George Handjinicolaou
Year of birth
1953
Nationality
Greek
Board position
Chairman
Board appointment
November 2016
Joined Piraeus Bank
2016
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATION
2011 to 2016 | IInternational Swaps and Derivatives Association, London, Deputy CEO & Member of the BoD |
2010 to 2011 | TBANK, Athens, Greece, CEO |
2009 to 2010 | Greek Capital Market Commission, Vice Chairman, Member of the Management Committee and the BoD. |
2007 to 2009 | International Swaps and Derivatives Association, London, Deputy CEO & Member of the BoD |
2002 to 2007 | Etolian Capital, New York, Founder, Managing Member & Executive Chairman of the BoD |
2000 to 2002 | Merrill Lynch, New York, Managing Director, Global Head, Debt Emerging Markets and Member of Global Markets Management Group |
1998 to 2000 | Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, New York, Executive Vice President, Head, Global Markets Americas and Member of the Global Markets Management Group |
1996 to 1998 | Union Bank of Switzerland, New York, Managing Director, Head, Fixed Income Derivatives, Americas |
1994 to 1995 | International Finance Corporation, Washington DC, Senior Manager, Head of Treasury |
1986 to 1994 | Bank of America, San Francisco, Senior Vice President, Head of Financial Engineering & Risk Management, 1992-1994 Managing Director and Co-Head, Global Swaps, London, 1987-1992 |
1983 to 1986 | World Bank, Washington DC, Senior Financial Officer, 1985-1986 |
OTHER MEMBERSHIPS
2024 to present | Non-executive member of the Advisory Board, Pyletech Energy Limited |
2022 to present | Vice President of the Executive Committee, Council of Competitiveness of Greece |
2022 to present | Member of the BoD, Hellenic Energy Exchange S.A. |
2019 to present | Chairman of Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation |
2018 to present | Chairman, Non-Executive Member, ATHEX BoD |
2017 to present | Member of PRIME Finance Panel of Experts |
2013 to present | Member of IBA Swap Rate Oversight Committee |
2012 to present | Member of LIBOR Oversight Committee |
2019 to 2021 | Chairman of Ηellenic Bank Association |
2011 to 2016 & 2007 to 2009 | Member of the BoD, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) |
2012 to 2016 | Member of the European Post Trade Group (EPTG) |
2012 to 2013 | Member of the Hogg Tendering Committee for LIBOR (HTAL) |
1998 to 2001 | Member of the BoD of Brokertek |
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
- PhD in Finance & Economics, New York University, 1983
- MBA in Finance, New York University, Graduate School of Business Administration, 1978
- BSc in Economics, University of Athens, Law School, Department of Economics, 1975