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LAMANS Management Services SA, Greece (Project co-ordinator- Lamans S.A.
was founded in Athens in 1981. The company provides a wide range of services in the fields of Business and Corporate management, Information Technology, Rural Development, Fishery and Aquaculture to clients of the public and the private sector The company is one of the founding members of the Association of Hellenic Management Consulting Companies (SESMA), which is the Greek body of FEACO (European Federation of Associations of Consulting Organisations). Lamans operates according to the international standards of the Management Consulting Companies. Today Lamans is staffed with 24 senior consultants employed on a permanent basis as well as a number of external expert associates, who participate to a number of projects according to the expertise requirements.

In the last few years, the company has exhibited considerable growth rates and has expanded both vertically and horizontally. The company established recently Lamans of Western Greece S.A and is also a main shareholder of Per Mare Research SA, an applied research company, offering versatile solutions in aquaculture. In 2000, it absorbed the personnel of Nireus Fisheries & Aquaculture Consultants S.A. In 2001 LAMANS acquired the personnel and the activities of Anagnopoulos Planning Consulting Ltd (APC) a consulting firm with expertise in aquaculture matters.

Expertise areas

The main expertise areas of Lamans S.A. are the following:

Co-ordination of National and European Programs
Programs Evaluation, Project Management, Technical Assistance
Business and Corporate Management
Business Plans, Investment Plans, Feasibility Studies, Business and Corporate Management, Costing, Accounting Support, Financial Programming, Market Research, Executive Training , Sectoral Projects, Sectoral Strategy Development
Information Technology
Information system Development such as MIS and SCM Information Systems
Total Quality management
Study and implementation of ISO and HACCP systems, Quality Certification
Rural Development
Developmental Studies, Regional Development Programs

Clientele

Lamans clientele consists of several of the most prominent Greek industries, private and public Organizations, Institutes, Central Government and Local Authorities, as well as International Organizations such as the Center for Industrial Development and the European Commission.

Participation in National, European and International Projects

Lamans participates actively in national and international research and development projects, providing consulting, proposal submission, evaluation and co-ordination services in private and public institutions in an attempt to exploit business and research opportunities in Greece, the European Union as well as beyond its borders. In this field, the company participates as a negotiator, consultant or co-ordinator in a series of research projects that combine basic research and business application in European and International level.

The company has participated in a considerable number of international projects in the last years, has accumulated valuable experience and has founded strategic alliances with research institutions and companies in Europe, America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East, for common actions in innovation projects of basic and applied research. In a national level, the company has an outstanding presence in the projects of the Second and the Third Community Support Framework.

Several indicative projects that Lamans has performed are the following:

Technical advisor for the Operational Program Fishery 2000-2006
Ex - ante evaluation of the Operational Program " Fishery 2000-2006" (For the Ministry of National Economy)
Ex - ante evaluation of the Operational Program " Information Society 2000-2006" (For the Ministry of National Economy)
Co-ordinator for the Greek Support Unit of the Leader II network in the National Program Leader II ( Contractors: Lamans SA. - PETA SA - HELADA SA; Association for Companies Development (For the Ministry of Agriculture)
Corporate Strategic Planning for the development of maritime aquaculture in Greece (1999-2000) (For the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works)
Tuna ranching project in the United Arab Emirates. A pre-feasibility study. 2001. (For the Arabian Gulf Fisheries)
Nutritional and developmental studies of the common octopus Octopus vulgaris under controlled cultural conditions. (PAVET 2000) ( Principal Contractor: Nireus SA. Partners: Lamans SA, Feedus SA, Per Mare Research SA) 2002-2003 . (For the General Secretariat of Research & Technology)
Evaluation of the impact of introduction of the Euro in fishery and aquaculture sectors one year after (For DG. XIV, 99/G2/50).
Training of Greek fishermen in safety issues on fishery boats (For DG XIV Fishery, 99/C90/09-29)

CV's of leading personnel

Nikos Anagnopoulos (born in 1955) studied Biology in the University of Athens (Greece, 1974-1979). He performed postgraduate studies in the Institute of Biological Exploitation of Lagoons of the National Council of Research in Lesina, Italy (1979-1980). He has more than 22 years of experience in the field of Consulting for fisheries and aquaculture related projects as he worked in the General Directorate of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture (1982-1988), as a head officer of the Department of Aquaculture Planning and Development of the Hellenic Agency for the Development of Local Authorities (1985-1990), and the private consulting companies ZANTE FISH LTD (1988-today) and Anagnopoulos Planning Consultancy LTD (APC; 1993-2001). From 2001 he is a share holder and the General Manager of LAMANS SA. He has participated in more than 200 studies dealing with aquaculture, fisheries, Market Research, costing and financial consulting services.

George Triantaphyllidis (born in 1967) studied Biology in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece, 1986-1990). He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Biological Sciences from the University of Ghent (Belgium, 1991-1995) and he realized post-doctoral Research at the National Center for Marine Research in Greece and at the University of Athens. He participated in applied projects of live food production & manipulation of their nutritional profile for aquaculture applications (microalgae, rotifers and Artemia). Since June 1999 he is working in the private sector in the field of R&D and consulting for fisheries & aquaculture related projects. He participated in applied projects of live food production & exploitation for aquaculture applications (microalgae, rotifers and Artemia) and new species development (Solea solea and Octopus vulgaris) and has been involved in various national and international projects, having expanded the areas of services provided to project management, business planning, re-engineering, and research and development planning.

Leonidas Papaharisis (born in 1971) studied Fisheries & Aquaculture in the Technological Educational Institute of Mesologhi (Greece, 1989 - 1993). He holds an Advanced Diploma in Total Quality Management from the Technological Educational Institute of Chalkida (Greece, 1999). Since September 1995, he is working in the private sector in the field of Consulting for fisheries and aquaculture related projects. He has great experience in Aquaculture projects, Quality management and Seafood Hygiene. He participated in applied projects of Coastal Fisheries and Sport Fisheries.