Panayiotis IoannouPanayiotis Ioannou has been appointed new country manager for Microsoft Malta. Mr Ioannou, succeeds Adrianna Zammit who was appointed on the senior executive leadership team within Microsoft CEE Multicountry region; a hub managing 24 countries in central Eastern Europe.
Mr Ioannou joined Microsoft in 2006 as a partner sales lead for Cyprus and Malta and in 2008, moved to the post of small and midmarket solutions and pPartners (SMS&P) lead for Cyprus driving the overall channel engagement for Microsoft’s partner community.
Before joining Microsoft, Mr Ioannou, who holds a Masters degree in mechanical engineering from The Catholic University of America in Washington, was based in Maryland where he held a series of project engineering and project management roles. Commenting about his new role, Mr Ioannou said “I have been following Microsoft’s work in Malta since Microsoft Malta established itself in 2003. I see Malta as a natural step forward in my career and an opportunity to lead an amazing team in great technological times.”
“Technology and innovation have gained a lot of importance in Malta in recent years notably, and together with the team, we are going to make sure that Microsoft keeps offering its remarkable portfolio of services and solutions to support the evolution on the island and to further enhance our connection with our customers and partners,” added Mr Ioannou.
One of Malta’s most important challenges for the coming years is going to be a redefinition of its competitiveness and this is going to need a thorough exercise to identify in which sectors Malta should invest in the coming years to ensure more economic growth.