QUINTESSENTIALLY | About Us | Meet the Q Family

After growing up in Greece and England, George graduated from the American Intercontinental University of California and went on to work as an entrepreneur in London and in Athens, before moving across to the financial sector in the late 1990s. Following a decade of senior roles in corporate finance and equity sales, George decided to leave the banking world behind in late 2010 to return to his entrepreneurship roots. George is now managing and investing in lifestyle sector businesses and is proud to be a founding partner of Quintessentially Hellas.

Maria was born and raised in Athens where she currently resides. She studied accounting and marketing at the American College of Greece, and now works as a certified accountant. In her free time, she enjoys going to the movies and hanging out with her friends. She also really enjoys travelling

Artemis gained her BSc in Marketing and Management at the American College of Greece. She started her career at L’Oreal, where she spent four years in the marketing department. She then moved to the UK to complete an MSc in Marketing at Brunel University.

After completing her studies in the UK, Artemis spent four years working in marketing where she developed her experience further in the health and beauty industry.

Upon returning to Athens, she worked as a freelancer, providing marketing services to various FMCG companies.

Artemis has recently joined Quintessentially where she is responsible for Marketing and Suppliers Relations.  In her spare time, Artemis indulges her passion for sport and leisure by playing basketball and trying her hand at stand up paddle board surfing.

Raised in Athens and educated at the St Catherine’s British Embassy School, Stefania went on to gain a bachelor degree in Business Management from CASS Business School, London. Upon returning to Athens, Stefania joined the Quintessentially Hellas team, bringing with her a truly international background, trilingual abilities and relentless enthusiasm. Stefania is an avid horsewoman – she has competed on a weekly basis for ten years – while her other passions include travel, cinema, literature and most other outdoor activities

Mika holds a Degree in Communications and Media from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, which she followed up with a Masters in Cultural and Creative Industries at King's College in London.

She then began her career at Gallery K & Cypria Auctions, where two years were spent jetting between Athens, Nicosia and London. During this time Mika mastered the skills of dealing with the press, PR and event planning. Her professional journey was then greatly enriched as she began working next to Eleni Kyriacou, the world renowned fashion designer based in London.

In her spare time Mika volunteers as a teacher at the Goulanris Natioanl History Mueum, hits the dance floor and enjoys an energetic variety of outdoor activities.

Educated in Greece, Irene studied Law at a British univeristy, going on to achieve high honors in her post graduate degree in Maritime Law. Fluent in English, Greek, French and Spanish, Irene begins her career within the Quintessentially team as a Member Assistant.  In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor sports such as horse riding, tennis and volleyball.

Katerina was born in Thessaloniki. She holds a B.A. in Economics, Statistical Mathematics and Business from Boston University and an M.Sc. in European Studies from the London School of Economics.  She worked in Greece and Japan in various management positions and has acted as an advisor to ‘Invest in Greece Agency’.  Currently she is the Investor Relations Director of Dolphin Capital Partners and the acting GM of the Greek Japanese Chamber of Commerce.  Katerina’s great passion is travelling and lifestyle. She contributes as a free lance journalist to a number of Greek and foreign  publications on lifestyle, exclusive travel and gastronomy, rates hotels and restaurants, and is the editor of the Luxe City Guide for Istanbul.  Her interests include scuba diving, flying, swimming, skiing, traveling, antiques, fashion, impressionist art, and underwater photography.