Tourism, Hotel, Leisure, Food and Beverage
Company: Domenica Group
Position: COO
Description:
Kyriakos Charalampous is the COO of Domenica Group, a 60-year old family owned business. With fresh ideas, passion for strategic thinking, he helped to redefine Domenica Group's brand into one of the leading development Groups in Cyprus. By introducing a data-driven approach and giving an inclusive role to the team on decision making, he identified gaps in the market. This enabled the Group to lead its competitors, resulting in an increase in profitability and revenue by more than 250% in the last 2 years. Furthermore, he lead the incorporation of a number of innovative solutions, such as the creation of a TV-standard studio in the Group's headquarters, establishing webinar series for clients and remote training sessions for partners and employees. Additionally, he founded Domenica Solar Ltd, a company specialising in renewable energy, which blended with the existing activities of the Group, creating Domenica's "Green sector". At the same time, he led the Group's digitalisation of "office operations" and construction processes, ensuring the smooth onboarding of all members. This was achieved by arranging adequate training sessions and utilising custom-made software solutions. Under his guidance, the Domenica Group strengthened its focus on the team's health, by introducing wellbeing activities, as well as on-site visits by mental-health professionals. Overall, Kyriakos is a true leader with exceptional communication skills and a real open-door policy. Always eager to listen to the team's ideas, ensuring they feel a valued and creating an environment for them to grow
Years with the company: 10
Years in current position: 4