Marios M. Skandalis
CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Marios Skandalis is a senior financial sector executive with extensive experience both in the local as well as international markets. He is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK), a licensed member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (USA) and a Fellow member of the Chartered Governance Institute – ICSA (UK). He is also a Fellow member of the International Compliance Association (UK) and a professional member of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (USA).
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Elena Tanou
VICE CHAIR
A prominent and highly respected business professional, Ms. Tanou has built and expanded a publicly listed international travel and tourism business Top Kinisis Travel…
Branka van der Linden
SECRETARY
Renowned for her leadership in founding Meaningful Synergies, she brings extensive AML compliance, marketing, and innovation expertise to the markets. Branka strives to achieve excellence in GRC, with a robust educational background and certifications in administration, law, compliance, anti-fraud, financial crime and facilitation.
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Nicholas Shiakallis
TREASURY
Nicholas Shiakallis is a Certified Public Accountant and Register Auditor. He holds his own auditing practice. Nicholas holds a Bachelor degree in Economics and a fellow member…
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Rovertos J. Yiousellis
BOARD MEMBER
Mr. Rovertos Yiousellis is Heading the Internal Audit of Logicom Group, an international group of leading information technology companies, listed on the Main Market ….
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Dr Stelios Hadjichristofis
BOARD MEMBER
Dr. Stelios Hadjichristofis is a Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon at the American Medical Centre in Nicosia with more than 22 years experience. He holds a Masters of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery…
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Aphrodite Kyriakou
Board Member
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.
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Maria Loizou
Board Member
Maria Loizou holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Cyprus and an MSc in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Bristol. She is a CySEC Certified AML Compliance Officer and holds the CySEC Advanced Certificate.
She has a diverse professional background with extensive experience in academia, statistical analysis, and banking.
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Antonis Hadjicostas
Board Member
Antonis Hadjicostas is a highly skilled and experienced compliance and audit professional with over 15 years of experience in the banking, investment, and insurance sectors.
He began his career at HSBC Greece, acting as a personal relationship officer and financial advisor, before joining PwC Cyprus, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and rose to Senior Manager, leading key engagements in the financial sector.
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Dr. Elena Niki Karletidi
Board Member
Dr. Elena Niki Karletidi is an experienced business lawyer with over 15 years of experience in legal advisory, regulatory compliance, and risk management across the financial sector in Cyprus, Greece, and the EU. She is a Director at ENAH Services Ltd and an academic lecturer, recognised for her expertise in EU and Cyprus financial regulation.
Currently, she is a Director of ENAH Services Ltd, a firm providing legal and regulatory compliance consultancy, regulatory audits, and professional training to financial institutions and corporate clients.
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Elena Theocharidou
ADMINISTRATION & PR OFFICER
Elena Theocharidou has extensive experience in marketing, communications and event planning. She spent a decade in the advertising / media industry in Cyprus, during which she established herself as one of the leading art directors. She then took up a post with one of the prominent media groups on the island, as a creative media manager for 5 years before setting up her own event planning start-up.
Elena holds a BA in Virtual Communications from the University of Kent.
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