Kelly Panagiotidou

Graduation Year: 2008 (PMBA 12)

HR Director at Travelplanet24/ Tripsta

LinkedIn Profile here

Could you update us on your latest professional developments?

In the last 8 years, ING has kept me busy with very interesting HR initiatives, mainly in -but not limited to- the area of Development and Talent Management.  I have been lucky enough to experience, participate and contribute to many changes within my company – a fact that has kept me engaged and creative for all these years.

What made you choose ALBA for your graduate studies?

As an HR professional, I felt that further improving my business acumen would be very useful, so I considered ALBA as the only solution to conduct my MBA

Share with us your fondest memory while studying at ALBA

I had many of them…mostly involving the great people I met and the very interesting things I learned!  I am really happy that they both had a long lasting effect!!

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE

• What is your greatest fear? Not living every single moment of my life!
• Which historical figure do you most identify with? I am a huge fun of logic, so Aristotle.
• Which living person do you most admire? Everyone that continuously develops himself and inspires the others to do the same.
• What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Sometimes I take things too seriously.
• What is the trait you most deplore in others? I really hate it when someone is not respectful to society, environment or other people’s differences and rights.
• What is your greatest extravagance? Staying in nice hotels
• What is your favorite journey? Every single one of them!
• On what occasion do you lie? Generally I hate lies – and I am really terrible in telling them!
• What is your greatest regret? I would like to enjoy my college years more, be more careless.
• What or who is the greatest love of your life? Is it too cliché to say my daughter...?
• When and where were you happiest? I am afraid that I can’t be sure.  I think that happiness is a collection of moments… the first dive in the sea, dancing, when I learn something new, my first TEDx experience, when I put my daughter in bed, when I meet people from different cultures…
• Which talent would you most like to have? I’d love to be a good singer or play the piano.
• What is your current state of mind? Determined!
• If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Take more risks.
• If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be? Make them less loud… ;)
• What do you consider your greatest achievement? I would have to say giving birth to this wonderful girl!
• What is your most treasured possession? I try not to treasure possessions so much.
• Where would you like to live? In a different era, preferably in the 60s.
• What is your favorite occupation? Reading a good book in my favorite bistro.
• What is your most marked characteristic? Delivering on promises.
• What do you most value in your friends? The fact that they make me laugh.
• What are your favorite names? The names of those I love.
• What is your motto? Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right! (Henry Ford)