Gold Magazine June - July 2013, Issue 27 | Page 30

HELLENIC BANK

THE
PRUDENT
BANK

Makis Keravnos
Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Marios Clerides
Group Senior General Manager
Risk Management & Strategy

Photography: Jo Michaelides

Marios Clerides has
a long history in
the Group of Hellenic Bank. Today
he is Group Senior
General Manager,
Risk Management &
Strategy but he started
his career in the bank
in 1982, in charge of
Planning and Economic Research. He
is considered a major
asset of the organisation and one of the
CEO’s most valued
associates. On 1 January 2012 he was appointed as a Member
of the Board of Directors of Hellenic Bank.
From 2001-2006, he
served as Chairman of
the Cyprus Securities
and Exchange Commission (CySEC). He
holds a Ph.D. in Labour Economics from
the London School of
Economics and Political Science.

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Makis Keravnos assumed
the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
Hellenic Bank Group on
1 September 2005. While
he entered the banking
industry in an era full of
challenges, he instilled a
sense of confidence and
professionalism in all bank
activities. He quickly became an influential banker,
noted for his visionary skills
and his ability to effectively
assess trends in the sector.
The recent adverse conditions in the banking industry confirmed the soundness of his decisions on a
number of strategic issues.
Makis Keravnos is masterful at appropriately assessing all sides of a complex
issue and then making
prudent decisions. Before
joining Hellenic Bank, he
served as Minister of Labour and Social Insurance
and Minister of Finance in
the government of Tassos
Papadopoulos.