Gezerlis, Chief Commercial Officer at VoiceWeb SA

"Tasos is the ideal manager. He is a very qualified person and is willing to communicate his knowledge and experience to his team. He stands out for his leadership qualities, strategic thinking, and nagotiating techniques. He has a team spirit and is a source of inspiration and motivation." Koutiva, Betty, Account Supervisor, Ashley & Holmes

"Tasos is a strong analytical thinker and a valuable strategic mind. He can lead a team to work hard and inspire them to think out of the box. He can also perform as an excellent doer if the circumstances require so. He is really good at working under pressure and he has very good presentation skills." Voula Merkouri, Executive Director at Lowe Athens Media

"We delivered a great pitch with Tasos - not only highly enjoyable and intense, but he was very responsive to our questions and he ensured everything went smoothly...I hope we do another in the future. Ashley Goodall, Managing Director at Saatchi & Saatchi Design

"Tasos has a unique ability to come into complex and sometimes tense situations and clarify issues, so everyone is speaking from the same page. I have never met anyone so good at communications who also understands business problems." Marian Gintell, Strategy Planning Director at BMP Worldwide

He is a very helpful and creative mentor. As a team member of the projects, I learnt many details about my job and enjoyed his friendly and professional supervision as a junior colleague of him." Ali Osman Egilmez, Intern at Civitas Ketchum & PhD. Fellow at Onassis Public Benefit Foundation

"Tasos views the world from the audience's perspective. Consequently he helps craft messaging that's memorable and holistic. His follow-up and follow-through are impeccable. He has been an enormous asset helping us refine our customer communications during a time of turmoil" John Merr, Account Planner at DoBoA

"I worked with Tasos during the implementation of attp's Navision ERP. Tasos proved to be a competent, knowledgeable and cooperative manager, and also someone with command of the domain of client service, where he is still active and thriving." Angelos Kontos, Founder & Technical Manager at Diastasys

My role is to make every communication count...

There is always a Client, so we have to listen and research client's issues. There is always a need for valuable Ideas. There will always be the need for a unique mix of strategic experience, conceptual creativity talent, campaign management, and use of holistic media. This is my arena.

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