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Thanos Mathiopoulos

Thanos Mathiopoulos

Summary

A Business professional with over 16 years experience in Innovation, Finance and Renewable Energy in various managerial roles. Has developed a successful career through a number of senior commercial and development roles working in the US, UK, Italy, Israel and Greece.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Business Officer

FinSec Innovation Lab
01.2021 - Current


  • Joined the lab at its inception, and along with the CEO of the Lab, established most aspects of the the Lab.
  • Led the establishing of the goals, strategic business plans, the lab's business offering, as well as the startup selection and onboarding processes.
  • Supported startups in their business needs by reviewing and giving insights on their Go-to-Market, business plan, marketing plan, marketing collateral, and connecting them to experts, potential partners, and clients.
  • Built connections with Mastercard and Enel's business lines, assessing their needs, and proposing collaboration initiatives with added value to both startups and the corporate teams.
  • Led the development of strategic alliances to maximize brand awareness, dealflow and value to startups.
  • Represented organization at industry conferences and events.
  • Communicated business performance, forecasts and strategies to shareholders.

CFO

Electric Motor Werks Inc (Enel group)
San Carlos
03.2018 - 01.2021


  • Worked closely with the leadership team on all major projects.
  • Oversaw budget preparation, detailed analysis of company operations via its financial performance, payroll, accounting.
  • managed the finance team supporting US, Germany, UK, and French operations
  • project managed an exploration project in public charging
  • facilitated the local team integration with Enel's central teams

CFO

Demand Energy Networks, Inc. (Enel Group)
Spokane
05.2017 - 03.2018


  • Worked closely with the leadership team on all major projects.
  • Oversaw budget preparation, detailed analysis of company operations via its financial performance, payroll, accounting.
  • Structured a portfolio project-financing agreement with a leading US sustainable infrastructure fund
  • Facilitated the local team integration with Enel's central teams

Head of Valuation

Enel Green Power
Rome
05.2013 - 04.2017


  • Lead a team of 13 people around the world staffing the Economic Evaluation unit of Enel GreenPower, guiding them in order to excel in their job and as professionals and ensure the quality of the deliverables of the unit.
  • The main role of the Economic Evaluation unit is to perform the financial evaluation of greenfield and M&A projects supporting the management in their investment decision, and support the finance team for the successful financing of the projects.
  • During this period I was able to oversee the valuation - and analyze all critical aspects - of more than12 bln€ worth of investments in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Co-Founder

MiniWind
Athens
01.2010 - 01.2014

I acted as a consultant on BD, technology and valuation aspects for MiniWind, an exclusive dealer of Endurance wind turbines and a small-wind project developer.

Head of Valuation Europe

Enel Green Power Hellas
Athens
12.2011 - 05.2013
  • The main responsibilities included the performance of most activities of the Economic Evaluation unit described above on a European level.

Valuation Responsible

Enel Green Power Hellas
Athens
12.2009 - 12.2011
  • The main responsibilities included the performance of financial evaluation of greenfield and M&A projects in Greece.
  • Also run a market analysis for the potential introduction of household PV installer franchise of EGP in Greece, customizing the services offered and evaluating possible partners for this venture.

Performance Monitoring Engeneer

Enel Green Power Hellas
Athens
10.2008 - 11.2009
  • Monitoring the performance of all wind and hydro power plants under EGP Greece, analyzing faults, fault trends, power curve deviations, and relevant data.

Co-Founder

Forest Angel
Athens
01.2007 - 12.2008

Founding member of SureDigit (2 person startup). The startup created ForestAngel, an in-house developed and patented forest fire detection system.

Project Manager

Enel Green Power Hellas
Athens
10.2007 - 10.2008
  • Worked as a project manager, having a range of responsibilities during the start-up phase of the Renewables division of Enel in Greece.
  • Assisted in the partnership formation with developers
  • Assisted in operational issues such as follow-up on O&M activities, follow-up of licensing issues, Health, Safety and Environment issues, etc.control invoicing, budgeting, etc.
  • Followed-up of construction schedules of under construction wind plants

Wind Turbine Design Engineer

Garrad Hassan and Partners
Bristol
09.2004 - 09.2005
  • Load analysis and preparation of reports for the certification of large (>750kW) wind turbines according to IEC, British, German and GL standards.

Education

Ph.D. - Electrical And Electronic Engineering

University of Loughborough
UK
09.2003 - 09.2012

Master of Science - Renewable Energy Systems Technology

University of Loughborough
UK
09.2002 - 09.2003

Bachelor of Science - Engineering Design And Appropriate Technology

University of Warwick
UK
09.1999 - 06.2002

Skills

    Business Development

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Timeline

Chief Business Officer

FinSec Innovation Lab
01.2021 - Current

CFO

Electric Motor Werks Inc (Enel group)
03.2018 - 01.2021

CFO

Demand Energy Networks, Inc. (Enel Group)
05.2017 - 03.2018

Head of Valuation

Enel Green Power
05.2013 - 04.2017

Head of Valuation Europe

Enel Green Power Hellas
12.2011 - 05.2013

Co-Founder

MiniWind
01.2010 - 01.2014

Valuation Responsible

Enel Green Power Hellas
12.2009 - 12.2011

Performance Monitoring Engeneer

Enel Green Power Hellas
10.2008 - 11.2009

Project Manager

Enel Green Power Hellas
10.2007 - 10.2008

Co-Founder

Forest Angel
01.2007 - 12.2008

Wind Turbine Design Engineer

Garrad Hassan and Partners
09.2004 - 09.2005

Ph.D. - Electrical And Electronic Engineering

University of Loughborough
09.2003 - 09.2012

Master of Science - Renewable Energy Systems Technology

University of Loughborough
09.2002 - 09.2003

Bachelor of Science - Engineering Design And Appropriate Technology

University of Warwick
09.1999 - 06.2002
Thanos Mathiopoulos