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Confidential Professional
Confidential Professional

Executive Director and General Manager

Actively looking · Member since 23 Oct 2026
Location
Cyprus
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Lead

About

Professional summary

I am a senior financial services executive with extensive experience leading regulated investment firms, trading operations, and dealing departments. I have held Executive Director, General Manager, Head of Dealing, and Head of Trading roles within the FX, CFD, binary options, and investment sectors.

I oversee company direction, budgets, senior management, staffing, day-to-day decision-making, business development, and strategic partnerships. I am experienced in establishing operational procedures, identifying business risks, and ensuring that appropriate mitigation strategies and regulatory practices are in place.

I have strong expertise in regulatory reporting and compliance within the Cypriot investment services environment, including reporting to CySEC and work related to EMIR, IFRS, QST, RBSF, and CA-CIF requirements. I regularly participate in board meetings and support governance and strategic decision-making.

My trading and risk-management background includes FX spot markets, CFDs, technical analysis, transaction monitoring, money management, and trade-risk assessment. I have managed trading teams, implemented operational systems, supported new product launches, and developed departmental policies and procedures.

I am proficient in trading platforms, CRM and risk systems, and Microsoft Office tools. I bring a dynamic, professional, organized, and collaborative approach, with strong communication skills and a focus on maintaining effective relationships with management, financial institutions, and cross-functional teams.

I hold an MSc in Banking, Investment and Finance, a BSc in Economical Sciences, a CySEC Advanced Certificate, and Certified Financial Technician qualifications. I am a native Greek speaker and highly proficient in English.

Skills

24 capabilities

Experience

Career history

Executive Director (4 Eyes), General Manager and Head of Dealing Private company

I control the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the investment firm, including departmental budget approvals, payments, staffing oversight, senior-management leadership, and approval of new business projects.

I oversee regulatory reporting to CySEC, including EMIR, IFRS, QST, RBSF, and CA-CIF reporting. I establish and adopt procedures under the relevant regulatory framework, identify business risks, ensure mitigation strategies are in place, and verify that required practices are followed.

I develop business partnerships, generate new business, drive company culture, and represent the organization in board meetings and presentations.

Non-Executive Director Private company

I serve as a member of the Board of Directors, contributing to the strategic direction of the company.

I monitor the performance of executive directors and support effective governance and oversight at board level.

Executive Director (4 Eyes), General Manager and Head of Dealing Private company

I directed company operations as Executive Director, General Manager, and Head of Dealing, with responsibility for company direction, budgets, strategic initiatives, partnerships, and business development.

I managed senior managers and staffing requirements, made day-to-day operational decisions, and ensured procedures complied with the relevant regulatory framework.

I identified risks, maintained appropriate control strategies, ensured operational practices were followed, and participated in board meetings and presentations.

Head of Trading Department Private company

I managed and trained the trading department team and prepared, edited, and initiated company reports. I conducted trade investigations, monitored transactions, and improved transaction systems.

I built relationships with financial institutions and implemented new systems and updates supporting trading operations, risk management, new markets, and product launches.

I established and supervised trading-department processes, prepared departmental policies, advised the Compliance Officer on suspicious trading activity, reported to management, and supported other departments through relevant updates and platform presentations.

Trader Private company

I managed EUR 50,000 of YesFX funds and performed intraday trading on FX spot-rate pairs including EUR/USD, EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, GBP/JPY, AUD/USD, and EUR/AUD.

I also performed intraday CFD trading on DAX30 and S&P 500 indices. My responsibilities included daily technical analysis, trade reporting to the chief trader, money-management calculations, and assessment of risk for every trade.

Accounting Assistant Private company

I provided secretarial support for the economics and accounting activities of the business and its customers.

I supported administrative and accounting-related tasks within a chartered accounting office.

Education

Learning history

Private institution

MSc, Banking, Investment and Finance

Completed postgraduate studies in banking, investment, and finance. Coursework included quantitative methods, financial theory and valuation models, derivatives, corporate finance, accounting, portfolio management, market and credit risk, investment banking, technical analysis, and financial forecasting.

Private institution

BSc, Economical Sciences

Completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Economical Sciences.

Private institution

CySEC Certificate - Advanced Level, Investment Services Regulation

Holder of CySEC Certificate at Advanced Level.

Private institution

Certified Financial Technician (CFTe Level I & II), Technical Analysis

Completed Certified Financial Technician Level I and Level II qualifications.

Private institution

ECDL Certificate, Computer Skills

Obtained the European Computer Driving Licence certificate.

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