Charis is the Deputy CEO & Chief of Business at Bank of Cyprus since January 2022.

He is responsible for the Corporate & SME and International Divisions.

Before joining the Bank of Cyprus Group in 1991, he served at key positions in Consumer Banking, Insurance Business and Digital Channels.

Before joining the Bank, he worked for two years in Boston as an Engineering Consultant.

Charis’s academic credentials include a Diploma in Civil Engineering (five-year degree) from the National Technical University of Athens in Greece and a Master of Science (MSc) as well as a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil Engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.

He is, among others, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of IDEA Innovation Center, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation and member of the Boards of Directors of the BoC Oncology Centre and Jinius.