Maria Katsarea
Director, Corporate Marketing & Communications
ICAP CRIF
Maria Katsarea works at the Italian multinational company ICAP CRIF and holds the position of Director, Corporate Marketing and Communications from February 2024.
Her education includes a degree in Economics from OPA, Marketing Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Digital Marketing from ALBA , Social Psychology from Wesleyan University, International Leadership & Organizational Behavior from Bocconi University.
For more than 25 years she has been working in the field of Communication & Marketing. She started at L’oreal as Product Manager Maybelline New York and then followed a long and successful career in the automotive industry as Brand Manager Lancia, Marketing Manager Honda Cars, Honda Motorcycles, Mitsubishi Motors and Marketing Communications Manager Mazda.
Maria is a professional characterized by creative thinking, perseverance and commitment to results. She has curated multiple advertising campaigns that won 28 awards in Greece Ermis, Social Media, Influencer Marketing, DIME, e-volution awards and multiple awards in international Film Festivals such as Cannes, New York, Toronto, London, Los Angeles. Two ad campaigns are hosted in the World Library of Ads – ‘Ads of the World’.