Olympiacos and Menarini continue for two more years!
Olympiacos BC presented today (05/12) the renewal of the collaboration with Menarini for two more years.
The presentation quotes:
Νikos Lepeniotis (Commercial and Marketing Director of Olympiacos BC): «We are very happy to be here to present the extension of collaboration with Menarini. Each renewal of commercial collaboration practically closes a circle and opens a new one. We have completed a year of collaboration with Menarini and have decided on two more since we are a good fit and we have set new goals. We are going to strengthen our partnership. Olympiacos BC tries to collaborate with pioneering and winning companies. So we chose Menarini. There are a lot of pharma companies in Greece but we felt to have a lot in common with Menarini. People play an important role in that and I would like to thank the executives of the company and Mr. Sykianakis in person, because they too wanted this collaboration as much as we did. They understand and value the Olympiacos brand and we believe we are going to help the company achieve its goals. Menarini is an Italian company that operates for about 130 years now. They operate in 100 countries and have about 17,000 employees. Their revenue amounts to approximately 3.5 billion per year, while it's the ninth ranking company in Greece based on size with sales of about 70 million euro and has been working here for 28 years. We are talking about a very important company in the pharmaceuticals and we are proud they have chosen to work with us».
Giorgos Sykianakis (President and CEO of Menarini): «It's our great joy to have worked with Olympiacos last year. It was pleasant. We are happy to confirm a new cooperation for the following two years. As you know, Menarini, apart from pharmaceuticals, has introduced a new variety of products that are food supplements and aim to offer energy, and good disposition in every day life. Our partnership with Olympiacos allows us to promote our products since we are interested in being attached to sports. It's a personal joy as well to work with a club that has a protagonist role. We have been watching the team closely and we are certain that everything will be Ok this season and we are going to be at the top. I wish all the best for Olympiacos, because if they succeed, we are better promoted and then we are in an even better position to boost this collaboration».
«No more losses at the SEF»
Giorgos Printezis stated: "On my part as that of the other athletes, I would like to stress that is very important to have opportunities to have our efforts supported, to have companies by our side and for us to be able to give back to them doing the best possible, so that everyone wins from this co-operation. We all want to be smiling at the end and succeed our goals. We wish to thank Menarini and hopefully this collaboration continues for many years to come".
Asked on whether the vitamins will be helping him and his team mates in the upcoming game against Real, he answered: "I don't know how to answer that so as to not get misinterpreted… We are lucky to have a team that controls everything. Whatever we do, the nutrition we get before games and in our daily lives. I have the utmost faith in our trainer and our team doctors, so I'm certain that for these products to come to our hands, it's absolutely cleared. And we definitely need it a lot during such a long season".
About the game against the Spanish team: "Real is a great team that wants to react. They may be suffering from a lot of injuries, but they have players that can hurt you. We cannot relax due to back to back victories. It's a win we really want. It's not a result that will determine a lot. It's not a final, but we want it a lot to remain at the top ranking seeds. There is a long way ahead of us, but especially following the loss to Panathinaikos, we don't want another loss at the SEF".