We originate from a variety of industries, cultures and ethnic origins. We all have extensive training and expertise in our respective fields and a passion for extracting the full potential out of organisations and individuals.

Vassilis Antonas, Founder, Managing Director
Originally from a Psychology background, Vassilis underwent extensive academic and clinical training, specialising as a Psychotherapist, Executive Coach and OD Consultant. He has worked for large public, (NHS UK), non-profit (Park Lodge UK) and private (CAP Associates) institutions and consulted executives in Greece at companies such as Kotsovolos Dixons, BAT, Nexans, Tasty-Pepsico as well as several successful entrepreneurs and business people.

He is co-founder of CAP ltd London (Counselling and Psychotherapy Associates) and served as a Director from 2001 to 2006. In 2005 he co-founded the CAP Post Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching and OD Consulting, a successful training program which continues to date. In 2008, he launched the first complete Coaching Training in Greece, Impact’s Diploma in Executive Coaching and OD Consulting.

His vision has always been to create an international network of talented, versatile and experienced consultants in order to provide premium services to individuals and companies in Greece and abroad. In 2006 this vision materialised into Impact.

Paul Kidner, Associate
Paul Kidner is a multifarious professional who speaks four languages and whose principle interests and expertise run in marketing, business development and politics. He graduated from Kent University, the London School of Economics and Impact's Diploma in Executive Coaching and OD and developed expertise in marketing at London based Strand Communications. His principle clients included IBM, SAP and others.

Paul was previously employed by the United Nations Industrial Development Οrganisation, The National Fund for Victims of National Socialism, the Institute for Social and Ethical Accountability and the Economist Intelligence Unit from which he developed his languages, marketing, and business development training.

He is a Board member of the EUobserver and the Senior Management Team of Wadja.

Magda Hatzidimitri, Associate
Magda is a Psychotherapist and an Organisational Psychologist. She was trained in Organisational Behaviour, Organisational Development as well as in Eclectic and Cognitive Counselling Psychotherapy.

She previously worked for Microsoft, where she was responsible for recruiting, retention and development of staff as well as for facilitating the restructuring process which the company underwent. In addition, Magda managed all HR processes, coached management and counselled employees. Prior to Microsoft Hellas, Magda also worked as Associate Consultant at the executive search company Korn/Ferry Int’l both in New York and Athens.

She holds a Master’s degree in Social & Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (Hons) from New York University.

Magda has consulted for companies such as BAT, Papaellinas, Simply Burgers, Rigips and Frigoglass.

Bernd Leygraf, Training Director
Bernd C. Leygraf, Consultant Psychotherapist with over 25 years experience of working with individuals, dual and larger systems. He trained in Germany, the UK and the US (Gestalt Institute Cleveland Ohio and Lucent Technologies) as an Organisational Consultant and has worked with many organisations (statutory, non-for-profit and commercial) in Europe, Africa and Asia including British Airways, the World Health Organisation and the Metropolitan Police. He is currently a visiting lecturer for the Hungarian OD Society and teaches organisational consultants (as well as therapists and executive coaches) in several European countries.

He has authored many professional training programmes including several Masters’ programmes and was Course Director and Principal Lecturer at South Bank and Middlesex University; most recently he was appointed Training Director for the Hungarian Gestalt Association and the Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling.

He is currently particularly interested in large organisations adapting to "globalisation" and women and men in the workplace issues.

Brian Morton, Associate (UK)
Brian is a Psychotherapist and OD Consultant, who has been working in training consultancy and personal development for some 20 years. His expertise in the design and delivery of inter-personal skills training and developmental programmes have led to his continuing involvement with many private and public sector organisations, in the UK and abroad.

Brian holds accredited and preferred trainer status with a number of organisations, and is a certified NLP Master Practitioner and an accredited NLP Trainer in both the UK and the USA.

Dr Renos Papadopoulos, Associate
Renos is Professor at the University of Essex, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Family Psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic, and training and supervising Jungian Psychoanalyst.

As Consultant to the United Nations and other organisations (including the Council of Europe, the British Council, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, and the International Organisation for Migration), he has worked on projects with refugees and other survivors of political violence and conflict resolution in many countries.