Petros Tsiros
International Asset & Wealth Management Consultant
Summary
Hello everyone and thank you for stopping by.
I am a passionate and a very resourceful experienced international business professional with a very well connected network and a positive mental attitude. I have a strong Management and Customer Service Skills and knowledge coupled with extensive national as well as International Sales, New Business Development and Accounts Management plus experience in Purchases and Acquisitions as well as a Managing Director and a Business Consultant experience which means I can bring a lot to the table.
I am also well-educated as I have an MBA in Finance and an additional Master’s degree in Organizational Change (Business Psychology & Development) as well as a BSc in Management Psychology. I am also well-travelled and I am willing to travel nationally as well as internationally if and when needed for business. I have a positive mental attitude, I am a people person and I am a fast learner that can apply newly found knowledge into practice very quickly. I am also an honest and humble hard worker with integrity and an outgoing friendly and influential personality. I welcome, appreciate, understand and respect Multicultural Diversity and I value honesty, integrity and kindness.
While I am open minded and accommodating, I tend to focus on three key areas; corporate budgets, client satisfaction and company results, while at the same time making sure that the personal element is strengthened and enhanced on all levels of supporting business processes as well as client relations, thus humanizing the workplace as I am a strong believer of the Kaizen philosophy, Continuous Improvement.
Experience
International Asset & Wealth Management Consultant
Independent Financial Consultant / Zurich, Switzerland
My commitment is to help people either to create, protect or generate more wealth by suggesting the right financial products that best suit their needs. International investors and expatriates use my services to find financial solutions and products that suit their medium to long term financial requirements/needs for insurance, investments, savings and pensions.
I believe that everyone has different and specific financial targets and thus, I carefully consider and recommend to each person the options available to them that have the best potential to suit their individual goals and needs.
Specialities
UK Pension Transfers
Qualifying Recognized Overseas Pension Scheme - QROPS
International Private Pensions
Qualifying Non-UK Pension Scheme QNUPS
Lump Sum, Asset and Portfolio Management
Education Fee Planning, Child Trust Funds
Tax Efficient Regular Savings Plans
Structured Products, Notes, Funds and Bonds
International Life Insurance
Stock Trading and Currency Exchange
Family and Estate Planning
Inheritance Tax Planning
International Mortgages
Expatriate Wills
Managing Director
UK-CY Automotive Luxury Vehicle Specialists / London, UK
CEO/Managing Director, Purchases & Sales Manager/Executive, Owner/Founder/Entrepreneur
Quality Vehicles - Trustworthy & Respectable Company - Fast & Dependable Service
This was my own business of which I started from scratch and I was responsible for the everyday running of the business. Unfortunately the recent crush and bankruptcy of the Cyprus economy (March 2013) meant that this crippled my business and that is why I had to move on to another project
Responsibilities & Achievements
Researching, setting up, marketing and promoting the business from bottom up
Responsible for all Business Development and Account Management with our authorized and independent trade/commercial suppliers in the UK while simultaneously developed and managed various accounts with our corporate as well as our private clients in Cyprus
Travel nationally and internationally numerous times annually to meet new and existing clients
Achieved over and above my targets as I hit a million £GBP turnover in my first year of operation purchasing and selling mainly luxury vehicles and commercial vans
Proactively developed and personally managed new large corporate accounts with key decision makers located throughout the UK as well as internationally
Exceptional purchasing negotiations skills, checking & viewing vehicles, confirming clear status, closing negotiations, completing purchasing contracts and arranging delivery of our purchased vehicles to our depot or/and shipping partners
Outstanding hands on sales experience, opening selling negotiations, preparing vehicles, selling and completing selling contracts, exceptional friendly and personable customer service & after sales care and arranging delivery of our sold vehicles to our customers preferred locations, in the UK as well as overseas
Developed new business within existing corporate clients/accounts
Developed, implemented and monitored organizational KPIs to demonstrate the effectiveness of the organizations processes in delivering strategic objectives and meeting our targets
Developed various business accounts and networks with shipping agencies, a network of suppliers in UK, and Corporate clients and Custom officers in Cyprus and Malta
Effective, efficient and excellent communicator to our network of suppliers, our clients, our accountants and the various government bodies involved in running a business
Short Courses, Events & Conferences Organizer
Regent's College / London, UK
Responsibilities & Achievements
Reporting directly to the Head of School while working independently as well as part of a team
Responsible for developing more revenue for the School and liaising with guest speakers
Liaised with national as well as international guest speakers and invited them to join us for various lectures and seminars at Regents College
Interacted with our students and staff and improved communication between the two parties
Interacted and liaised with all 5 colleges and improved communication between all schools
New Business Development Consultant & Accounts Manager
Thomas International / London, UK
Responsibilities & Achievements
Responsible for approaching, meeting, presenting and selling to Managing Directors, HR and Operations Managers, Divisional Managers and other high-end executives
Nurtured existing business as well as developed new corporate accounts, especially with the REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation)
Vehicle Acquisition Accounts Manager (Head Office)
ERAC - Enterprise Rent-A-Car / London, UK
Vehicle Acquisition Accounts Manager (Head Office) Sep 04 Mar 06
Responsibilities & Achievements
Responsible for all Business Development and Management within the Southeast region
Responsible for purchasing our fleet of vehicles and allocating them to our branches
Negotiated and purchased various vehicles, with a budget of more than £50M per year
Achieved wide recognition for excellent service by all our London offices
Rental Side of the Business (Various Locations in London)
Corporate, Retail and Customer Service Manager Feb 03 - Aug 04
Responsibilities & Achievements
Responsible for Out of Hours (18:00 06:00) Corporate Business for the Southeast region
Numerous sales recognition awards and an excellent customer service record
Independent Consultant
Change Management Consultant / London, UK
Responsibilities & Achievements
Responsible for consulting with various companies regarding their people management issues and various behavioral assessments
Responsible for helping individuals with guidance to their strengths and the opportunities that are best suited to them
Provided companies with the right tools to recognize their employees behavior at work, by identifying their strengths and limitations and therefore enable them to then motivate their people to becoming Pro-active, rather than staying Re-active
Helped companies improve on areas such as Recruitment & Retention, Training & Development, Team Building, Appraisals & Personal Reviews
Operations & Business Development Manager
Seattle Fine Arts Galleries / Seattle, WA
Responsibilities & Achievements
Responsible of the day-to-day operations of the company and its galleries
Responsibilities met and exceeded the expectation of my employer
Internship
AMEX - American Express / Honolulu, HI
Learned about the various products and services AMEX offers