Simeon Kechagias
Customer Success | Interested in Technology-Driven Innovation in Financial Services
Experience
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023
5 months Munich, Germany
Director Product Sales
Tradias GmbH at Bankhaus Scheich
- Tradias GmbH is a subsidiary of Bankhaus Scheich that is focused on building out the tech and operations infrastructure for regulated digital asset trading
- Responsible for the expansion of the company's sales and business operations working closely with the Chief Revenue Officer as well as the Chief Product Officer
Jan 2020 - Jul 2022
2 years 7 months Oxford, United Kingdom
Contributor
Oxford Analytica
I contributed strategic forward-looking macroeconomic analysis on financial technology with a focus on digital currencies.
Jul 2018 - Aug 2022
4 years 2 months London, United Kingdom
Account Manager
Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
- Responsible for developing, maintaining, and growing relationships with trading firms, brokers, HNW individuals, investment funds, decision-makers, and other stakeholders across the DACH market
- Providing support for trading systems and markets across Europe, growing the trading volume of individual accounts by partnering with clients' senior executives on identifying barriers to success
- Developing new business as well as cross- and upselling products and services, with new sales volume in the upper 9-digits across the product offering (OTC, spot, and futures) in the past year
- Working closely with stakeholders at all company levels (Product, Engineering, Compliance, Banking, and Legal) supporting the development and expansion of new products and services
Jan 2016 - Jun 2018
1 year 6 months Maastricht, Netherlands
Assistant
Maastricht Center for Entrepreneurship
- Trained more than 60 entrepreneurs, who started 15+ businesses, at the university's incubator on strategy, product development (lean- and agile methodology), growth marketing, and finance
- Responsible for overseeing various incubator activities including market research, growth marketing, and strategy working closely with the center's academic and non-academic leadership team
Jul 2016 - Jun 2018
2 years Maastricht, Netherlands
Co-Organizer
Global- and Maastricht Entrepreneurship Week
Co-organized five entrepreneurship events and 20+ workshops, leading a team of six with more than 400 total participants and an average yearly participation growth of ~20%.
May 2015 - May 2016
1 year 1 month Maastricht, Netherlands
Member of the Governing Board
UNSA Maastricht
Selected to represent and guide the association of 300+ members, managing a team of seven I was responsible for all marketing and communications activities.
Summary
I have worked in Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Belgium but prefer working remotely. All views and opinions expressed are my own.
Languages
German
Native
Greek
Native
English
Advanced
Spanish
Intermediate
Education
Oct 2020 - Present
Technical University of Munich
MS Politics & Technology · Munich, Germany
Oct 2014 - Jun 2018
Maastricht University
BA European Studies · Maastricht, Netherlands
Certifications & licenses
CAIA - Fundamentals of Alternative Investments
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
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