LearnPro Group, a Global Leader in Virtual Reality and E-learning Solutions, Welcomes Costi Karayannis as Chief Executive Officer
London, England — September 30, 2022 Renovata & Company is pleased to announce the placement of Costi Karayannis as chief executive officer of LearnPro Group, a global leader in virtual reality and e-learning solutions for the health, fire, police and other emergency services. He is responsible for developing and executing a business plan to grow the size of the business organically and through acquisition.
Backed by Apiary Capital, LearnPro Group offers a software suite and platform for learning management, authoring, competency reporting and immersive virtual reality simulation training. The company’s products are used by leading public-sector institutions to train and manage more than 300,000 emergency service and health care staff each year.
LearnPro Group supports public sector organizations where training is essential to maintain public safety and improve skill and knowledge—and has more than 400 fire, police and health customers in more than 50 countries. Founded in 2021, LearnPro Group has nearly 60 employees and offices in Edinburgh, Farnborough and Delft.
“Costi’s initial responsibility is to enhance the company’s products and processes that drive the SaaS business and take advantage of cross-sell opportunities into existing customers and white space for growth of existing products in new and existing customers and geographies,” says Lisa Morgan, Renovata & Company principal. “In the medium to longer term, he will set the strategy for further market/customer penetration and evaluate and integrate acquisitions.”
Before joining LearnPro Group, Karayannis was managing director, education and learning, for Capita, a digital services business. Before that, he was managing director, training services for V.Group, a ship management and marine services company. Karayannis held several leadership roles at Babcock International Group, including director of training, corporate development—education and training, and new markets—support services. Earlier in his career he worked as associate director at PMSI Consulting and as a consultant for Accenture.
This appointment highlights Renovata & Company’s depth and expertise as a search firm and advisor to the leading private- and growth equity-backed digital, SaaS, IoT companies, their boards, and investors across North America and Europe.
About Renovata & Company
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