Commissioner

Mrs Stella Michaelidou has been active in the financial sector with many years of experience in Cyprus and abroad. She holds particular experience in the Management, Organization and Control of Financial Services and she is characterized as a remarkable, gifted leader, with strong managerial, administrational and leadership skills. She was distinguished for her professionalism, ethos and enthusiasm and was recognized for her efficiency and responsibility achieving to build professional relationships based on trust. She has many years of experience in risk management of credit facilities and acting proactively she stood out for her methodicalness, organizational ability, analytical approach, strong cognitive skills and accurate judgment.

During her professional career she was awarded numerous Panhellenic and Pancyprian first prizes for succeeding to achieve professional targets. Also Mrs Michaelidou was distinguished for her extraordinary achievements while attaining her professional title ACIB (Associate of the Chartered Institute of Banker) and she was awarded First Pancyprian Awards among all banks in Cyprus for four (4) out of six (6) subjects.

Mrs Michaelidou was born and raised in Larnaca and graduated from the Lyceum of Agios Georgios in Larnaca with distinction. At the age of 12 she was awarded the multi-victory athlete prize in school athletics competitions and by the age of 15 she was honored for her high athletic achievements, winning first prize, as a panhellenic track and field athlete.

Education:

MBA, Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM), Cyprus – Excellent –50% Scholarship
BSc, Economics with Mathematical Sciences - Queen Mary College, University of London, UK
BSc, Financial Services (equivalent ACIB) University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK
HNC, Computer Science -P.A College/North Staffordshire Polytechnic, UK

Professional Title:

ACIB- Associate of Chartered Institute of Bankers, Institute of Financial Services

• First Pancyprian Award --- Distinction
  Branch Banking Law and Practice
  Lending
  Management
  Accounting
  
• Distinction
  Information Technology

  International Trade & Finance

• Two exceptions

Professional Experience:

• Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd, Cyprus, (2013 – 2020)

  Credit Risk Division, (Evaluation / Approval of Credit Facilities of SME’s)

• Marfin Egnatia Bank, Greece (2011 - 2013)

  General Manager of Greece, (NLP) Services of Large Customers

  Manager Kallithea Branch, Greece

• Marfin / Laiki Bank Public Company Ltd, Cyprus (2008 – 2011)

  Manager Evagorou Branch, Nicosia

• Cyprus Popular Bank Public Company Ltd, Cyprus (1985 – 2008)

  Regional Manager, Debt Collection Service, Larnaca - Famagusta

  Manager Larnaca Business Centre for (SME)

  Manager Artemidos Branch, Larnaca

  Managerial positions

Areas of Activity and Interests:

• Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) (2015-2018), Audit, Financial and Labour Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) (2013 - 2015), Committee on Economic and Labour
• President of The Finance Committee, Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW) (2005 - 2008)
• President of the Organization for Business and Professional Women, Larnaca - Famagusta (2002 - 2005)
• Participation in seminars for Training, Development, Management
• Reading Biographies of progressive and pioneering personalities
• Active participation in charities and mainly in the Radiomarathon
• Member of SPAVO (Association for Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family
• Member of BPW (Organization for Business and Professional Women), Nicosia)