Experience

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  BasisBank

  • Tbilisi, Georgia

  • Senior Independent Director

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Tbilisi, Georgia

    Independent Member of the Supervisory Board, Chair of Risk Management Committee

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  Asakabank

  • Non Executive Director

    • Jan 2021 - Apr 2022

    Independent Board MemberChair of Audit CommitteeMember of Risk Committee

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  EBRD

  • United Kingdom
  • Banking
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Country Director Greece & Cyprus

    • Aug 2015 - Nov 2019

    Overall responsibility for start-up and development of the Bank’s activities in Greece including the set-up of the office and hiring staff. Ongoing responsibility for developing and delivering business in line with EBRD's transition mandate in the country. Managing the local team in Greece which will take the lead on business development, execution and monitoring the Bank’s portfolio as it develops. Responsibility for broader relationship with key stakeholders including government, the business community, civil society, and media. Oversight of EBRD's resident office in Cyprus.

  • Senior Banker/Associate Director, Financial Institutions Group

    • Aug 2004 - Jul 2015

    Focus on equity investments in banks. Responsible for developing business, monitoring investments and managing relationships with clients, regulatory authorities and governments as well as leading selected complex transactions which included investments in Parex (Latvia), TBC (Georgia), Bank of Cyprus, NKBM (Slovenia). Have had several non-executive board nominee roles; Eskhata Bank (Tajikistan), Access Bank (Azerbaijan), Opportunity Bank (Serbia), Xac Bank and TFG, Mongolia, and Basis Bank, Georgia and Byblos Bank, Armenia. Previously with the Group for Small Business which delivered SME credit lines to banks and microfinance institutions.

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  Self Employed

  • Consultant

    • Nov 1993 - Mar 2004

    Contracted directly by EBRD and DFID as well as by a number of consultancy companies working on EBRD, DFID and World Bank projects. Undertook mainly long term contracts in banking (Armenia, Moldova, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) with some short term training, credit review roles (Belarus, Kyrgyz Republic & Tajikistan).

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  Central Europe Trust Company Ltd

  • Manager

    • Oct 1991 - Sep 1993

    Responsible for Moscow and St Petersburg offices. Promoted and marketed CET services and project management; market entry studies for major multinationals and assistance with strategy implementation including securing distribution partners and review of potential acquisition targets.

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  Timsway Holidays

  • Rickmansworth

  • Director

    • Feb 1980 - Aug 1989
    • Rickmansworth

    Tour operator specialising in Greece and Turkey, also with programmes in Canaries, Cyprus, Malta, Italy, France and India.