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Kosta Hatzis

Ottawa

Summary

An executive leader with extensive experience in customer success, support, and services roles, along with practical skills in SaaS, analytics, AI, and security solutions. Excels at building great customer-facing teams, with a clear focus on revenue growth, customer satisfaction, and customer retention. All the while, building highly motivated teams globally by living the core tenets of people first, and being customer-obsessed—always!

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Owner/President

KH Management Consulting
Ottawa
01.2024 - Current

Facilitated organizational performance enhancements through Customer Success and Technical Support consulting services, aiding in realization of objectives across Customer Retention Plays, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy, Customer Servicing Tool Evaluation, and Risk Compliance.

Chief Customer Officer

Oxio/Gaiia
Québec
11.2020 - 01.2024

Responsibility for the creation and execution of all customer strategies for customer-facing programs, built and led all customer and technical-facing teams of the business for Oxio, a cloud-based, growth-oriented national ISP.Rated as the best Customer Satisfaction Scores in Google of any company in the industry.

  • Established a system of metrics, dashboards, and reports to measure customer satisfaction.
  • Improved profitability by accurately maintaining P&L to meet prime fiscal responsibility.
  • Provided organizational leadership and collaborated with executive partners to establish long-term goals, strategies and company policies.
  • Analyzed customer feedback and data to identify trends and areas for improvement in the customer experience.
  • Led efforts towards achieving high levels of operational excellence across the entire organization.

Vice President Customer Success

Titus
Ottawa
02.2017 - 09.2020

Executed strategic plan for tiered support and customer service models, integrating agile SaaS elements.
Managed P&L for division, ensuring financial sustainability and growth.
Led executive-level customer engagements and resolved escalations effectively.
Presented best practices in customer service at industry conferences.

  • Negotiated contracts with vendors for services, products and supplies.
  • Developed long-range plans for business growth, resulting in increase in annual sales.
  • Cultivated a culture of collaboration among department heads to facilitate cross-functional project execution.
  • Implemented process improvement procedures that resulted in cost savings across the board.

Business Unit Executive

IBM
Ottawa
05.1997 - 01.2017

Oversaw IBM's Business Analytics Customer Success and Support Services for software division.

  • Managed global teams servicing IBM's largest customers across multiple countries.
  • Established and directed startup of Customer Success Services, including mission moves, integrations, and acquisitions.
  • Served as thought leader for global go-to market services and cloud strategy on Watson Analytics/AI platforms.
  • Acted as executive project sponsor for various cross-departmental initiatives.
  • Held responsibility for delivering world-class customer success & support service offerings.

Education

Diploma - Computer Programming

John Abbott College
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
05-1997

Skills

  • Customer success and service management
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Client engagement
  • AI strategy and implementation
  • Customer retention strategies
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Team leadership
  • Performance improvement metrics
  • Customer-oriented approach
  • Relationship management
  • Employee development initiatives
  • Teamwork and collaboration skills

Affiliations

Board of Governors of Shiners Hospital for Children - Canada (2020 - present) provides specialized care to children around the world with orthopedic, muscular and neuromuscular conditions, severe spinal and limb anomalies, reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation regardless of the patients' ability to pay.

Chairman for the HR committee and Vice- Chairmain of the Finance committee.

Timeline

Owner/President

KH Management Consulting
01.2024 - Current

Chief Customer Officer

Oxio/Gaiia
11.2020 - 01.2024

Vice President Customer Success

Titus
02.2017 - 09.2020

Business Unit Executive

IBM
05.1997 - 01.2017

Diploma - Computer Programming

John Abbott College
Kosta Hatzis