Countries’ General Managers

Experienced Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer goods and retail industries. Skilled in General Management, Consumer Products, Production Management, Commercial Management, Retail, Online Sales and Trade Marketing. Strong business development professional graduated from Warsaw University, completed Executive Development and Business programmes at Istanbul University and London Business School.

Marek Modzelewski joined Sarantis team and took the position of General Manager in Poland in March 2020. Before joining Sarantis Group, he worked as Poland/CEE Business Unit Managing Director at PZ Cussons, and previously for many years he held key management positions in numerous international companies, including Managing Director at Douglas Poland, CEO of Termisil, Regional Director CEE at Kimberly Clark, General Manager at International Paper. He gained previous experience in managing diverse teams at PepsiCo International and Rothmans of Pall Mall Ltd.

Gabriel is a Senior Executive with more than 30 years of experience in FMCG and Consumer Healthcare industries at local and international level within top Multinational organizations and Private Equity. He has additional entrepreneurial experience in real estate development, as well as strong commercial background, skilled in Sales, Marketing, Business Planning and P&L management. His experience in changing management from autonomous model to Hub structure, in business transformation from family to international organization and in long-term strategic development, with focus on Brands and Consumers consist valuable assets for Sarantis Group.

Sasa Nenadic's journey with Sarantis Group since 2002 has been one of rapid advancement and impactful leadership. Starting in the marketing department at Sarantis Serbia, he quickly ascended to the role of General Manager in Turkey. His leadership then extended to positions in Romania and Hungary, where he focused on fostering continuous growth across various sectors. In 2018, Sasa assumed the role of General Manager of Serbia, leveraging his wealth of experience to drive substantial growth within the market. Since 2021, he has been at the helm of the West Balkans* team, emphasizing both regional expansion and the development of his team members. His career trajectory is defined by strategic foresight, innovation, and an unwavering dedication to achieving results, contributing significantly to Sarantis' ongoing success and expansion. Sasa holds a Master of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Belgrade.

*The geographic area of West Balkans includes sales in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Slovenia.

Andriy Dikunov has headed Sarantis Ukraine (Ergopack) since February 2013. He effectively managed the company before the merger with Sarantis and has continued his successful history as part of Sarantis Group since May 2018.

Overall experience in the FMCG market is over 30 years and is in the food and non-food sector. He has deep expertise and experience working with all channels, as well as many years of experience in the CIS countries, with extensive knowledge in launching different product categories in the markets of Ukraine and the CIS.

He has proven experience in effective business management during the deep crisis in Ukraine in 2014 -2015 and during the war from 2022.

A productive leader whose actions are always aimed at constructive and effective solutions to challenges facing the business. Andrii has a master's degree in economics and management.

Tamas Adam Csodo became General Manager of Sarantis Hungary in July 2020. He has more than 20 years of professional background in both FMCG and Pharmaceuticals around different categories (food, cosmetics, medical devices, OTC) with companies like GlaxoSmithKline and Nestle. He had great success of leading diverse  teams of both sales and marketing professionals.  He passionately drives performance with an ambitious, empowered local team to step change the Hungarian business, embracing the changing environment and all the challenges that comes with it. He is an authentic leader with a positive „can do” attitude and honest, straight talking communication style, always focusing on long term strategic goals.

Zakis joined Sarantis Group in 2013 and he currently holds the position of General Manager for the Selective Strategic Partnerships division in Greece. He carries 10 years of experience in Luxury fashion and beauty industries. He has evolved within Sarantis Group, starting from Sales and Marketing positions and since 2017 he has been leading the group’s luxury beauty brands strategy in the Greek market. Graduate of the Filothei Public Lyceum, Zakis studied Marketing Management in the American College of Greece and acquired a Master of Science from Grenoble Ecole De Management in Innovation, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship. Zakis has been successfully involved in forging and developing strong partnerships with major beauty companies including Puig, Coty, and La Prairie groups.