HR Manager, Leroy Merlin Cyprus

Iason Makris is an experienced, self-motivated, and people-first HR manager with more than 12 years of experience in executing, supporting and managing critical HR initiatives. Iasonas was born and grew up in Greece and started his career in Olympic Air and then Aegean Airlines working in the HR field for 8 years, before taking a senior role in Leroy Merlin Cyprus in 2017. Iasonas oversees Human Resources and records several successful HR projects. His experience includes resources recruitment and development, internal consultation/coaching, HR Budgeting, Cyprus Labour Law implementation & compliance, Payroll preparation, Appraisals consulting and monitoring etc. Iason facilitated in increasing employees’ engagement from 9% to 42% within two years and managed to achieve the Best Workplace in Cyprus 2021 Award (Great Place to Work) for Leroy Merlin Cyprus. He holds a BSc in Marketing and Business Communications from Athens University of Economic & Business and a MSc in Finance from Lancaster University, UK. He is an active member in CyHRMA.