About us

HRP (Human Resources Planning) is a Human Resources consulting company specializing in Leadership Development. Our vision is to help organizations choose and develop exceptional leaders who will make a difference for those around them. In order to provide you with the most advanced HR services we have developed international partnerships with leading companies in the areas of measuring and developing talent. Based in Athens, Greece, we serve the broader area and reach out worldwide with a mission – to be your favorite business partner in the face of constant challenges.

Why HRP

  • We combine our 20-year experience with a fresh perspective.
  • HRP consultants are constantly trained on state-of-the-art methodologies.
  • We approach client requests holistically, involving different stakeholders.
  • Our long-lasting relationship with most of our clients offers us the background knowledge to offer them the most suitable solution.
  • We respond to local needs with the same dedication and consistency we show for international projects.
  • We consider delivery as important as content: we practice what we preach.
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Our Principles

Providing the highest level of services to customer is an outcome of both our expertise and how we see our job. What holds us together in HRP is:
  • We enjoy what we do.
  • Work should be fun.Open communication is key to success.
  • We walk the talk.
  • Learning is living. Obstacles are an opportunity to innovate.
  • There is more to life than work.
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Meet our team

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Spiros Kapnias
Managing Partner

Spiros has had over 23 years of “real world” executive development experience: in the past Spiros has held executive level positions with local and multinational companies such as Shell, Unilever and PepsiCo (Fritolay). Since founding HRP, Spiros has worked with world-class corporations in Greece and abroad covering areas such as Coaching senior level executives, HR Strategy, Change Management, Leadership and Talent development. He has overall responsibility of HRP.
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Ioannis Lagoudakis
Partner-Senior Consultant,MSc, MA

Ioannis brings in rich academic knowledge and expertise in all HRP services. He holds an MA in Psycholinguistics and an MSc in Organizational Psychology. Ioannis works as an international consultant for leadership development projects and assessment. He has also worked in Ireland as a trainer and coach for private and not-for-profit organizations in England and Ireland. In HRP he is responsible for training design and assessment processes.
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Giorgos Arvanitidis
Founder: Elephant Consulting Group
Co-owner: Project Zeta

Giorgos is a dynamic Keynote Speaker specializing in Change Management, Leadership, Corporate Culture, Transformation, and Labour Relations. He studied Political Science and German Linguistics at the University of Hannover and began his career at the German Metalworkers’ Union IG Metall. He advanced to key roles, including Director of Communication and Press Representative. In 2009, he moved to Athens as Deputy General Manager of HR at OTE SA and Cosmote. Later, he became Chief HR Officer at Mannesmann Group in 2015. In 2021, he founded Elephant Consulting and co-founded Project Zeta.
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Dr Vasileios (Bill) Davvetas
MSc, PhD, External Partner

Bill is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Leeds University Business School, UK. He holds a BSc in Marketing & Communications (Athens University of Economics and Business), an MSc in Business Analytics & Consulting (University of Warwick, UK) and a PhD in Management (University of Vienna, Austria). His expertise focuses on Psychometrics with applications in Consumption and Organizational Behaviour. In HRP, he is responsible for human resource Analytics and Statistical Modelling of behavioural employee data.
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Margarita Kalogridou
Junior Consultant

Margarita is the newest member, a dedicated junior consultant at HRP, with a passion for organizational psychology and HR. Armed with a BSc in Psychology, Margarita excels in managing assessments, utilizing digital tools an fostering effective communication with our international partners. Her commitment to understanding the intricacies of human behavior and her enthusiasm for learning new skills, make her an asset to our team.
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Sofia Katrana
Digital Marketing Officer

Sofia, also a new entry, is our Digital Marketing Officer on a remote basis since she is also working as an Administrative Officer in Hellenic Open University in Patras. She has worked for approximately 15 years as an Executive Secretary and Export Sales Officer in big Greek wood industries. She holds an MBA in Digital Business from University of West Attica, while parts of her Thesis regarding Digital Nomads have been published by Ena Institute. She has also developed educational material for a tourism course of Eurotraining. Her role in HRP is to update and improve content of HRP platforms, site and Social Media and contribute to our Marketing Strategy.
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