Ioannis Georgoulas is a certified board director with a specialization in banking from INSEAD and holds professional certifications in banking and green & sustainable finance from the Chartered Banker Institute. He has founded several companies in the fields of corporate communications and technology, and specializes in corporate governance, regulatory frameworks for financial services firms, and emerging technologies. He has served on the Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, appointed by the Council of Ministers. He is currently an independent non-executive director at EcommBX, Société Générale Bank Cyprus, FXCM (a subsidiary of Jefferies Group), and TFI Markets. He is Chairman of the Cyprus Association of Electronic Money and Payment Institutions (ACEMPI) and a board member of the Cyprus–U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He has served on various boards in the private sector and in charitable organizations, and is an alumnus of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) of the U.S. Department of State. He holds an MBA, a BSc in Business Information Systems, and a Diploma of Higher Education in Computer Sciences.
