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Nikos Platis

Critic · DISC type C
IT Director at ΚΑΥΚΑΣ ΑΕ / KAFKAS SA
📍 Greece

Nikos Platis is the IT Director at KAFKAS SA, leading large-scale digital business transformation with a focus on cloud adoption and AI-driven innovation. He has over 25 years of experience in enterprise IT, including complex SAP S/4HANA implementations and is a recognized leader in his field.

He holds a Masters degree in Adult Education, suggesting a strong interest in continuous learning and professional development. Nikos consistently emphasizes the importance of collaboration, integrity, and ethical leadership as core values in his approach to driving technological change and innovation.

He was recently recognized on three distinct power lists: the Digital Transformation Officer 50, Cloud Experts 30, and CIO 50 for 2024/2025.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
IT Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greece
Personality Overview

How Nikos shows up

Objective Thinker
Information Seeker
Precise

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Nikos cares about

Digital Transformation
He leads digital business transformation at KAFKAS SA, viewing the recent SAP S/4HANA implementation as the backbone of their cloud-based operations.
IT & Business Collaboration
His posts consistently emphasize that success relies on strong collaboration and a shared purpose between the IT and business teams.
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Career

Work history

2-2018
IT Director
ΚΑΥΚΑΣ ΑΕ / KAFKAS SA
11-2012 - 2-2018
Delivery Project Executive
IBM
10-2011 - 10-2012
Business Area Manager
IBM
7-2007 - 9-2011
Senior Project Manager
IBM
3-2006 - 6-2007
Senior Solutions Architect
Vodafone Group
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Information Technology Engineer (BSc)
Master of Education - MEd
MEd in Adult Education
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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