Directors

Mr. Benos has been CFO of Cenergy Holdings since May 2018. He joined Viohalco in February 2018 as Deputy CFO. Mr. Benos holds a degree in Economic Sciences from Athens University, a B.A. and a M.A. in Economics from Trinity College, University of Cambridge in the UK and a Ph.D. in Finance from the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University in the US. He has extensive banking experience, as he joined National Bank of Greece Group in early 2000, first to set up the Value at Risk estimation framework for Market Risk, then to develop obligor rating systems for corporate clients and to head the “Basel II & III” implementation Programs throughout NBG Group. Mr. Benos was appointed Director of Group Risk Control & Architecture Division at the Bank in 2010, then Deputy General Manager for NBG Group Risk Management in 2013 and, finally, Group Chief Risk Officer in 2015. He served on the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Board Risk Committee of United Bulgarian Bank, as well as on the Board of Directors at NBG Asset Management M.F.M.C. and the Asset Liability Committee of Ethniki Asfalistiki Insurance Co. He previously held academic positions in the US (GSB, Stanford University), France (M.S. Finance International, HEC School of Management in Paris), Switzerland (Dept. of Economics, University of Geneva) and Greece (Dept. of Banking & Finance, University of Piraeus).