Grigoris Xenikakis is an operations and strategy executive with a professional background spanning aviation, retail and technology. He currently serves as Logistics Performance Director at efood, part of the multi-national Delivery Hero Group, where he leads the performance agenda for the company’s own-delivery operations, with a focus on operational optimisation, data-driven decision-making, technology and last-mile economics.
He began his aviation career with Olympic Air and subsequently joined Aegean Airlines following the integration of the two carriers. During his tenure in aviation, he held positions across Network Planning & Alliances and Revenue Management, working on network development and schedule planning, revenue optimisation, commercial performance, fleet optimisation and aircraft evaluation. He also led a team of revenue management analysts responsible for a diverse portfolio of routes.
Beyond aviation, Grigoris has held management positions in supply chain transformation, analytics and operations, including roles at Public Group, member of the Olympia Group of companies and Lidl Hellas. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Research Associate at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and as a Project Engineer with Steinbeis Advanced Risk Technologies GmbH in Stuttgart.
He holds an MBA with High Honours from Athens University of Economics and Business, an MSc in Airport Planning and Management from Cranfield University and an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was awarded the Young Scientist Prize by the Hellenic Aviation Society for his Master’s thesis on investment strategies for resilient airport operations.
His interests focus on network planning, revenue management, operations and decision analytics, with particular emphasis on bridging academic frameworks with real-world managerial challenges.