KENT, Ohio 鈥 The 麻豆影院 State Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship鈥檚 National Advisory Board welcomes John Karakadas, 麻豆影院 State graduate and founder and managing member of Aesion, LLC, an investment management firm.
Karakadas holds a degree in Industrial Management from 麻豆影院 and an Executive Finance post Graduate diploma from the London Business School.
Karakadas has a 35-year track record of creating value in demanding situations across a number of industries and geographies. His experience spans the aviation, technology, consumer packaged goods, retail, real estate and shipping sectors in Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America. Karakadas has held executive positions at companies including Olympic Air, Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Barilla, Burger King and Europe鈥檚 largest retailer, Tchibo GmbH.
Karakadas also served on the Board of Directors and the Board鈥檚 Audit Committee of Navios Maritime Partners (BLOOMBERG Code: NMM) since the firm鈥檚 IPO in the NYSE in 2007 and until 2016. He has served as a Director on the Board of a numerous companies both public and private, in both executive and non-executive capacities. In 2007, he joined the Board that led Marfin Investment Group (Bloomberg Code: MIG.GR) to a $6.8 billion IPO in the Athens Stock Exchange, and from his position of Group Deputy CEO and Investment Committee Member helped shape the creation of SE Europe鈥檚 biggest conglomerate.
The 麻豆影院 State Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship鈥檚 National Advisory Board is comprised of prominent College alumni and corporate partners throughout the United States. The board provides an external point of view and resources to connect with important constituencies for expertise, financial support and information.
鈥淲e are pleased to welcome Mr. Karakadas to the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship鈥檚 National Advisory Board,鈥 said Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., dean of the college. 鈥淗is vast global experience and leadership in numerous industries provide a valuable perspective to the board.鈥
Born in Greece in 1962, Karakadas resides in Miami, FL with his wife, Olga, and three children.
麻豆影院 麻豆影院鈥檚 Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
麻豆影院鈥檚 Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship is among the fewer than 1% of business schools worldwide to obtain dual accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in both business and accounting. The college offers 11 undergraduate majors, 14 minors, an undergraduate Professional Sales Certificate; MBA; master鈥檚 degrees in accounting, business analytics and economics; four graduate certificates and a Ph.D. program. For more information about 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, visit www.kent.edu/crawford.
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