About us

HRP (Human Resources Planning) is a Human Resources consulting company specializing in Leadership Development. Our vision is to help organizations choose and develop exceptional leaders who will make a difference for those around them. In order to provide you with the most advanced HR services we have developed international partnerships with leading companies in the areas of measuring and developing talent. Based in Athens, Greece, we serve the broader area and reach out worldwide with a mission – to be your favorite business partner in the face of constant challenges.

 

Designing Exceptional Leadership

Coaching, Assessment, Training, Consulting

Why HRP
  • We combine our 20-year experience with a fresh perspective.
  • HRP consultants are constantly trained on state-of-the-art methodologies.
  • We approach client requests holistically, involving different stakeholders.
  • Our long-lasting relationship with most of our clients offers us the background knowledge to offer them the most suitable solution.
  • We respond to local needs with the same dedication and consistency we show for international projects.
  • We consider delivery as important as content: we practice what we preach.

For more information, contact us here or on: +30 210 8252095.

Challenges

When would you be most likely to ask for our help?

Our clients usually call us when faced with the following Challenges:

  • Poor Performance
  • Need to Re-skill or Up-skill
  • Lack of Team spirit
  • Leadership Engagement
  • Employee Engagement
  • Finding the best Successor
  • Managing Change

Learn more about some indicative Client Cases here!

For more information, contact us here or on: +30 210 8252095.

Solutions

HRP provides Solutions for:

  • First-time Managers
  • High Caliber Experts
  • Middle Management
  • Leaders
  • HR professionals
  • Teams
  • Small and medium-size Business
  • Large Organizations

For more information, contact us here or on: +30 210 8252095.

Our Principles

Providing the highest level of services to customer is an outcome of both our expertise and how we see our job. What holds us together in HRP is:

  • We enjoy what we do. Work should be fun.
  • Open communication is key to success.
  • We walk the talk.
  • Learning is living. Obstacles are an opportunity to innovate.
  • There is more to life than work.
Our Team

Spiros Kapnias
Managing Partner

Spiros has had over 23 years of “real world” executive development experience: in the past Spiros has held executive level positions with local and multinational companies such as Shell, Unilever and PepsiCo (Fritolay). Since founding HRP, Spiros has worked with world-class corporations in Greece and abroad covering areas such as Coaching senior level executives, HR Strategy, Change Management, Leadership and Talent development. He has overall responsibility of HRP.

Contact Spiros: spiros.kapnias@hrp.gr

 

Ioannis Lagoudakis
Partner-Senior Consultant,MSc, MA

Ioannis brings in rich academic knowledge and expertise in all HRP services. He holds an MA in Psycholinguistics and an MSc in Organizational Psychology. Ioannis works as an international consultant for leadership development projects and assessment. He has also worked in Ireland as a trainer and coach for private and not-for-profit organizations in England and Ireland. In HRP he is responsible for training design and assessment processes.

Contact Ioannis: ioannis.lagoudakis@hrp.gr

 

Giorgos Arvanitidis Giorgos Arvanitidis
Founder: Elephant Consulting Group,
Co-owner: Project Zeta

Giorgos is an impactful Keynote Speaker and an expert in Change Management, Leadership, Corporate Culture, Transformation, and Labour Relations. He earned his Political Science and German Linguistics degrees at the University of Hannover and began his career as an expert at the German Metalworkers’ Union IG Metall, Hannover Office. In 1998, he assumed the role of Coordinator of the Section for Collective Agreements, Economic Studies, and Organization at the Bureau of the German Metalworkers’ Union IG Metall, Frankfurt/Main. Progressing in his career, he became the Director of Communication and Press Representative of the Bureau in 2003. In 2009, George relocated to Athens to become Deputy General Manager of Human Resources at OTE SA and Cosmote. His journey continued in 2015 when he assumed the role of Chief Human Resources Officer of Mannesmann Group, MĂĽlheim an der Ruhr. In 2021, George founded Elephant Consulting and became the co-owner of Project Zeta, bringing his wealth of experience and expertise to the forefront.

Contact Giorgos: info@hrp.gr

 

Bill DavvetasDr Vasileios (Bill) Davvetas
MSc, PhD, External Partner

Bill is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Leeds University Business School, UK. He holds a BSc in Marketing & Communications (Athens University of Economics and Business), an MSc in Business Analytics & Consulting (University of Warwick, UK) and a PhD in Management (University of Vienna, Austria). His expertise focuses on Psychometrics with applications in Consumption and Organizational Behaviour. In HRP, he is responsible for human resource Analytics and Statistical Modelling of behavioural employee data.

Contact Vasileios: info@hrp.gr

 

Konstantinos PazalosKonstantinos Pazalos
Senior Consultant

Konstantinos is a senior business consultant with 20+ years of experience in leading technology delivery teams, managing transformation projects and developing analytics and AI solutions, in multinational companies and technology integrators. During the last 10 years he has been also supporting other professionals grow through training and coaching. He holds a PhD in Information Systems Evaluation (University of the Aegean), an MSc in IT Management and Organizational Change (Lancaster University), and a BSc in Management (Piraeus University) whereas he is a certified Project (PMP) and Change (CCMP) Management professional.

Contact Konstantinos: konstantinos.pazalos@hrp.gr

 

Margarita Kalogridou Margarita Kalogridou
Consultant

Margarita is a dedicated consultant at HRP, with a passion for Emotional Intelligence and Coaching. Holding a BSc in Psychology and Advanced Training in Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT), she brings a strong psychological foundation to her work. Margarita specializes in the design and facilitation of Assessment and Development Centers, applying structured methodologies to evaluate performance and potential and guide talent decisions. Her tasks involve delivering structured interviews, assessing behaviours in vitro (simulations) and providing behavioural based feedback and suggestions for development. Her deep curiosity for human behaviour and continuous learning make her a valued asset to the HRP team.

Contact Margarita: Margarita.Kalogridou@hrp.gr

 

Anna Papadopoulou

Anna Papadopoulou
Senior Consultant

Anna is an Organizational & Personal Development Consultant specializing in Change Management. As an Ability & Personality Occupational Assessor, Leadership & Resilience Trainer, and Business Coach, she develops assessment and corporate transformation strategies with ongoing guidance, both in terms of internal communication, project management, and implementation, as well as on a personal level through executive coaching. She uses psychometric questionnaires, measurement tools, and business analysis (ROI) to continuously monitor and optimize transformation and development actions at the individual and corporate levels.

Contact Anna: anna.papadopoulou@hrp.gr

 

Irene Siradaki

Irene Siradaki
Senior Consultant

Irene has more than 30 years of experience in executive HR roles in medium and large sized Greek and multinational companies. Her exposure in a wide variety of sectors (Banking & Finance, Retail, Tourism, Technology and Energy amongst others), has offered her an extensive experience in leading HR functions. She designs HR strategic initiatives and coaches executives to excel in challenging roles. Irini helps create measurable impact on people practices that deliver innovation and alignment with business goals.

Contact Irene: irene.siradaki@hrp.gr

 

Sofia KatranaSofia Katrana
Digital Marketing Officer

Sofia, also a new entry, is our Digital Marketing Officer on a remote basis since she is also working as an Administrative Officer in Hellenic Open University in Patras. She has worked for approximately 15 years as an Executive Secretary and Export Sales Officer in big Greek wood industries. She holds an MBA in Digital Business from University of West Attica, while parts of her Thesis regarding Digital Nomads have been published by Ena Institute. She has also developed educational material for a tourism course of Eurotraining. Her role in HRP is to update and improve content of HRP platforms, site and Social Media and contribute to our Marketing Strategy.

Contact Sofia: sofia.katrana@hrp.gr

Strategic Partnerships

In order to offer a wide range of exceptional professional services and products, HRP has established  strategic partnerships with companies that are leaders in the Human Resources field.

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Talogy

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