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konstantinos chionidis

@konstantinoschionidi

Telecom transformation advisor at Stratence Partners, with a track record scaling Salam Mobile to 1M+ subscribers.

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At Stratence Partners, I advise on commercial transformation, bringing strategy, pricing, and commercial execution together. Through KCCI consulting, I lead go-to-market strategy and commercial activation for digital and telecom initiatives, including NEOM.

At FTI Delta, I defined Salam Mobile’s fixed wireless access and MVNO sales strategies and supported the rollout, scaling the platform to 1M+ subscribers. The work was recognized with the 2023 MVNO of the year award.

At VEON, I led network-sharing activities across Russia, Eurasia, and North Africa, delivering $250 million in network cost efficiencies. Earlier, at MTS India, I developed partnerships and products, including a WiFi product line with a planned $50 million revenue pipeline.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

SP
Current

Senior Vice President – Advisory Expert Member.

Stratence Partners

Oct 2026 - Present (0 months)

Stratence Partners is a global Commercial Transformation firm. We implement end-to-end capabilities across Strategy, Pricing and Commercial Execution to deliver measurable and sustainable improvements in Profit and Market Share.
Stratence Partners is a Collaborating Firm of Andersen Consulting.

KC
Current

Partner

KCCI consulting

Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)

• Leading go-to-market strategy and commercial activation for large-scale digital and telecom initiatives, including NEOM
• Shaping transformation opportunities and engaging senior stakeholders across various entities
• Structuring platform strategies, partnerships, and investment cases to enable new revenue streams
Advising on AI, data, and ecosystem-led transformation models

CI
Current

Founder

Cognitive Intelligence

Oct 2020 - Present (6 years)

Consulting and implementation with the field of XR

FD

Senior Commerical Consultant

Mar 2021 - Oct 2023 (2 years 7 months)

Senior consultant for Commercial area during start-up of Salam Mobile MVNO
• Defined complete Fixed Wireless Access commercial strategy
• Defined and then implemented complete MVNO Sales strategy and roll out
• Scaled platform to 1M+ subscribers
• Awarded MVNO of the year for 2023

TU

Master Student - Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence

Tilburg University

Aug 2018 - Sep 2020 (2 years 1 month)

Graduated with distiction and thesis in VR to be published at scientific conference

VE

Director Operating Model Transformation

VEON

Jan 2015 - Jun 2018 (3 years 5 months)

Corporate Technology team
Recruited to lead network sharing, consolidation and network M+A activities in Group.
• Led Network Sharing activities across Russia, Eurasia and North Africa
• Delivered $250m in network cost efficiencies
• Built strong relationships for smooth and rapid transformation across Pakistan, Bangladesh, Algeria, Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
• Completed 5 due di

MI

Senior Director of Transformation, Partnerships and Innovation

MTS India

May 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 7 months)

Promoted to develop new partnerships, new product development, customer insights and innovation.
• Defined and developed innovation and NPD strategic roadmap.
• Conceptualised, researched and validated game changing product, developed and built business case, drove delivery obtaining all relevant approvals, negotiating contracts with partners and defining Go-To-Market strategy.
• Successfully la

ML

Director Partnership

MTS - Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd

Aug 2009 - Apr 2013 (3 years 8 months)

Approached post successful delivery of project, to support ongoing development of Indian operations.
• Developed model for large MVNO with Vodafone, negotiated contract, led launch and relationship management creating $12m p.a -a World’s first such in-country partnership.
• Led $203m rationalisation following 2G licencing scandal, across 31 offices, 3.62m subscribers, 803 FTEs, 3532 Distributors,

IW

MELIGLOBE LTD.

Independent consultancy partnering with Oliver Wyman

Oct 2003 - Jul 2009 (5 years 9 months)

Maintained workstream from Oliver Wyman, additionally running own consultancy.
•Appointed interim VP of devices, defining strategy, selecting handset range, negotiating with vendors, designing after sales policy and delivery logistics for the launch of a start up CDMA mobile operator in Morocco built to $1bn.
•Developed a $75m expansion strategy for a mobile operator in Saudi Arabia, subsequently

OW

Senior TNT consultant

OLIVER WYMAN

Jan 2000 - Sep 2003 (3 years 8 months)

Offered permanent role post MBA internship scoping, managing and implementing projects.
•Devised an expansion plan for a Californian Value-Added Services provider, liaising across European mobile operators to create pricing alignment on SMS services.
•Authored chapters of the UMTS (3G) bid book for a Portuguese mobile operator underpinning the successful award of €10m government licence and €1bn i

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

TU

Tilburg University

Master of Science, Artificial Intelligence

ES

Esade

Master of Business Administration, International Business

BC

Babson College

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management, General

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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