George Mattheos
High-Impact, Entrepreneurial Senior Real Estate Executive and strategic leader with unparalleled, 360-degree expertise across the European property market. My distinctive career path provides a rare, integrated perspective, forged by senior roles on the Owner, Investor, Advisor, and Lender sides of the asset class in Greece and Romania, complemented by earlier experience in the UK. I am an expert at full-cycle value creation across multi-million and billion-worth portfolios. Key achievements include enhancing the value of Bank of Greece-owned assets, managing extensive mixed collateral portfolios (including NPLs), and leading complex, large-scale greenfield projects that require adept collaboration with public sector stakeholders navigating complex regional bureaucracy in Greece and Romania. Recognized for exceptional versatility, I possess a proven track record of leading and scaling real estate businesses—from start-up inception and operational build-out to executive leadership within complex, publicly listed corporate environments, where I consistently balance intra-corporate demands with external stakeholders and local regulatory compliance.
Jurisdiction
Greece | Romania | United Kingdom
Experience
• Executive Leadership & Strategic Direction: Steered the company through a critical executive transition, ensuring operational stability and maintaining strong corporate governance. Currently leading the deployment of approximately €200M in new investments for the Ellaktor Group, based on a strategy I proposed and authored. • P&L and Value Creation: Successfully executed a strategic asset divestment, generating €130M (disposal of a 90,000sq.m. retail park in Athens, Greece & 15,000sq.m. industrial facility in the CBD of Bucharest, Romania) within a 6-month timeframe while meeting all Group deadlines. Maintained shareholder confidence following the CEO's departure, driving a significant increase in key performance indicators, including +17% retail sales and an +18% rise in visitor numbers. • Digital Transformation: Led the digital transformation of the 90,000 sq.m. retail park by launching new platforms for sales tracking, visitor counting, and facilities management. Initiated a 5G hub strategy to build a unified data infrastructure for retailers. • Team & Operational Management: Recruited, built, and led a high-performing cross-functional team of 20+ professionals across development, asset management, and corporate functions. Oversaw the seamless day-to-day operations of the retail park, which serves over 15,000 daily visitors.
• Established and led the Collateral Management department from the ground up to oversee a €1B secured Non-Performing Loan Collaterals portfolio. • Pioneered and introduced new revenue streams and strategic tools that generated between €1.5M and €2M in annual revenue, significantly optimizing asset-based decisions. • Led the digital transformation of key real estate processes, collaborating with platform developers to introduce end-to-end process digitalization.
• Founded and scaled Greece's first independent real estate asset management firm, successfully growing Assets Under Management (AUM) to €150M with an annual gross income of €400K. • Steered the company to a successful acquisition by Pepper Advantage, a leading NPL servicer and portfolio company of KKR. • Led corporate operations and strategic growth, building and managing a team of over 10 professionals.
• Founded and operated a boutique luxury villa rental and management platform, capitalizing on the upside potential of Greece's tourism sector. • Pioneered a new business model for the Greek market, offering high-end management services to villa owners and creating an additional income stream during a critical financial period.
Investment analyst and asset management.
Analyst.
Analyst in Landlord and Tenant disputes.
Education
Certification
Member of the Board of Directors of Urban Land Institute for Greece & Cyprus