Board Member Investment Officer

Chief executive with over **-year experience in corporate strategy, portfolio management and derivatives/risk management. Extensive trading and asset management across all asset classes with top tier investment banks. Ran several institutional sales and management teams. Extensive client network across U.S. and Europe. Open to relocate.

VK Capital, Miami, US 2019 until Present

Advisory Board Member

Advise on asset allocation, fixed income and FX solutions and hedging to improve performance.

Select top fund managers with focus on Fixed income, Credit amd Macro funds.

Advise family offices on funds and Venture Capital direct deals.

NBG Bank Malta, Malta 2017- end of 2019

Managing Director / Board Member/ Chief Investment Officer

Served over 2 years as CEO.

Increased ROE by 25 percent, improved Tier I capital Ratio, reduced the NPL ratio from 25 to 5 percent, set by the regulators and the Board.

Headed the Bank’s investment committee, responsible asset allocation and hedging decisions.

Held portfolio management responsibilities across fixed income, global bond and multi-sector portfolios.

Managed a diverse loan portfolio, measured counter-party and credit risks.

Worked with the CFO on management accounting and reporting and with Audit and Risk Committees in Athens.

Barclays Capital, London, UK 2008-2015

Managing Director, Client Solutions group/ Europe, Fixed Income Derivatives

Structured fixed income derivatives and portfolio solutions. Produced P/L of 150 million GBP p.a. consistently for 8 years

Originated bond issues of over 200 billion in size for Sovereigns and undertook private placements for European issuers.

Traded credit, exotic and fixed income derivatives for institutional investors.

Worked with fixed income hedge fund managers on non-performing loan purchases from European banks.

Nomura International, London, UK 2007-2008

Managing Director, Global Markets, Fixed Income Derivatives & Exotics

Bond issues and private placements for Southern European institutional issuers and governments.

Structured Fixed Income, FX-, Credit and Equity Derivatives for institutional investors.

Advised issuers on funding structures such as covered bonds, Tier I- issues, Real Estate financing.

Banque BNP Paribas, London 1997-2007

Managing Director, Head of Liability Management for European Sovereigns, Agencies and Supra-nationals

Originated and structured major bond issues for Sovereigns and key corporate clients. Produced P/L of over 100 million GBP p.a. consistently for 10 years. Highest producer in the bank, based in London.

Structured, priced, and marketed fixed income-, credit- and equity derivatives for institutional investors.

Worked on Tier I/ II ratios for banks and preferred shares for banks to improve capital adequacy ratios.

Produced portfolio solutions for Sovereign debt portfolios, targeting optimal duration and ALM targets.

Lehman Brothers, London/ New York 1994-1997

Associate, Fixed Income and Equity Derivatives Trading

Traded equity, FX and fixed income derivatives. Analyzed debt portfolios to optimize capital structures.

Advised corporations on their capital issuance strategy, with fixed income derivatives to minimize funding costs.

EDUCATION

University of Chicago – Booth Graduate School of Business, MBA

Majored in Finance and Economics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT

Commercial Real Estate Analysis and Investment post-graduate diploma in 2021.

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece

MSc. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Majored in Industrial Management, Operations Research

SKILLS

FCA Regulated Investment Advisor; Approved and regulated by MFSA and ECB.

Fluent in English, Native Greek; Chess, Skiing; investor in tech/fintech ventures.

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