Marianna Hadjiandoniou, Founder and Director of PERHA Group and Group HR Director of GR8 Tech, the evolution of Parimatch Tech, has been named “Outstanding Leader in HR” at the prestigious international”Reward Strategy, The Leadership Awards 2023″. The ceremony for the international awards in the areas of rewards, payroll and human resources was held in London on 15 June.
Marianna was one of the leading women featured in the first issue of FintechView digital magazine.
“This award highlights the passion my team and I have for creating workplaces where people and teams can thrive and achieve their goals, and where organisations can achieve sustainable growth and success. People are unique. It is not only skills and talents that are important and affect productivity in a workplace. Personal motivations and values, dreams and desires are equally important. Invest in your relationship and trust with and in people, listen to them and combine your ideas with transparency and co-creation. You’ll be surprised by the results.”, Marianna commented.
Marianna was one of the leading women featured in the first issue of FintechView digital magazine.
Here and below you read the full interview:
How long has Parimatch been in business, and if possible, please share some information about Parimatch’s operations globally and locally.
Our course in the betting industry began in 1994. Parimatch is a global brand known for its fighting spirit and partnerships with leading football clubs, athletes, and e-sports organizations. From 2021, our expertise in betting and iGaming technologies became vital. This is why Parimatch Tech was founded, to meet the demand of the Parimatch brand for new technologies.
On January 25, 2023, a new company entered the global iGaming B2B market, named as GR8Tech—a successor of Parimatch Tech. It combines experience in the iGaming market with a focus on long-term partnerships, commitment, and an approach to delivering outstanding gaming services to satisfy even the greatest ambitions of its customers.
Now, GR8 Tech provides full tech coverage for established betting businesses, including platform technologies and services necessary for gambling operations. In addition to that, GR8 Tech offers consulting, integration and operation services through a one-stop-shop approach. The result is integrated, stable, durable, adaptive and highly scalable business solutions for iGaming companies, which are easy to integrate and manage without oversight or intrusion.
What is the biggest challenge the gaming sector is facing today, in your opinion?
I will use the recent words by our CEO Evgen Belousov, who, among other things, mentioned that today’s B2B iGaming market is quite saturated with offers. Yet, it lacks consistency, convenience, and great service. We are here to change that and set new standards for what a great product means. GR8 Tech composes of tailor-made gaming solutions designed to evolve and fit the changing business environments, thus allowing our partners the freedom of forward-thinking and long-term planning.
What in your opinion, the future of gaming, and how will it evolve?
The gaming industry has made great and varied strides over the past two decades. Technology has evolved so much that its experience is now extremely different from the last century. It is, therefore, worth looking at the most important technological developments in gaming to see how they will evolve. If we want to see an aspect of this development, I believe that gamification will usher in a new golden age in gaming. Gamification refers to the use of game-like elements in non-game contexts. In gambling, it involves incorporating game-like features into online betting sites to make the gaming experience more engaging and enjoyable for players.
Which powerful woman do you admire the most?
Personally, I admire every woman who has the courage and the ambition to bring children to life to stand strong and untired in her effort to ensure the individual happiness of her children, to stay true to her values of collectivity, to have the courage to go after her goals in her professional framework and to strive to conquer new peaks constantly. All this without losing herself, in spite of the mistakes she makes.
What action or decision are you most proud of?
I think focusing on one action or decision would be unfair. There were a number of actions or decisions, however, that had excellent results. As a result, our company is one of the Best Workplaces in Europe. At GR8 Tech, we believe that every person is unique and has their own way of pleasing other people. No matter how we choose to do it, the important thing is to be authentic, to mean it. I will continue with my team to highlight that each employee is a small leader who has, first of all, the “knowledge of his or herself”, understands his/her strengths, but also does not stop looking in the mirror, recognizing his/her weaknesses, learning and developing daily.
What’s your view on motherhood and career?
It is a well-known fact that even in the current era, the roles of a woman are rather confusing. On the one hand, It is acceptable for a woman to have a career, but on the other hand, this does not relieve her of the social “obligations” that many consider her to have, such as taking care of the home and raising children.
Indeed, motherhood and career are a complex combination. From a personal perspective, I have managed to combine them as, on the one hand, I offer the love but also the necessary support to my children. On the other hand, I continue to delineate goals so that the course of my company has only one path—that of success.
What advice would you give young women wishing to enter the business world?
It is vital to understand that when you choose to do something, to must give it your all. Faith, passion and hard work are the three key components of success. Take criticism of others seriously, but not personally.
Who is Who
Marianna is the Group HR director of GR8 Tech, which is the evolution of Parimatch Tech. She has had a successful career as an executive HR professional and experienced consultant, with wide exposure to local and international companies with numerous human resources. Marianna practices HR Consulting, with an emphasis on defining and implementing HR strategies, and undertakes start-up operations as well as management of HR aspects for large-scale corporate reorganizations.
Additionally, Marianna is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and holds an MSc in Human Resource Management from the University of Surrey, UK. She is also a certified Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) Professional, Secretary to the Board of Directors of CSR Cyprus, and a certified trainer by the Cyprus Human Resources Development Authority.
