Nicolaou has almost 33 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has been Recognized in the Global Top 100 Health Edition Honorees Most Influential People of African Descent(MIPAD) in Healthcare and recently received Greece’s ARGO Public Service award from the President of Greece. He is a previous winner of the SA Institute of Marketing Management (IMM) Health Care Marketer of the year Award, has been inducted as a fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa. He has been elected as an honorary member of the Southern African Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Received and honorary doctorate in Medicine from Wits University and was awarded the Order of the Lion of St Mark by the Greek Orthodox Pope Theodoros II and is a recipient of the Title of “High Commander of the Order of the Apostle & Evangelist Mark” of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.