Christos Megalou
Year of birth
1959
Nationality
Greek, British
Board position
Executive Board Member
Board appointment
March 2017
Executive position
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Joined Piraeus Bank
2017
Executive committees membership
Chair of the Group Executive Committee
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATION
| 2016 | Advent International, Senior Advisor, London |
| 2015 to 2016 | Fairfax Financial Holdings, Senior Advisor, Toronto & London |
| 2013 to 2015 | Eurobank Ergasias S.A., CEO, Athens, Greece |
| 1997 to 2013 | Credit Suisse Group, Investment Banking, Vice-Chairman of Southern Europe, Co-Head of Investment Banking for Southern Europe, Managing Director, London |
| 1989 to 1997 | Barclays de Zoete Wedd, Director, Athens & London |
| 1986 to 1989 | Agricultural Bank of Greece, Internal Audit Division, Athens, Greece |
| 1984 to 1986 | Arthur Andersen, Athens, Greece |
OTHER MEMBERSHIPS
| 2023 to present | Department of Finance & Banking Administration, School of Finance & Statistics, Advisory Board Member |
| 2022 to present | Snappi Bank S.A., BoD Chairman |
| 2022 to present | Association of S.A. and Entrepreneurship, A’ BoD Vice-Chairman |
| 2021 to present | Hellenic Bank Association, Non Executive BoD Member |
| 2016 to present | American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, BoD Member |
| 2016 to present | Global Federation Competitiveness Councils, Washington D.C., USA, Distinguished Fellow |
| 2016 to present | Safe Bulkers Inc, Independent Non-Executive Board Member |
| 2014 to present | Parents Leadership Council at Northeastern University, Boston, USA, Member |
| 2013 to 2015 | Hellenic Bank Association, Greece, Deputy Chair |
| 2010 to 2013 | Hellenic Bankers Association, UK, Chairman |
| 1993 to 1997 | British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, Greece, Deputy Chairman |
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
- MBA in Finance, University of Aston, Birmingham, UK, 1982
- BSc in Economics, University of Athens, Greece, 1981