Personal Details
Place and date of birth: Piraeus, 20 April 1950
Family status: Married, three children
Education
1977 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics, Essex University, UK
PhD Dissertation: Incidence Effects of the Greek Fiscal Structure: Some
Theoretical and Empirical Aspects.
1974 Master of Arts in Economics, Essex University, UK
1973 Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Athens
Scholarships
 Greek State Scholarship’s Foundation (IKY) during university studies for academic performance
 Greek State Scholarship’s Foundation (IKY) for doctoral dissertation
Awards
December 2003
Professional career
Academy of Athens, Award of the Class of Ethical and Political
Sciences (for the book entitled The Dynamics of the Financial
System , co-authored with P. Kapopoulos)
June 2008 – June 2014
October 2007 – May 2008
Governor, Bank of Greece
Member, Governing Council of the European
Central Bank
As Governor, he managed the complete restructuring of the banking system in the midst of an economic and financial crisis (see Attachment)
Chairman of the Board of Piraeus Bank’s subsidiaries in Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Egypt
October 2006 – May 2008
March 2004 – August 2006
Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Piraeus Bank
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer,
Emporiki Bank
January 1994
– March 2004
December 1993 – August 1997
Economic Adviser, Alpha Bank
General Manager, Foundation for Economic &
Industrial Research (IOBE)
October 1990 – November 1993 Deputy Governor, Bank of Greece
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July 1989 - December 1992
July 1989 – November 1989;
April 1990 – October 1990
Member of the Council of Economic Experts,
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Chairman of the Council of Economic Experts,
Ministry of Economy and Finance
September 1989 – September 1990 Chairman of the Board of Directors, Centre for
Planning and Economic Research (KEPE)
March 1979 – September 2007 Associate Professor, University of Athens,
Department of Economics
Other posts

Alternate Governor for Greece in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (June 2008
– June 2014)
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Member of the BIS (June 2008 – June 2014)
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Vice-Chairman of the Hellenic Banks ’ Association (December 2007 – May 2008)
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Member of the European Union's Monetary Committee (October 1990 – November
1993)
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Participation in the Committee under Prof. A. Angelopoulos, which prepared the
Report on the Stabilisation and Growth of the Greek Economy (April 1990), under a mandate by Ecumenical Government Prime Minister Prof. X. Zolotas
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Chairman of the Committee for the study and implementation of mutual fund status in the Social Security Funds, established by joint decision of the Ministers of
Economy and Finance, and Health, Welfare and Social Security
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Chairman of the Committee established in November 1989 for the reform of the
Greek tax system
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of Piraeus AEEAP (October 2006 – May 2008)
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of Piraeus Real Estate (December 2006
– May
2008)
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of Marathon Banking Corporation (October 2007
– May 2008)
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of Marathon National Bank of New York (October
2007 – May 2008)
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alpha Investment Portfolio (November 2000 –
July 2003)
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alpha Mutual Fund Management Company
(November 2000 – March 2004)
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Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICAP (March 2000 – June 2005)
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Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Postbank (January 1992 –
November 1993)
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Member of the Board of Directors of TITAN Cement Company (March 1996 – March
2004)
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Member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Economic & Industrial
Research (IOBE) (January 1998 – May 2006)
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Member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Centre for Investment (ELKE) (May
1999 – March 2004)
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Member of the Co-ordination Committee of the Ministry of Finance for the reform of the taxation system, established in February 2001 by the Minister of Finance

ViceChairman of the Hellenic Banks’ Association and Representative of the Hellenic
Banks’ Association at the European Banking Federation (May 2004 – August 2006)
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