CYPRUS: Two new directors for BOCY board

Bank of Cyprus Holdings  and Bank of Cyprus Public Company announced the appointments of Pola Hadjisoteriou and Maria Philippou to its boards, subject to approval by the European Central Bank.

Once approved by the ECB, Hadjisoteriou will also participate as a member of the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee, while Philippou will participate as a member of the Human Resources and Remuneration Committee, the bank said in an announcement.

Hadjisoteriou is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW). She started her accountancy career at Howard, Wade & Jacob before moving to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Following a six-year tenor at the Latsis Group of Companies as Deputy General Manager of Internal Audit, she embarked between 1988-2015 on a career in Banking, at first with Eurobank Ergasias S.A as Group Chief Financial Officer and then with National Bank of Greece as Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer. Currently, Hadjisoteriou serves as an advisor to the Latsis Group of Companies in the UK.

Philippou holds a degree in Business Administration, from Nottingham Trent University and a Master of Science in Human Resources Management, from Brunel University. She started her career as an HR Consultant with KPMG Greece, before moving to the Lambrakis Press Group as HR Generalist. Having spent three years with Eurobank Ergasias S.A as Compensation and Benefits Manager, in 2006 she moved to the Coca Cola Company Group, progressing through various roles such as Rewards Manager and HR Business and Strategic Partner to her current position as Global Talent and Development Director.