Panagiotis Christakakis will be the commercial manager of the leagues at the German Ice Hockey Federation from July 1, 2023 (DEB) take over. Here he will, together with the leader DEB-Game operations Markus Schubert will be responsible for the women's Bundesliga (DFEL), the young talent leagues and the upper leagues. He succeeds Nicholas Rausch, who is now responsible for marketing, marketing & events at DEB has.
Christakakis was most recently managing director of SC Riessersee Eishockey Marketing GmbH. Thanks to this many years of work, the 43-year-old is familiar with the structures and processes of the DEB-league operations are already very familiar.
DEB-Vice President Marc Hindelang (responsible for LEV/Oberligen): “In Pana Christakakis we have found the ideal person for this position. He comes from practice and knows this through his years of experience Parameters under which the clubs in the top league play their games, is great. We've always found him to be a proactive, committed team player - and that's his strength too DEB bring in.”
Future commercial manager DEB-League Coach Panagiotis Christakakis: “I have closely followed the professionalization of the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund and its leagues in recent years and would like to continue on the path we have taken so far and further expand the league structures. Of course, because of my previous work, I am very close to the major league. Nevertheless, the women's Bundesliga and the young talent leagues are also very close to my heart. I feel very honored for the trust shown in advance and am pleased to be able to contribute my part to the further development of German ice hockey.”