Manolis Daoudakis
About Manolis Daoudakis
Manolis Daoudakis is the Category Trade Marketing Manager Head East Europe at General Mills in Athens, Greece, with over 20 years of experience in brand and trade marketing.
Title and Current Position
Manolis Daoudakis is currently the Category-Trade Marketing Manager Head East Europe at General Mills, based in Athens, Greece. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing trade marketing strategies across Eastern European markets.
Professional Background and Experience
Manolis Daoudakis has over 20 years of experience in brand and trade marketing. He began his career at ACNielsen, working in Client Sales & Service from 2001 to 2004. He then moved to ELBISCO, where he served as Brand Manager for two years. At Hasbro, he held the positions of Brand Manager from 2006 to 2010 and Group Brand Manager from 2010 to 2015. He later joined General Mills as Senior Brand Manager in 2015, before assuming his current role.
Previous Roles at Hasbro and General Mills
Before his current position, Manolis Daoudakis worked at General Mills as Senior Brand Manager from 2015 to 2016. Prior to that, he spent nine years at Hasbro, initially as Brand Manager for four years and then as Group Brand Manager for five years.
Educational Background
Manolis Daoudakis holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Administrative Management from Concordia University, where he studied from 1994 to 1998. He completed his high school education at ACS Athens, receiving his diploma in 1994.
Expertise in Eastern European Markets
Manolis Daoudakis has significant expertise in managing marketing strategies for Eastern European markets. His role at General Mills involves developing and implementing category management strategies that have notably improved market share in these regions.