RIZAKOS was named Growth Pioneer, among the twenty (20) most dynamic companies in the context of the Growth Awards, organized for the eighth year by Eurobank and Grant Thornton.
The company RIZAKOS is one of the twenty (20) companies, which reached the final phase of the "Growth Awards", receiving the title "Growth Pioneer". These companies stood out for their dedication in translating ideas into projects, challenges into opportunities and domestic successes into global distinctions, representing deservedly the Greek entrepreneurship that has the power to evolve and excel.
The "Growth Awards" ceremony, organized jointly by Eurobank and Grant Thornton, took place in the Christos Lambrakis Hall of the Athens Concert Hall and was broadcast online on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
The "Growth Awards" recognizes businesses that achieve high financial performance, while shaping a new model of entrepreneurship and work culture in Greece.
The winners are selected by extracting information from published financial statements for more than 8,000 companies operating in Greece, based on key financial indicators and qualitative characteristics.
The President & CEO of the company Mr. Konstantinos Rizakos said "This recognition belongs to the extended RIZAKOS family whose incredible support has enabled us to be here today. I am very happy to share this moment with everyone who has helped me along the way. This is just the beginning of a journey that I hope will continue for many years to come."
The 19-member Awards Committee is co-chaired by Mr. Georgios Zanias, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eurobank SA and Mr. Vassilis Kazas, CEO of Grant Thornton and its members are prominent personalities of the business and academic world of the country:
- Dr Andreas A. Andreadis, CEO of Sani/Ikos Group & Honorary President of SETE
- Eftihios Vassilakis, Group CEO, VASSILAKIS GROUP OF COMPANIES
- Konstantinos Vassiliou, Deputy CEO, Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, Executive Member of the Board of Directors of Eurobank SA
- Markos Veremis, Partner at Big Pi Ventures Capital, Co-Founder and Chairman
- Upstream, Member of the Board of Directors of SEV and Chairman of the SEV Innovation Committee
- Efthimios Vidalis, Business Consultant, Senior Advisor of Alvarez & Marsal
- George Dukidis, Professor of e-Business, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
- Spyros Theodoropoulos, Chairman and CEO Bespoke SGA Holdings, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEV
- Nelly Katsou, Vice President & Co-Founder VNK CAPITAL
- Achilleas Konstantakopoulos, President of T.E.MES S.A.
- Lara Barazi-Geroulanou, President & CEO of IHTHYOTROPEIA KEFALONIA Group
- Dimitris Papalexopoulos, President, TITAN Cement International
- Yannis N. Paraschis, President of SETE, Managing Director (CEO), Athens International Airport SA
- Yannis Retsos, CEO, Electra Hotels & Resorts-President of IOBE
- Tania Tzika, President of the Board of Directors of ELVIAL S.A.
- Michael Tsamaz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uni Systems S.A.
- Vassilis Fourlis Fourlis, President, Fourlis S.A. Holdings
- Nikolaos Hitos, President of HITOS SA
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