Profile
An astute Senior Executive with a strong track record of operating across disparate sectors, including Banking, Finance and Tax. Engages in a strong professional development, attaining an FCCA qualification as well as boasting 14 years’ experience as a CEO of a bank. Adept at delivering professional courses on an array of subjects, such as IFRS, the banking industry, auditing and corporate governance. Boasts an extraordinary achievement of transforming a small banking institution into one of the biggest in Cyprus. Multi-skilled, dynamic and passionate exponent of business development with a flair for having a positive impact on an organisation’s bottom line.
Qualifications
FCCA: Qualified in 1996
BSc (Hons): Business, Finance & Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, 1994
Career Summary
1998 – Present EY ACADEMY POLAND & MENA
2004 – Present Senior Professional Trainer & Manager (Business Development), Greece
• Delivering professional courses on a wide range of issues, including:
o IFRS
o Professional Courses related to the banking industry
o External/Internal Audits
o Corporate Governance
o Accounting
o Anti-money Laundering
o Banking
• Establishing the training departments of EY MENA, developing the business and resolving various corporate governance issues as they apply to the public interest
• Meticulously preparing professionals for various professional qualifications, including ACA, ACCA and CIA
• Delivering professional training on a multitude of business topics to corporate audiences across several countries i.e. Greece, Hungary, Poland, Dubai and Saudi Arabia
Apr 00 – May 14
COOPERATIVE SAVINGS BANK OF NICOSIA
Chief Executive Officer, Cyprus
• Assiduously preparing detailed reports for the company’s Board of Directors regarding the performance of the company
• Devising and executing a seminal internally generated credit rating software system with statistical models for the Cypriot marketplace
• Gaining recognition for sterling work in the field of human personnel management via the attainment of the ‘Investors in People’ accreditation 2014
• Founding and maintaining a highly effective corporate governance environment throughout the banking sector i.e. Board of Directors, Auditing, Risk & Personnel Committees
• Acting as a member for multiple committees and boards, including the Board of Directors, the Personnel and Risk Assessment Committees
• Successfully transforming a small cooperative bank into one of the largest and best performing banking institutions in Cyprus
Apr 00 – Feb 01
Director, Internal Audit Department
• Drafting an in-depth manual on all of the cooperative’s credit institutions in Cyprus
• Visiting other cooperatives to provide vital support in the construction and implementation of an efficient Internal Audit Department
Jul 94 – Apr 00
ASSURANCE/TAX/TRANSACTIONS ADVISORY
Dec 98 – Apr 00
Senior Executive Audit Director, UK & Cyprus
Oct 97 – Nov 98
Senior Audit Manager, Tax Senior, London
Mar – Oct 97
Audit Manager, London
Jul 94 – Mar 97
Auditor/Audit Senior Manager, London
Professional Development
CEO of a Cooperative Savings Bank for 14 years
Senior Training Manager of EY MENA
Executive Director of an Audit Firm
SWOT Analysis
Other Skills
I.T.: Proficient in the use of MS Office, including Word & Excel
Languages: Fluent in Greek & English
