Bank management

In august 2019 Nikos Sofroniou was elected as Chairman of the Council.

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.

In august 2019 Savvas Stouppas was elected as Deputy Chairman of the Council.

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.

In May 2019, Antonis Charitou was elected to the Council of AS PrivatBank.

Antonis Charitou has more than 36 years of work experience in banking and financial sector, occupying mainly management positions since 1983.

Antonis Charitou has commenced his career in financial services industry at Hellenic Bank in Cyprus in 1983, where he gathered extensive experience by working in various structural units for a period of more than 32 years. In 2007, was appointed a Manager of International Business Centre at Hellenic Bank Public Company LTD. Under the supervision of Antonis Charitou were collected all the divisions of the bank, including international business centres all over the Cyprus, Shipping Business Unit and 3 representative offices abroad – in Moscow, Kiev & St. Petersburg.

During the period of November 2015 – June 2016, Antonis Charitou was occupying the position of Deputy CEO at Cyprus Development Bank Public Company LTD.

Since September 2016, Antonis Charitou has been occupying positions of a senior manager, partner and director at Point Touch International Consultants Ltd., the administrative service provider authorised by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

Since the year of 2016 Antonis Charitou holding a position of a President in Association of Mediterranean Artists.

Antonis Charitou graduated from Tashkent State University of Economics with a Master’s degree in “Finance and Credit” in 1981.

In February 2020, Dmytro Kuzmin was elected to the Council of AS PrivatBank.

Dmytro Kuzmin has over 20 years of work experience in the financial and banking sector. His professional career in banking developed from a leading economist to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a bank.

Dmytro Kuzmin serves as a Member of Banking and financial services committee of American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine and a Member of Regulatory policies and compliance committee of Independent Association of Ukrainian banks.

From June 2001 to December 2016, Dmytro Kuzmin held the leading managerial positions in the PJSC “Citibank (Ukraine)” (subsidiary of Citibank N.A. (USA) and PJSC “Universal Bank” (subsidiary of Eurobank Ergasias S.A. (Greece) serving as a CEO of the last one.

Dmytro Kuzmin started his career as a leading economist of JSPP Bank “Aval” in 1998.

Dmytro Kuzmin graduated from Kyiv National University of Economics in 1998, he has ACCA Diploma in International Financial Reporting, DipIFR (IFRS), as well CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting and Certificate in Corporate governance from Ukrainian Corporate Governance Academy (UCGA, jointly with INSEAD).

In February 2020, Iryna Krasko was elected to the Council of AS PrivatBank.

Iryna Krasko has over 14 years of experience in Law, holding management (Head of Legal support) positions in the Ukrainian financial sector from 2004. Moreover, during the work in several banks, Iryna acquired substantial knowledge of finance and banking by means of providing full legal support of banking activities.

From November 2018, Iryna Krasko is the Head of Legal support direction of JS CB “PrivatBank” (Ukraine).

From July 2004 to October 2018, Iryna Krasko held managerial positions (Head of Legal support) in various Ukrainian Banks.

Iryna Krasko graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Law, and Chernihiv National University of Technology, Faculty of Economics.

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.