Nikos Platis

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IT Director at ΚΑΥΚΑΣ ΑΕ / KAFKAS SA

Greece

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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.
Cloud Strategy
He is a vocal advocate for cloud adoption and was recently recognized as one of the top 30 professionals in the cloud space in Greece for 2025.

Media Appearances

Nikos has no verified media appearances

Work History

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

Education

1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Science (BSc) from Information Technology Engineer (BSc)
Master of Education - MEd from MEd in Adult Education

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Insights For Selling To Nikos

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nikos is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nikos

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nikos move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Nikos take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Nikos

Personality Compatibility


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