Chris is an innovative thinker and entrepreneur, with broad-based expertise in operations, information technology, data privacy, finance, sales and business development.    He holds a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from the Cyprus Higher Technical Institute and a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering (specializing in Computer Engineering) from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.    He is a member of Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (E.T.E.K) since 2003, the Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) since 2004, the Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) since 2014, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as of 2017 and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) as of 2018. Chris has been elected as Vice Chairman for the Cyprus Association of Information Protection and Privacy (CAIPP) in February 2018 and as a Chairman as of April 2022. Chris’s career has centered on the provision of innovative information technology solutions for various industries holding senior management positions in a number of firms.     He has proven track record both as a manager as well as an entrepreneur, underpinned by his business acumen and his capacity to inspire.     Chris is an expert in Information Security (incl. Cybersecurity), Financial Technologies, especially within the RegTech space and Data Privacy. He attended various courses throughout his career such as from various recognized vendors like Microsoft (MCP, MCSA, MCSE), Cisco (CCNA, CCNP, CCSP) and Red Hat (RH131, RH035), as well as various Information Security and other related courses such as CISSP and HCISPP from (ISC)², CEH and CHFI from EC-Council, CISA from ISACA, Managing Cyber-Security, Global Securities and Risk in Financial Services from CISI and many more.   Currently he is a certified HRDA as well as a PECB Trainer, a PECB Certified Data Protection Officer (CDPO),  and holds various other PECB Lead Manager/Implementer/Auditor certifications in the fields of ISO 27001 (Information Security), ISO 27701, ISO 27032 (Cybersecurity), ISO 29100 (Privacy) and ISO 22301 (Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery). Among his notable achievements is the successful passing of PECB Advance Auditing Techniques (AAT) exam in Frankfurt Germany, which led in becoming a fully Certified PECB Management Systems Auditor.    He founded CPbros Group in 2010, with the vision of becoming one of the leading Management Consulting and Advisory firms in the region. 

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