Speaker

With more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector, Mr. Paris
Economou is currently Head of Wholesale Banking at Optima bank.
He joined Cyprus Popular Bank in 2004 as an Analyst in the Large Corporate
Banking department.
In 2006 he undertook the position of Relationship Manager in the Corporate &
Investment Banking department of Millennium Bank where he served until
2013, holding various positions.
In 2013 and following the merger of Millennium Bank with Piraeus Bank, he
joined the Large Corporate Banking department, where he served as Head,
participating in a number of high profile transactions and restructurings in
different sectors.
In 2017 he joined Ernst & Young as an Associate Partner in the Transaction
Advisory department, where he led a number of restructuring and advisory
projects.
He joined Optima bank’s management team in March 2019, as Head of
Wholesale Banking. Currently, he is a member of the Bank’s Executive
Committee, as well as an Executive BoD member of Optima Factors SA and
Optima Leasing SA.
Mr. Economou holds an MA in Economics from the University of Aberdeen
and an MSc in Economics and Finance from University of Warwick.