1. Curriculum Vitae
1. Curriculum Vitae
Personal information:
- Cypriot, born in April 1959
Career:
- October 2023-onwards: Vice-President, European Investment Bank
- November 2022-October 2023: Director of Finance, Directorate of Strategy and Coordination, Ministry of Finance, Cyprus
- 2016-October 2022: Director of Finance, Directorate of International Financial Institutions and Financial Management of Central Government, Ministry of Finance, Cyprus
- 1993-2015: Economic Officer, Economic Officer A' and Senior Economic Officer, Finance and Investment Division, Ministry of Finance, Cyprus
- 1990-1993: Administrative Officer, Public Administration and Personnel Department, Ministry of Finance, Cyprus
- 1987-1990: Economic Officer, Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Other professional activities:
- 2004-September 2023: Member of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank
- Chairman of the EIB Ethics and Compliance Committee from 2013 to 2019
- Member of the EIB Ethics and Compliance Committee from 2013 to 2023
- Member of the EIB Board Working Group on Governance from 2013 to 2021
- Member of the EIB Board Committee on Staff Remuneration and Budget from 2021 to June 2023
- 2019-2023: Member of the Administrative Council of the Council of Europe Development Bank
- 1999-2019: Substitute Member of the Administrative Council of the Council of Europe Development Bank
- 2018-March 2023: Governor for Cyprus of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- 2007-2023: Deputy for Cyprus at the International Development Association
- 2019-2021: Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Grain Commission
- 2019-January 2023: Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Immovable Property Company Ltd
- 2012-2013: Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Airways (Public) Ltd
- 2007-2019: Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency
- 2002-2003: Member of the Board of Directors of Cyprus Airways (Duty Free Shops) Ltd
- 1999-2007: Member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Institute of Technology
Education:
- 1985: Master of Arts in Economics from Lakehead University, Ontario
- 1982: Bachelor of Science in Economics, Athens
Last updated: 10 October 2023 (this CV is based on information provided to the EIB by the person concerned)
2. Areas of oversight & Declaration of interest
2. Areas of oversight & Declaration of interest
Vice-President Kakouris oversees the following areas:
- Cohesion policy
- Financing economic and social cohesion
- Advisory services: European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH), Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions (JASPERS)
- IT and data governance
- Strategy for the Danube region
- EIB Global (pre-accession policy; Western Balkans Investment Framework (WBIF); development policy remains with Vice-President Fayolle and Vice-President Östros)
- Financing operations in Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Western Balkans
- Future relationship with the United Kingdom
- Relations with the Vienna Initiative
- Relations with the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDV)
Other functions
- Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)