Konstantinos Gerardos
Chairman BoD & CEO Plaisio Computers S.A.
Konstantinos Gerardos's professional career began at the age of 8, as a salesman of Design Equipment at Plaisio's first store at Stournari St. and carried on throughout all weekends and summers until his graduation from Athens College in 1995.
After completing his studies in the USA, he officially joined the company's personnel in 2003, being responsible for the newly formed e-commerce channel, plaisio.gr, while afterwards he led the management of the Stores Network, plus the Marketing and the HR Departments.
In 2012 he became the CEO of the company, whilst other important milestones in his career to date include:
- the recognition of Plaisio as "Retailer of the Year" and "e-Retailer of the Year" five times,
- the company's promotion as "Greece's Best Workplace" for three years (2017, 2019 & 2025)
- the inclusion of Plaisio in the list of "Fortune's Most Admired Companies" nine times in the eleven-year course of the institution, and
- the "Retail Manager of the Year" title for 2020 and 2022
Konstantinos' proudest moments are beyond business accomplishments and include the creation of the robotics team "Plaisiobots", which won the gold medal at the International Robot Olympiad after a yearlong practice (2021), the creation of Atraktos initiative and a 30+ video series under the name "Atraktos Kids", through which positive role models are promoted, as well as Plaisio's volunteering team named "Plai sou". To date, over 300 "Plai sou" volunteers have contributed to major actions related to education, such as the creation of the first STEM Library in a public school located in Athens, but also in the devastating floods of Thessaly (September 2023), providing necessary supplies for the new school year to the students affected.,
As of July 2024, he has been elected President of the Hellenic Retail Business Association (SELPE).
Since February 2026, he has taken on the position of Chairman of the Board of Plaisio Computers, while retaining his role as CEO.
