Bank management

Nicolaos Andreou Hadjinicolaou has a profound experience in banking – more than 55 years, including 15 years as a consultant in banking and finance; 37 years in commercial and central banking (Cyprus), and 7 years in accounting.

Since 2003, he owns a consultancy firm specializing in the area of banking and finance.

The career of Nicolaos A. Hadjinicolaou started in 1958 with the accounting firm Russell &co, now known as Ernest & Young. In 1965 he  moved to the Central Bank of Cyprus in the position of assistant accountant. In 1970 when he moved to a commercial bank,  was an assistant bank examiner.  From 1970 to 2002, he continued his career with Laiki Bank as the Chief Accountant and  climbed the ladder of the hierarchy of the bank; he retired from the bank as an Executive Director. During that period, Nicolaos A. Hadjinicolaou was involved in all areas of activity of the bank.

Nikolaos Andreou Hadjinicolaou  in 1972 qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) of the United Kingdom.

Ruslan Grytsenko has more than 20 years of experience in the banking sector, of them 12 years with the National Bank of Ukraine, where R. Grytsenko held various executive positions. The recent one was Deputy Director of Directorate on Banking Regulation and Supervision.

Since August 2017, R. Grytsenko is the Head of the Secretariat of JSC Commercial Bank PRIVATBANK (Ukraine).

From 2014 to 2017, he was employed with the National Bank of Ukraine, where he held the position of the Head of Analytical Office of the Banking Supervision Department.

From 2012 to 2013, R. Grytsenko was the Deputy Chairman of Supervisory Board of JSC Commercial Bank Standart.

From 2010 to 2011, he worked with JSC Kredobank PKO BP Group as an Advisor to the Chairman of the Board.

R. Grytsenko began his career in finance in 1998 as a senior economist at the National Bank of Ukraine.

In 2009, Ruslan Grytsenko held a Bachelor degree in Law by Sumy Academy of banking.

In 2002, he graduated from the Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine with a doctoral degree (Ph. D.) in economics.

In 1995, Ruslan Grytsenko graduated from the Kharkiv State University, having obtained a Master degree in economics.

Nikos Sofroniou has over 34 years of experience in the financial sector. His professional career in banking developed from a banking specialist to Deputy Director General of a bank.

Since January 2017, Nikos Sofroniou is a Non-Executive Director at 3D Global Financial Services Ltd, a financial advising company.

From February 2015 to December 2016, Nikos Safroniou was the Deputy CEO of Universal Bank, a Eurobank Group (Greece) subsidiary in Ukraine, heading the Operations Department where he was in charge of the Bank’s general operations, and he was also a member of the supervisory committee of risk management and corporate lending.

Before joining the Eurobank Group, he worked for the Bank of Cyprus, where he had begun his career as a banking specialist. From February 2008 until April 2014, Nikos Safroniou was the First Deputy Director General of the Bank of Cyprus subsidiary in Ukraine. He was responsible for the Bank’s general operations and also supervised risk-management and corporate-clients departments.

Nikos Sofroniou graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1983, obtaining a Bachelor’s degree (BSc) and a Master degree (MSc) in economics.

Savvas Stouppas has more than 40-year work experience with Cyprus Popular Bank Ltd. His career in the financial sector began from being an official with the Documentary Credit and Foreign Exchange Department; He began his career in 1972 as a specialist of the same Department.

As from 1982, Savvas Stouppas was the Head of Import/Export and Guarantee Department. As from 1994 till 1998 he was Head of Loans Department and Sub-Manager of Full Branch network. After 1998 till 2005, he held the position of the Manager of Full Branch Network.

From 2005 to 2011, Savvas Stouppas was the Regional Manager of Retail Branches network in the city of Limassol having 14 branches with 150 employees under his management.

Besides the vast experience in banking, Savvas Stouppas from 2002 till 2016 has held positions in Limassol Municipality council. From 2011 to 2016, he was the Deputy Mayor of Limassol; for long periods he was the Acting Mayor of Limassol.

Concurrently with the position of Member of the Council of AS PrivatBank, Savvas Stouppas holds the position of Member of the Council of Cyprus University of Technology.

Savvas Stouppas graduated from American Academy (Cyprus) in 1970.

Since April 2018, T. Gromova holds the position of Corporate Secretary at JSC Commercial Bank PRIVATBANK (Ukraine).

She has more than 10-year experience in law.

From 2016 to April 2018, Tetiana Gromova was a Partner of the SDM Partners Law Firm.

From 2015 to 2016, T. Gromova held the position of the Deputy Head of Department at the National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine Legal Office.

From 2013 to 2015, she was employed as the Deputy Director of Legal Department by Continium LLC, a private asset management company with WOG, one of the largest fuel and energy companies of Ukraine, in its portfolio.

Between 2008 and 2013, T. Gromova contributed to professional legal teams of Astapov Lawyers International Law Group and Sayenko Kharenko Law Firm. T. Gromova started her professional career at the Notary’s Office in 2006.

Tetiana Gromova graduated from the Ukrainian National University of Lviv named after Ivan Franko in 2008 and obtained a Master degree in law with honours.

Sandris has 20 years of work experience in leading positions in risk management, compliance control, as well as in operational and strategic business management, at several international and local banks (including “Nordea bank” AB, AS “Swedbank”, AS “Parex banka”), at pension fund and investment management companies, as well as in the area of management consulting. He has been the Member of Management Board and the Chief Risk Officer at AS “Expobank”, the Chief Compliance Officer at AS “GE Money Bank” and the Member of Management Board at AS “GE Money Open Pension Fund” and at AS “GE Money Asset Management Company”.

Sandris has joined the team of AS “PrivatBank” in December 2017, beginning his activities as the Head of the Compliance Control Department and Chief Compliance Officer, while in March 2018, he has been appointed Chief Risk Officer. Apart from the Risk Control Department his responsibilities also include supervision of the Compliance Control Department. Sandris has graduated the University of Latvia in 2001. He has a master’s degree in business administration (international economics and business), as well as a master’s degree in political science (international relations).

Sandris is the affiliate member of the International Compliance Association (ICA) and has ICA certificate.