Athena Eliades
CFO & Executive Director AVAX Group
She is a graduate of the Department of Chemistry of the National University of Athens, an MBA in Business Administration and holds the professional titles of Charter Certified Accountant (FCCA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Data Protection Officer (TLIV AUSTRIA), Certified IFRS (ACCA-SOEL), Certified IFRS (ICAEW). Her career started in Cyprus in a large dairy industry, where she worked for eight years initially as Quality Control Manager and later on as Production Manager. In 1992 she joined an auditing firm in Greece as auditor and consultant, and in 1996 she became CFO in a credit institution, before moving on to AVAX Group as CFO in 1998. Among others, she has implemented an ERP system in the construction sector, has been extensively involved in corporate governance, authoring of procedures, implementation of internal auditing systems, the setup and organisation of companies and branches outside Greece, implementation of costing systems, provision of internal auditing services in the domestic market as well as in Europe and the Middle East. She has served as member of the Conduct & Ethics Committee of the Accounting and Auditing Profession of Cyprus (SELK). For a two-year period starting in 2008, she was an advisor to the Finance Ministry regarding the setup of the internal auditing department for public entities. Participates as a speaker in seminars and conferences in Greece & Cyprus. She is a member of the Project Bidding Committee and a vice chairwoman to the ESG Committee of AVAX. She is a licensed Certified Auditor / Accountant in Greece (SOEL) and in Cyprus (SELK). She is Certified Sustainability Officer (Hellenic Association of Risk Managers).