Board of Directors
The people of B2KAPITAL are the cornerstone of its successful operations, being a source that creates value and develops the skills that ensure our competitive edge in what we do.
Our key principles include meritocracy, transparency and equal opportunities. The selection, the training and the development of our people are based both on our business needs, as well as on the values and the vision of B2KAPITAL.
B2KAPITAL is governed by the following Board of Directors:
George Christoforou (Executive member)
Vyronas Vyronos (Managing Director)
Neoclis Neocleous (Director)
Kyriaki Tsolaki (Director)
Kyriakos Riris (Chairman, Non Executive Member)
George Christoforou
Chairman, Executive member
Finance professional with a large tenure as an insolvency practitioner. George Christoforou has accumulated an all-around operational and financial restructuring experience and has managed several Corporate Finance and Turnaround projects while being a Senior Manager of Kantor Management Consultants CFA team. He possesses a deep understanding of the Banking industry, having served for almost 2 years as Sanctioning Manager in Greece and for almost 7 years as CEO for the Bank of Cyprus in Romania. Following his tenure in the banking system, he acquired solid experience in Portfolio Reviews and participated as Advisor in the sale tenders of significant portfolios in Greece and Romania. In parallel, he had advised certain Banks during the Asset Quality Review project of the four systemic institutions in Greece (ECB stress test), while subsequently managed the Loans Portfolio Review of the Cooperative Banks of Greece. Ηe also led the portfolios’ recoveries in the Greek Special liquidation entity as a General Manager. He holds a BSc and MSc from the City University (London) and an MBA from the London Business School.
Vyronas Vyronos
Managing Director
Experienced Banker that worked with Bank of Cyprus PLC for more than 33 years. Last position held was “Director SMEs” and previously Regional Manager, “Retail & SME” Nicosia Region. Vyronas has extensive experience and specialization in “Debt Restructuring, Recovery and Property Onboarding’ and was heavily involved in the onboarding of the “Laiki Bank”, non-performing portfolio and the reorganization of the Recoveries Division in 2013. He worked closely with external recruits, (directors and advisors) to drive a new culture and to reorganize the division! Recruited in 2021 to set up the “Association of Cyprus CACs & Services”, Vyronas helped establish the foundations for association’s presence and active voice in the country’s economy. Serves voluntarily as Board member of Cyprus Anticancer Society since 2018.
CREDENTIALS
Academic background
University of Wales, United Kingdom, MSc in International Economics & Banking, Sept. 1988
University College London (UCL), United Kingdom, BSc (Econ), July 1987
Professional Qualifications
Advance Certification (CySEC) 2022
Licensed Insolvency Practitioner (IP), CY 2016
Kyriakos Riris
Non-executive member
Kyriacos Riris has been a member of various Boards, as a non-executive Director, since March 2015 whereas in October 2018 he was appointed to the BoD of B2Kapital Cyprus Ltd. From 2009 to 2014, Mr. Riris had served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), Greece. From 1998, he has served in a series of positions in PWC, Greece, including those of Senior Partner and Managing Partner in both Audit and Advisory/Consulting. Prior to its merger with PwC, Mr. Riris had been employed at Grant Thornton, Greece, where in 1984 he became a Partner. From 1976 to 1982, he was employed at Arthur Young, Greece. Mr. Riris holds a degree from Birmingham Polytechnic (presently Birmingham City University) and completed his professional qualifications with the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) in the UK in 1975, becoming a Fellow of the Association of Certified Accountants in 1985.