Professional Affiliation

Chief Compliance Officer, Hellenic Bank Cyprus Ltd

Expert Bio

Maria Aristidou is the Chief Compliance Officer of Hellenic Bank Cyprus Ltd, a position in which she has served since December 2022. Previously, she was a Chief Compliance Officer from 2010 to 2018 at two other banking institutions (Alpha Bank Cyprus Ltd and Cyprus Cooperative Bank). She has been working for over 25 years in the accounting and banking industry. Her experience is broad and covers customer service, risk management, auditing, international business management, process reengineering, regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering, sanctions, data protection, investment services, and peoples’ management. She has also served as Board Secretary and as a member of various committees. 

 

Ms. Aristidou holds a master’s degree in Business Administration with specialization in Human Resource Management from City University London. She is also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Certified Accountants, and she is a qualified member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus.

 

She was previously a member of the Compliance Committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus, and she is currently a member of its Administrative Committee which examines, determines, and decides whether there has been of misconduct or offences by its members as provided under the relevant regulatory framework. She also participated in the first National Risk Assessment Exercise carried out by the Central Bank of Cyprus with the assistance of the World Bank.