Leading mobile technology company, Upstream, announces former Head of Secure-D, Dimitris Maniatis, as its new CEO. As of January 1st 2020, Maniatis will succeed Guy Krief who will join the board of directors to drive the company’s strategic vision and long-term growth.
Following the successful transformation of the company under Guy’s leadership, in his new position, Dimitris will be responsible for further expanding Upstream’s growth by leading its new innovative products to market.
Guy Krief said: “This has been a transformative past three years for Upstream as we developed innovative technologies that addressed challenges and explored untapped digital opportunities within the mobile industry landscape. As a precursor for even more amazing things to come, Dimitris Maniatis will be writing the next exciting chapter as CEO. I am eager to continue supporting him as he takes over the helm and delivers the company’s cutting-edge vision worldwide”.
Dimitris Maniatis joined Upstream in 2017 to head Secure-D. Under his leadership Secure-D has grown into an award-winning, carrier-grade security platform, trusted by 30 mobile network operators in emerging markets.
Before joining Upstream, Dimitris was in advertising through ‘all things web’, the digital marketing agency he founded in 2009. In 2014 ‘all things web’ became part of IPG and was relaunched as Reprise Digital Greece, member of the global digital marketing agency network of IPG. Maniatis holds a degree in Software Engineering, from the University of Manchester, in the UK.
“I am honored to be leading Upstream through its next steps into the future and preparing to advance our product portfolio further into the market,” commented Dimitris Maniatis.
“I want to thank Guy for the trust he has put in me over the past three years of working together, and for his approach to innovation which he has infused in all of us. I am looking forward to working alongside our amazing management team and our talented, savvy and committed colleagues”, Maniatis added.
“This is a pivotal and exciting time for Upstream,” commented Marco Veremis, co-founder and executive chairman of the board.
“As CEO, Guy had a catalytic effect on the company’s evolution as a mobile technology leader, successfully transforming our product portfolio with innovating technologies. The succession of Dimitris Maniatis paves the way to the next phase of development for Upstream and I look forward to seeing all the new things I know he’ll bring to the table for our ground-breaking products to reach their full market potential”.
