Makis, an Imperial College London engineer, pursued a managerial career occupying positions of responsibility in technology driven, dominant and almost invariably international companies, reaching up to CEO levels in their management hierarchy, before concentrating in his present consulting engagements. His positions in such companies, took him across Europe, Africa and Asia, supporting the improvement of their financial performance by revisiting the way they dealt with their cost drivers and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of their working practices, an involvement from which he gained an in-depth spherical understanding of how to manage change, applied upon diverse business cultures and technological ecosystems. He currently works in London, where his knowledge and talents benefit his current assignment.