Professional Affiliation

Head of Compliance and AMLCO of Eurobank Cyprus Ltd

Expert Bio

George Apostolides is the Head of Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer at Eurobank Cyprus. Mr. Apostolides has extensive experience in anti-money laundering and combating terrorism financing in banking, the implementation of financial sanction programs and regulatory compliance. 

 

Mr. Apostolides participated in the latest evaluation of Cyprus by Moneyval. He has also participated in other evaluations conducted by the European Commission concerning anti-money laundering, combatting the financing of terrorism, and the sanction framework applied by the Cyprus Banking Sector.   

 

Prior to his career as a Compliance Officer, Mr. Apostolides worked in auditing. He worked in a senior position in the Internal Audit Department of Eurobank Cyprus and as an External Auditor for a Big4 firm. 

 

Mr. Apostolides holds professional qualifications of a Charter Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales) and a Russian Sanctions Risk Management Specialist certification (K2-Integrity). Mr. Apostolides is also an active member of the Anti-Money Laundering & Compliance Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus.