Maria Giarmeniti is a Career and Executive Coach and a Senior Consultant in an Executive Search firm, AIMS International.

Maria Giarmeniti started her career as a consultant in PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Corporate Finance. She then moved to a large international German bank as a Credit Analyst for 4 years. In 2006, she joined the largest telecom operator in Greece Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation (OTE) as a Treasury Manager. Her latest corporate role was Deputy Treasurer managing a debt portfolio of Euro 5bn. At the age of 40, she decided to take a leap of faith and reinvent her career towards a more anthropocentric path. She turned to HR by joining an Executive Search firm, AIMS INTERNATIONAL, working both in Executive Search and Talent Management projects (facilitating Culture audits, Leadership workshops). In parallel, she studied to become a Certified Professional Coach. Today, she combines her career consulting expertise with her coaching education, working as a Professional Coach focusing on career change and transition. She follows the Whole-Person approach with emphasis on wellbeing and results.

Maria holds a MSc in Business & Financial Economics, and BA in Economics from the University of Essex. Maria completed her Certification in Professional Coaching from the Success Unlimited Network, an Accredited Coach Training Program in the US.

She is now credentialed as Associate Certified Coach (ACC) by the International Coach Federation (ICF).