Aphrodite Kyriakou is a seasoned legal professional with extensive experience in Regulatory Compliance, Banking law, Company law, Anti- corruption, Competition law, Consumer Protection law in the EU, Cyprus and the US. Since 2017, she is a Regulatory Compliance Officer at the Bank of Cyprus Group. Her responsibilities include monitoring and analysing regulatory updates on EU and Cyprus’ regulatory framework, spearheading bank wide projects and managing teams for regulatory implementation, drafting legal opinions, conducting compliance audits, and providing compliance training to staff. Her professional career commenced in 2012 where she served as a Financial Instrument Client Relationship Manager in UBS Investment Bank in Connecticut, where she played a key role in ensuring adherence to the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Act’s requirements. In 2014 she worked as a Foreign Legal Consultant in Wilson Keadjian Browndorf LLP in New York where she advised clients on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Anti-Trust law and High-frequency trading. In her previous roles as a Corporate Lawyer, a Shipping Lawyer and a Business Development Officer, Aphrodite excelled in Company law, on Company Incorporation, Legal drafting and analysis, Due diligence, Vessel and Seafarers’ registration and Business promotion. Aphrodite possesses an LLB Law from the University of Warwick, an MSc International Business from the University of Nottingham, and the PON on Global Negotiation from the Harvard Law School. She is a qualified lawyer with admissions to the New York State and the Cyprus Bar Association.
