Petros Kotidis
About Petros Kotidis
Senior Executive with proven ability to lead technology companies, transform and refocus businesses towards new, high-growth markets. Recognized as outside-the-box thinker with unique combination of PhD-level education and decades of executive management, business development and technology commercialization skills. True change catalyst with demonstrated ability to transform organizations across diverse industries, such as Safety and Security, Photonics, Industrial Process Control, Life Sciences, Medical Devices, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Analytical Instrumentation. Extensive experience with both domestic and international business development, marketing and sales. Decisive, high-energy, action-oriented leader with exceptional interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to create winning cultures, motivate people and communicate goals and strategy in both privately-held and public companies. EXPERTISE: Technology Commercialization – Corporate Transformation – Strategy Development/Execution Government Contract Awards – P&L Leadership – New Market/Product Development Startup Growth – Partnerships/Alliances – Mergers & Acquisitions International Expansion – Team Building – Cultural Change HIGHLIGHTS: • As CEO, drove a complete transformation of a mid-size company into a leader in the Safety and Security markets – achieved 20x overall revenue growth, 15x international revenue growth • As CEO, led the growth of a mid-size company by identifying urgent government needs in standoff detection of explosives, chemical warfare agents and opioids – won $45M of government contracts • As Head of Marketing and Business Development, transformed a telecommunications company into a medical-devices frontrunner – acquired by a medical-devices market leader • As M&A Director, led multibillion-dollar acquisitions in telecommunications, focusing on Optical Networks and Photonics – acquisitions of $1.4B optical filter and $3.2B MEMS optical switch companies