Chairman of the Board

Dr. Evripides A. Polykarpou

Elected Member of the Board of Directors of Hellenic Bank on 28 May 2014 and Chairman of the Board of Directors on 28 August 2019

Vice-Chairman of the Board

Marco Comastri

Born in 1960. Studied Mechanical Engineering (degree) at the University of Pisa in Italy.

Senior Independent Director

Stephen John Albutt

Appointed Member of the Board of Directors of Hellenic Bank on 21 September 2016

Executive Board Member / Chief Executive Officer

Oliver Gatzke

Born in 1968. He has graduated from the University of Hamburg in Germany with an Honours degree in Business Administration; before then he obtained the qualification of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce Banker while training at Deutsche Bank AG Hamburg (1989-1996).

Board Member

Marianna Pantelidou Neophytou

Appointed member of the Board of Directors of Hellenic Bank on 24 December 2013

Board Member

Demetrios Efstathiou

Board Member

Kristofer Richard Kraus

Born in 1970 in California, United States of America. Studied Economics (B.Sc. with Majors in Multinational Management and Finance) at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in the U.S.A.

Board Member

Marios Maratheftis

Born in 1976. Studied Economics (B.Sc.) and Economics & Finance (M.Sc.) at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom.

Board Member

John Gregory Iossifidis

Born in 1961. Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics (Accounting major, Economics minor) and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (Executive MBA) from Monash University, Australia.

Board Member

Andreas Persianis

Born in 1963. Studied Electrical Engineering (M.A.(Hons)) at the University of Cambridge, U.K. (1983-1986) and Business Administration, majoring in Finance & Investment Banking (M.B.A) at the Wharton Business School, U.S.A. (1987-1989).

Board Member

Christos Themistocleous

Born in 1957. Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics (Accounting & Finance) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Executive Board Member / Chief Executive Officer

Oliver Gatzke

Born in 1968. He has graduated from the University of Hamburg in Germany with an Honours degree in Business Administration; before then he obtained the qualification of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce Banker while training at Deutsche Bank AG Hamburg (1989-1996).

General Manager, Business

Phivos Stasopoulos

Unless you excel, you are bound to mediocrity.

General Manager, Human Resources

Georgios Christodoulides

We are entering into a new, exciting era where Respect, Commitment and Passion, always accompanied by our Human Touch, will keep us at the top.

General Manager, Corporate Development & Products

Georgios Fereos

Sometimes, simplicity is what it takes to win the game

Gen. Mgr, NPA Deleveraging & Transaction Advisory

Marios Kalotychos

Marios was born in 1981. He graduated from the Lanitio Lyceum A Limassol and studied Economics & Mathematics (Β.Sc.) at the London School of Economics. He also holds an M.Phil. in Finance from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

General Manager, Retail Banking

George Karageorgis

The heart and soul of the Bank, our People - the New Team assembled, focuses on serving the customer always with a smile, leading the way forward.

Chief Operating Officer

Phivos Leontiou

We are living through the most exciting period in the history of the Bank

General Manager, International Banking

Kyriaki Papadopoulou

We need to be Leaders to lead progress – not enough to be managers to manage change.

Chief Technology Officer

Charalambos Franjeskos

Technological innovation and customer experience, our driver for success

Manager CEO's Office / SSM Coordinator

Nicos Hadjimarkou

Leadership is the beacon that lights up the path of successful organisations

Chief Risk Officer

Joseph Antoniou

Joseph was born in 1984. He graduated from the English School Nicosia and in 2006 obtained his B.Sc. degree in Economics, from the University College London (UCL).

Chief Information Security Officer

Leonidas Hadjimitsis

To be prepared is half the victory. (Miguel De Cervantes)

Chief Compliance Officer

Dr. Matheos Charalambides

Matheos was born in 1968. He graduated from the English School in Nicosia and studied Chemical Engineering (M. Eng., ACGI, DIC, PhD) at the Imperial College London in the United Kingdom.  He is a Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.

Manager Data Protection Office

Maria Aristidou Demetriou

Respecting data privacy, enables trust.

Chief Internal Auditor

Niki Hadjixenophontos Nicolaidou

Niki was born in 1969. She holds a B.Sc. in Financial Services from the University of Manchester (UMIST) in combination with the professional qualification of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB) as well as a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM).

Comp.Secretary/GM Chairman's Off.&Comp.Secretariat

Petros Arsalides

We have built a strong Corporate Culture based on Transparency, Respect and Strong Leadership that will guide us through the exciting and challenging times ahead of us.