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Dimitris Pissimissis

Managing Director, BIC VIOLEX SA

Worldwide Director, BIC Razor Blades

Economist Conference 2-3 July, 2012

…did you know that …

there is another

Greece…

there is another

Greece…

there is another

Greece…

there is another

Greece…

there is another

Greece…

there is another

Greece…

there is another

Greece…

• Global R&D Center (80

people)

• 4 Manufacturing Plants

• 11M Razor Blades / Day

• >90% Exported to 150

countries

• 130M € exports in 2011• 130M € exports in 2011

• No 2 Globally ( 1p shavers)

• Min. Investments 20M/year

(35M for 2012)

• > 6 patents / year

• 1200 employees

• 680 Greek suppliers

our island of innovation

Entrepreneurship = A modern Odyssey

Violex S.A.

1952

BICViolex

1974

the shaver that changed worlds shaving habbits

1974 – 2012 …GLOBAL EXPANSION

Global Entrepreneurship Vision

Global

Entrepreneurship

Vision

INNOVATION“Made in Greece”

The

Modern

Ulysses

Passion - Filotimo - Free mind

Vision

The New

ITHAKAORGANIZATION & STRUCTURE

GLOBAL STRATEGY

Teamwork - Collaboration

Market Vision – Speed - Systems -

…if everyone becomes

a new ulysses…

…another Greece

is possible…

…another Greece

is possible…

…another Greece

is possible…

…another Greece

is possible…

…another Greece

is possible…

…another Greece

is possible…