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Nicosia & Limassol 2022 - 2023 Faculty:

Nicosia

Limassol

Dr Myria Kkali is a full-time lecturer at CIM and the Academic Director at the Nicosia Campus. Her research interests include sensemaking and sensegiving practices in organisations, data-based marketing and social marketing.

Myria has been working in academia since 2012, when she was employed as a GTA in the Nottingham University Business School (Marketing department), where she received her PhD in 2018. She has been working as the Academic Director (Nicosia) at CIM since June 2017, where she delivers modules in topics such as marketing management, consumer behaviour, research methods, global marketing and contemporary marketing challenges. She has presented her own research at the 2015 British Academy of Management Conference, held in Portsmouth in October 2016, and her conference paper was published in the conference proceedings.

Myria is very interested in bridging the gap between academia and industry and has published a number of articles in the Business Bulletin of the CIM Research Centre. She has also delivered training seminars and has participated in consulting projects. She has developed close ties with many industry specialists since her move back to Cyprus in 2016 and has co-founded an NGO focusing on bringing about social change through music, by bringing opportunities to children and young people from low socio-economic backgrounds. Myria acts as the marketing and communications officer of the organisation.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Marketing Management
Digital Marketing
Human Resource Management

Nectaria Hadjiyianni has a degree in Applied Accounting from the Oxford Brooks University, a Master of Laws in International Business with Employment and Human Resources from the Cardiff Metropolitan University and is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK and of The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Cyprus (ΣΕΛΚ). She is also a holder of the professional certificate in Life Insurance and Insurance from the Insurance Institute of Cyprus.

Nectaria is a professional banker at a major bank in Cyprus. Her professional experience includes working in several sectors of the bank with major the Retail Banking Services. She is also a part time trainer in the bank, delivering lectures to bank employees both theoretical and practical. Nectaria is an Accounting and Finance lecturer, developing and delivering courses of Professional Qualification (ACCA) as well as Academic Programs in Accounting and Finance with her primary teaching experience in Managerial Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Advanced topics in Financial Accounting, and Financial Statements Analysis.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Financial Accounting
Financial Management
Management Accounting

Theodora Physounis was born and brought up in London, UK. She finished school in Hampstead and went on to study Economics after which she achieved BA (Hons) and Masters Degrees. Since 1992, she has been teaching both Economics and the English language at various levels privately and at different institutions. Theodora taught Economics and related subjects at the University of Westminster, London for eight years where she also undertook research and contributed to publications. She also taught Economics and the English language at the Philips College, Nicosia for nine years. She joined our institution in 2012 where she teaches Economics, Business English, Banking and related subjects and Professional Skills for Business and Finance.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Business English
Economics
Banking

Yangos Hadjiyannis studied at the University of Nottingham where he earned an LL.B. with a First Class Honours. He then moved to the University of Cambridge (Trinity Hall) to study for a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies and then for an LL.M. in International Law, which he earned with a First Class. Achieving 1st place among Law students at Trinity Hall College, he was proclaimed a Bateman Scholar for Academic Excellence. He moved back to Cyprus in 2007 to successfully complete the Cyprus Bar Examinations and became a member of the Cyprus Bar Association. Since 2008, he has been the Deputy Director-General of CIM-Cyprus Business School, in charge of business development and strategy. He is a lecturer of Commercial Law & Marketing at CIM and a Visiting Lecturer for Management at Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow. He is also a Chartered Marketer and a Member of the Chartered Management Business School. He is a member of the Cyprus Advertising Control Agency and advisor to many companies on issues of strategy and management.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Corporate Law
Management
Marketing

Dr Christos Hadjiyannis has been Director of Quality & Research at CIM since 2015, where he has overseen a strengthening of the research culture at CIM and an institutionalisation of quality assurance at the Business School. He continues to teach and publish in English Literature but on a daily basis he oversees quality assurance at CIM. Christos holds degrees from the Universities of Nottingham, Cambridge, and Edinburgh; has held fellowships at the Institute of English Studies (University of London) and Wolfson College, (University of Oxford), and has taught at the universities of Oxford, Edinburgh, and Cyprus. He is on the executive committee of the European Association for Distance Learning (EADL) and a regular attendee of EADL and EURASHE seminars and workshops.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Business English
Research Methods

Professor Theo Hadjiyannis studied for two years at Exeter College in the United Kingdom, where he received a Diploma in Business Studies. He then continued his studies at Loughborough University, obtaining a B.Sc inSociology & Economics. Professor Hadjiyannis then pursued his studies at the City University, London, where he obtained his M.Sc. in Administrative Sciences, majoring in Marketing. In 1976, Professor Hadjiyannis returned to Cyprus where he commenced his career at a large building material manufacturing firm in the post of Export Manager. He later joined the Central Bank of Cyprus, where he stayed until 1980. He has been the Director- General of the Business School ever since. In August 1983, he was appointed Honorary Education Liaison Officer of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). In 1987, he was elected President of the Cyprus Association of Private Tertiary Educational Institutions. In 1991, he was elected a Fellow of The Chartered CIM-Cyprus Business School. He has various publications in acclaimed Journals and he is an advisor to many local and international companies.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Marketing Management
International Marketing
Economics

Dr Evie Michailidis , completed all her studies; BSc in Psychology MSc in Occupational and Organizational Psychology, PhD in Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK. Her PhD aimed to explore the feeling of embitterment in the workplace. During her PhD studies she has worked as an Academic tutor and a Postgraduate and Undergraduate Teaching Assistant in the Psychology Department at the University of Surrey. Evie has also worked as a research fellow on various projects including; “A Systematic Review for Multiple Sclerosis Society”, A Systematic Review of models of care that help maintain independence and vitality for Frail Elderly Adults”, “ A technology feasibility study for multi-scale modeling of biological time in healthcare impact”. Her main research interest lies in the field of Occupational Health Psychology, such as stress, work life balance, work-related rumination, sleep, embitterment, burnout and in general anything around employees’ health and well-being. She has written articles for both peer-reviewed academic and non-academic publications, along with presenting at numerous academic and professional conferences. She is a member of the British Psychological Society and the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology. Evie is also an accredited BPS Ability & Personality/Psychometric test user.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Human Resource Management
Organisational Behaviour

Dr Christiana Charalambidou is an Economist who specialises in labour market and education market research, and an expert statistical analyst with extensive experience in large data analysis.

Over her career, she has worked on several research projects that examine the causes and dynamic properties of over-education and skill mismatch, the consequences of over-education on worker behaviour such as on-the-job search, the relationship between education and labour market outcomes and the polarisation of the job’s distribution due to technological change. Her publications and research use large datasets and advanced econometric techniques to conduct high-level analysis. The primary aim of these analyses is to better understand the issue at hand to be able to assess its policy implications and make policy recommendations to the government, offer strategic insights to businesses and Executives, and provide career advice to individuals.

She is also an HRDA Certified Trainer of Vocational Training and have been working as a Corporate Trainer in the areas of Business and Managerial economics, Business Analytics, Executive Decision making and Negotiation Skills. Lastly, she has also worked on several multi-disciplinary projects such as the provision of economic analysis, feasibility studies and reporting for the socioeconomic impact stemming from environmental, sustainability and circular economy policies.

She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Sheffield, an MSc in International Employment Relations and Human Resource Management from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) and a BA (Honours) in Economics with French from the University of Nottingham, UK. She has also studied Economics at the University of Social Sciences in Toulouse, France and is a member of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE).

At CIM she holds the position of Associate Professor acting as a Lecturer, MBA Supervisor and student mentor.

Modules taught:

Economics
Quantitative Methods
Research Methods
Statistics

Dinos Ioannides is a management trainer and consultant with a proven track record of over 25 years working with Cypriot and Global firms. His areas of expertise span sales, marketing, communication and leadership. He has extensive experience in the field of customer experience management and process improvement. Over the years he has delivered lectures and training courses to various bodies and tries to make time to teach as often as possible as it is something he finds greatly rewarding. His academic journey began in electronics and communications engineering and led to business administration. He has a proven track record of continuous improvement in productivity and operational performance, sales and profitability in the companies he has worked for. His managerial roles included customer service, sales, commercial and general management. He has worked on improving total quality in various companies and to this end has achieved certification as an ISO auditor. Having worked with employers such as Apple authorised representatives and IBM business partners, he spent his last ten years, as an employee, with DHL before leaving the position of general manager, transitioning to partner in Business Insights, a customer experience management company. Its driving philosophy is a research and measurement-based improvement of the customer experience. Everything that happens in a company should contribute to a unique customer experience, outperforming competition on all counts. He is a certified trainer and process improvement advisor.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Consumer Behaviour
Marketing
Executive Skills

He is a holder of a B.A (Hons.) in Accounting & Finance, an Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He worked for an audit firm in London for five years. On his return to Cyprus he was appointed as a Deputy Director of the Internal Audit Department of a private Group of Companies for three years and since 2005 he holds the position of Financial Manager. In addition, he was appointed for a period of about two years by the ACCA as a marker of the Advanced Taxation – Cyprus Variant examination paper.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Taxation
Auditing

Educated in the UK as an engineer and later as a financial mathematician, went on to practise and qualify as a Chartered Accountant. Currently employed in a C-suite position in the Financial Services Industry and until recently, a Banker, associate Head Trainer with Ernst & Young Academy of Business, University of Nicosia, University of Cyprus as well as CIM-Cyprus Business School. Michalis has over 15 years of experience delivering courses in Accounting and Finance to audiences all over the world, from trainee accountants to Board level Directors. Recently he has obtained successfully with Distinction both the LLM as well as the MBA qualification from a recognized UK University. His latest academic achievement is a Diploma on FinTech obtained by Oxford University.

Fields of expertise for modules delivered:

Auditing
Auditing in Context

Mr. Louis Kangas is a Visiting Lecturer at CIM. He is an experienced marketeer working in the largest FMCG group in Cyprus. Amongst others, he has developed experience in brand management, customer insight and advertising, specializing in marketing strategy and marketing management. He holds an MSc in Marketing from University of Bath, UK and a BSc in Public Business and Business Administration from University of Cyprus.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Marketing Strategy
Marketing Management
Brand Management
Customer Behaviour and
Advertising

Prof Marios Georgiou has been a Visiting Lecturer at CIM for seven years, teaching International Marketing and Business Policy & Strategy for the MBA and BBA classes. Since 2022 he is a Permanent Lecturer and the MBA Director. He continues to be a supervisor for doctoral research for the Business School at Gloucestershire University. He is also active mentor for students at Warwick University and UMIST through official mentor programmes from the respective institutions. In addition to his doctorates and Masters dissertations, he has also authored academic papers. His working experience for over 26 years is with one of the largest oil companies globally (BP Oil). He has held various international management roles. His last position was the regional sales manager for BP Lubricants in the East Med and North East Africa regions where his main responsibility is to develop the business and grow the company’s market share in the area. During his PhD research at the University of Manchester (UMIST), Dr Georgiou was working at the University’s chemical engineering department as a Teaching Assistant. He studied Chemical Engineering at UMIST for a BSc and then received a scholarship and a part time teaching assistantship from the university to continue for MSc & PhD in distillation research. During his employment in BP he obtained a distance-learning MBA with Warwick University and, more recently, a DBA with Gloucestershire University. His main research field of interest is foreign market entry.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

International Marketing
Strategic Management

Dr. Georgia Thrasyvoulou is a full-time lecturer at CIM and the Director of Student Affairs and HR.

She holds a Psychology Degree from the University of Cyprus, a master degree and a PhD in Organisational Psychology from the University of Leeds. She is a licensed Occupational and Organisational Psychology Practitioner. She is also a holder of a Post-Graduate Certificate (PGCHE) for teaching and learning in Higher Education and a fellow member of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She has been a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Cyprus Centre for Business Research at CIM since 2017, where she is actively engaging with the centre’s research activities and conferences. She was acting as a part-time Lecturer and academic supervisor at CIM. She has been involved with lecturing in various Universities and Institutions including Leeds Trinity University and the University of Cyprus. Her working experience in the private and public sector in Cyprus as a practitioner Organisational Psychologist equipped her with professional experiences and expertise. She is an active member of the European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology (EAWOP) and of Cyprus Psychological Association.

Her research interests involve various topics and areas such as job design and redesign, workspace design, employees’ well-being, organisational consultancy, organisational change and development, ergonomics, and career counseling and employability skills. Organisational Psychology, by nature, enables the innovative perspective in the research of various aspects, a fact that inspires my interests and activities as a researcher in the wider field of Business.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Organisational Behaviour
Human Resource Management
Research methods

Evis Tsiaklides holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from St. Louis University in USA an MBA with emphasis in International Business and Marketing and a Post Graduate Diploma in International Marketing both from Lindenwood College in St. Louis, Mo. USA.

He has more than 30 years’ experience in the private sector as well as teaching experience for the last 10 years. He began his professional career in 1987 in USA at McDonell Douglas Corporation and for the following 12 years he worked in various executive positions in USA corporations in the private sector.

Upon his arrival back in Cyprus in the late 1990s he worked as part time lecturer at Cyprus College and a few years later as an Executive Director at a local company. In 2001, he found his own company and ever since he has been very active as a businessman and as part time lecturer. He is also an Accredited Business Consultant on Management & Marketing by the Cyprus Institute of Technology.

His main interest include:

Stay up to date in the field of economic developments and global growth
Watch trends in international business and globalization
Strategic Alliances for growth and reduced expenditures

Fields of Expertise Incudes:

International Business
Global Marketing
Management

Peter Pieri graduated from the University of North London earning a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance, is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus. Peter latest academic achievement was the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Advanced Certification provided by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.

Peter worked in central London in the audit profession for 6 years and returned to Cyprus to join KPMG where he spent 12 years as a senior manager. Working at KPMG Peter formed part of the KPMG Audit Methodology lecturer’s team providing seminars in audit and accountancy for 9 years to all levels from trainee accountants to Partners. Overall, Peter has 18 year experience both in Cyprus and London, United Kingdom in audit, accountancy and taxation with main focus in financial services sector and real estate sector for large multinational, public, private companies and large investment funds.

Anna Thomas is a veteran social and market researcher with over three decades’ experience directing market research operations in Cyprus and abroad, with a specialization in qualitative research.

During her long career, she has travelled extensively in the Middle East, North and West Africa and Eastern Europe, establishing research projects and offices for both public and private sector clients. She has designed and overseen consumer research projects commissioned by multinational corporations in the FMCG and manufacturing sectors, advertising agencies, communications specialists and the banking sector. She has also developed and implemented social research programs commissioned by civil society organizations such as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Anna originally trained as a teacher and continued her studies to obtain a degree in Social Science (Sociology) in Manchester.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Market Research
Research Methods
Statistics

Dr Eleni Erodotou is a visiting lecturer at CIM in Business Information Systems. Dr Erodotou completed her doctoral studies in 2019 at the University of Cyprus with collaboration with CERN in Switzerland, with a subject on Physics with specialization in data analytics from data collected from CMS detector. She started working as a consultant in 2017 providing data and analytics services in various industrial sectors in Cyprus. She is experienced in statistical analysis, mathematical modelling, business intelligence gathering, and business analysis. Through her work experience she has extensive records in development and implementation of business information systems in financial and retail sector.

Konstantinos Taramountas is a practising lawyer in the corporate and commercial department of Dr. K. Chrysostomides & Co LLC. He studied law at the University of Reading before obtaining an LLM on Tax Law at LSE. In 2018, he was awarded the Pump Court Tax Chambers Prize for the best performance in the Taxation programme in LSE’s LLM. Konstantinos advises clients on a wide spectrum of corporate and commercial law matters and he is specialised in the provision of tax advice, international tax planning and wealth planning for high net-worth individuals. His research and publications are focused on international and corporate taxation. He has published in leading journals such as Intertax and LSE Law Review. He is an appointed member of the Companies, Tax Planning and Stock Exchange Committee, of the Cyprus Bar Association

Rania is a lawyer with a 9 years post-qualification experience in Cyprus. She currently works as a senior managing associate at a reputable law firm in Nicosia.
Her areas of expertise include commercial law, intellectual property law, private client and regulatory aspects of innovation.

Memberships: Cyprus Bar Association, member
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (Cyprus Branch), TEP
Commercialization of Brands Committee, International Trademark Association (INTA), member
UCITs Committee, Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA), member

Professional Qualifications: Certified person for provision of investment services (Advanced Examination)
Accredited Mediator

Education: Legal Practice Course (LPC), University of Law (Bloomsbury)
LL.M (Commercial), University of Bristol
LL.B, University of Leeds

Athena Neophytou is an accomplished and dynamic HR professional with a proven track record of shaping HR practices to align seamlessly with business objectives while fostering the success of employees. Her dedication to continuous improvement and innovative HR strategies has consistently positioned her as a valuable asset in driving organizational growth and enhancing employee satisfaction. Drawing from a wealth of experience and expertise, Athena possesses a keen understanding of the details of HR management. Her ability to leverage data analytics and HR metrics enables informed decision-making, optimizing HR processes for maximum efficiency. Athena’s strong background in academia, coupled with her extensive practical experience, empowers her to impart knowledge effectively, preparing future HR leaders to navigate the ever-evolving HR world with confidence. Her commitment to staying ahead of industry trends ensures that her HR practices remain innovative and impactful.

Christia Hadjispyrou is a practising lawyer in the Litigation Department of Dr. K. Chrysostomides & Co LLC. Christia specializes in advising international and domestic clients on various aspects of Constitutional law and Public law including issues arising in connection with Public Procurements and Citizenship Law. She further advises clients in disputes before the Industrial Disputes Tribunal and at the same time Christia deals with matters relevant to prerogative writs (Mandamus/Certiorari) before the Supreme Court of Cyprus.

Admitted

Cyprus Bar Association (2019)
Ranking 1st at Evidence Law and 2nd in the overall ranking (Legal Council Cyprus Examinations 2019)

Education

MSc in Applied Economics and Finance (Department of Public Auditing), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
MSc BRICS: “Economy-Society-Foreign Policy” (Department of International and European Studies), University of Piraeus
LLB in Law Faculty, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Alexia P. Solomou is an international law expert, currently serving as Case Expert (Intermediate) at the European Union Agency for Asylum and Faculty in Law at UNICAF since 2020. She previously worked as an Associate Legal Officer at the International Court of Justice for 4 years, during which she received the award of Best Young Cypriot Lawyer Abroad 2018. She was previously Research Associate to Professor James R. Crawford AC, SC at the University of Cambridge and before that Research and Publications Assistant to the Director of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. She is admitted to the Bar of England and Wales (2015) and to the Bar of the Republic of Cyprus (2013). She is one of two Cypriots holding the Diploma of The Hague Academy for International Law. She also holds an LL.M from Columbia Law School and an LL.B with French Law from University College London and the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas). Her main areas of expertise include international dispute resolution, international human rights, international criminal law, asylum and refugee law, land and maritime boundary delimitation and the use of force in international law.

Andreas Pavlou holds a BSc in Computer Science and an MBA in Marketing from the St. John’s University in New York. Upon his return in 2005, he was recruited by DELEMA MCCANN CYPRUS and has been part of the team since. He is currently serving as Digital Services Director.

Andreas believes that a learning culture holds the key to success. He believes that change can only lead to improvement, as the marketing industry is rapidly adapting and has transformed to a consumer dominant “ballgame”. At the same time, external factors that have massive impact, affecting both the consumers and the markets, have become more frequent than ever. This means that both brands and individuals can no longer remain “static”. The ability to adapt and master change is a challenge that can only be addressed with constant learning and a willingness to change, while always having in mind the end goal of your strategy. We learn from our mistakes, we fall, we push on and evolve.

Ms Natalia Georgiou is a Visiting Lecturer at CIM. Natalia is an Attorney, member of the Bar Association of Cyprus and Internal Legal Advisor at the Bank of Cyprus Financial Services Company. She has been a practising lawyer and more specifically a Litigator at a Top Legal 500 firm until very recently. She practiced primarily as a family lawyer and a civil litigator on work including but not limited to banking law and negotiations, debt recovery, property law, estate administration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). After her high school graduation, she was admitted to the School of Law of the University of Reading from where she graduated in 2019 with Honours. In the same year she was admitted to the University of Law Legal Practise Course (LPC) and Postgraduate Program (LL.M.) which she completed with the grade ‘Distinction’ in 2020.

Christina started her Business Studies at the University of Leicester and took a Master’s in Marketing Strategy & Innovation at the Cass Business School of London. She set off her career as a business development manager where travelling and international relationship management was a key starting point of her career. In 2017, she entered the marketing/advertising world, where she developed her digital advertising skills. Currently, as a New Business & digital strategy director at Orb communications, she provides strategic thinking for the company’s portfolio of brands and is actively involved in the development of the company’s digital product, offering new business projects.

George Ashikalis has 25 years managerial experience as Head of Industrial Relations, Head of EAC Education and Training School, Director of Operations and Personnel and Purchasing Manager at the Electricity Authority of Cyprus. He has extensive experience in the European Social Dialogue, as Expert Advisor of the Employers’ team in the meetings with the European Commission and the European Employee Union Federations. As an Expert-Consultant in Labour Relations he participates regularly in Parliamentary Committees on Labour issues and the Consultative Labour Body, representing the Cyprus Independent TU Federation. He participated at the 88^th ILO Convention in Geneva as Advisor to the Employers and Industrialists Federation.

He has been speaker at 16 International Conferences and chair to four others, 3 of which in HRM.

He is a Chartered Manager, Chartered Fellow of CIPD and Chartered Engineer, an Honorary Member and Fellow of the CyHRMA and has been a member of its Board of Directors/Treasurer/Vice-President for over 12 years. His academic qualifications include an Electronic and Electrical Engineering Degree from the Victoria University of Manchester and post-graduate qualifications in Engineering Management from the Joint Board of Engineering Management, MBA from the CIIM and MSc in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

He taught the subject of Labour Relations at the University of Cyprus and at the MBA and the MSc HRM programs at the University of Cyprus as guest speaker.

Constantinos Pelecanis studied BAEcon accounting and finance at the University of Manchester. He has 4 years experience at KPMG and is ACA qualified with another 5 to 6 years post qualification experience. He is currently working at a smaller audit firm dealing with audit tax and accounting. Constantinos is an Icpac member and teaches part time. He is Career oriented, patient, with good managerial skills and positive attitude. He has always been considered as a team member and leader when necessary.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Business English
Research Methods

Asso. Prof George Zachariades is the Director of Undergraduate Studies at CIM. He is also an experienced senior management executive with experience from a multinational corporate environment, and has also worked as a Legal and Business Management Consultant across a wide spectrum of industries globally. Amongst others, he has also had significant HR, training and Organizational development experience.

He holds an MBA and PhD in Business backed by degrees in Marketing (British Chartered Institute of Marketing) and in Law (LLB). He has led many organizations through change management project engagements and seminars throughout Europe, Africa and South America working together with young graduates, managers and leaders with a focus on management skills, leadership, Project Management, corporate governance, finance and strategy.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Business Law
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Financial Reporting
Human Resource Management

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

International Marketing
Strategic Management

Dr Michael is a Visiting Lecturer at CIM, focusing on Maritime Economics. He holds a PhD in finance and shipping, and his research focuses on maritime economics, shipping markets, and the interactions between agents in various behavioural market settings. His work has been published in various prestigious journals such as Maritime Transport Research, Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics, Transportation Research, and others.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Maritime Economics
Business Economics

Debbie Phylactou holds a degree in Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations from the RMIT University of Melbourne, Australia. She has held several management posts in HR in various industries in Melbourne, including the Airline Industry and heavy manufacturing organisations. She also sat on Industrial Relations Tribunals, specialising in employment law. Furthermore, she worked at Latrobe University in Melbourne to set up and coordinate the Occupational health and Safety department. Relocating to Cyprus, she was involved in the HR field in the largest tourism organisations and was Head of Human Resources. She has been actively involved with external government organisations, the employment court and Trade Unions. Parallel to her full-time career activities, she has been a lecturer at CIM-Cyprus Business School since 1994 as well as a lecturer for the University of West London. Coupled with her industry knowledge and academic contributions, she prides herself on the success of her students since 1994, following their career achievements and ongoing development.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Business English
Human Resource Management

Elena Makedona is the Campus Manager, Limassol of CIM. Elena Makedona studied Business Administration and Management at USIU and is a holder of a BSc in Business Administration and MBA specializing in Marketing and Management. Over the 27 years of her work experience in the Educational sector, has occupied various positions from lecturing undergraduate as well as post graduate students as well as been appointed as Academic Dean and College Director. In 2010 she held the position of Head Faculty Officer for the School of Economics and Public Business Administration at the University of Cyprus. She has worked for the private sector in the field of Medical disposables in the position of International Marketing and Sales. Has been a member and approved distance learning tutor for IFS (Institute of Financial Services ) UK and registered as a registered practitioner with the Higher Education Authority in UK.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Marketing Management
Sales Management
Consumer Behaviour

Mrs Maria Stylianou Michaelidou is the General Manager of the Limassol Tourism Board and Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behavior at CIM-Cyprus Business School. She has been pursuing a career as a marketing and management practitioner over a period of more than fifteen years. She has worked as a corporate marketing and communications manager and as a general manager mainly in the tourism, hotel, and destination management industries. Her work has covered nearly every aspect of applied management ranging from market research and strategic planning to press relations and staff training.

Mrs Michaelidou has successfully implemented European projects in the area of Sustainable development in the tourism industry. At the moment, she is leading the Limassol participation in the Civitas Destinations Project for Sustainable Mobility and a newly acquired Interreg project ‘ΕΥ-ΚΙΝΗΣΗΣ’ in the same field. Utilizing European Funding and strong local networking, she aims to contribute to the significant upgrading and promotion of sustainable mobility in Limassol. She is also actively engaged with professional working committees dealing with cultural, development and tourism issues.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Consumer Behaviour
Marketing Management
Public Relations

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Taxation
Auditing

Stella Constantinidou is a founding partner of the law firm Constantinidou & Karaiskou L.L.C and lecturer of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law at CIM. Stella is a Qualified Lawyer and Legal Consultant admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in 2004, and specializes in Corporate and Maritime Law. She studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science where she obtained an LLB Hons in 2003 and subsequently obtained an LLM in Maritime Law from the University of London in 2005. Currently Stella is conducting research in the area of Compulsory Marine Insurance. She organizes talks on researching and writing skills and analysis of legal concepts in the context of providing legal support to Start Ups.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Marine Insurance
Maritime Law

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Corporate Law
Management
Marketing

Dr Christos Hadjiyannis has been Director of Quality & Research at CIM since 2015, where he has overseen a strengthening of the research culture at CIM and an institutionalisation of quality assurance at the Business school. He continues to teach and publish in English Literature but on a daily basis he oversees quality assurance at CIM. Christos holds degrees from the Universities of Nottingham, Cambridge, and Edinburgh; has held fellowships at the Institute of English Studies (University of London) and Wolfson College, (University of Oxford), and has taught at the universities of Oxford, Edinburgh, and Cyprus. He is on the executive committee of the European Association for Distance Learning (EADL) and a regular attendee of EADL and EURASHE seminars and workshops.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Business English
Research Methods

Capt. Valentin Mavrinac has been lecturing at CIM since 2015. He is the Director of Shipping Studies at the Institute. Capt. Mavrina received his Ing. of Maritime Transport-Nautics from the Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, after which he went to join the ocean-going merchant vessel as Deck Cadet. In 2012, he obtained an MSc. in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour from Cyprus International Institute of Management and in 2013 became QSHE-Marine Superintendent with his employer. In 2014, he enrolled on a Distance-Learning PhD in Management with a focus in Human Resource Management at Walden University, Minneapolis, USA, where he is now Final Status PhD candidate. He has been a visiting guest lecturer at the University of Rijeka (Faculty of Maritime Studies) since 2015 and, later that year, he began lecturing at the Cyprus Institute of Marketing (Limassol). His research interests include: HRM policies and practice in Shipping Industry; improving seafarers’ skills through Computer Based Training; lifelong learning in shipping industry; diversity and multiculturalism in shipping environment and their effects on performance; talent management in shipping industry; ethics and morality within the shipping industry and the effects of corporate social responsibility; selection and evaluation criteria used for senior shipboard personnel; e-navigation and its impact on safety and well-being of seafarers; and computer-based distance-learning in shipping industry.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Shipping Management
Chartering & Shipbroking
Port Management

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Marketing Management
International Marketing
Economics

Annita Petrou holds an M.Ed in Educational Psychology from the University of Manchester and in 2006 she obtained an MSc in Occupational Psychology from the Manchester Business School. In 2009, she was awarded the title of Chartered Member by the British Psychological Society (CPsychol). She is also a member of the Health Professions Council as a Registered Professional Psychologist in the United Kingdom. Annita also holds the EuroPsy certificate from the European Federation of Psychologists.

Annita has worked for RCB Bank Ltd until 2018, for ten years in the position of Manager, Human Recourse Business Partner having the responsibility for the selection and assessment of staff as well as in matters of training and development. Previously, she held positions such as Training and Development Manager and Human Resources Coordinator at the Intercontinental Aphrodite Hills Resort Hotel, Lecturer in Occupational Psychology at the College of Tourism and Management, as well as the position of Human Resources Advisor at the Intercollege Consulting Unit (Limassol).

Currently, Annita is a certified trainer and assessor for the Human Resources Development Authority in matters of trainers and training centers. At the same time, she is an external collaborator / trainer for the Cyprus Productivity Center and carries out training programs on a regular basis, presenting issues related to human resources development, training of unemployed people and the development of personal skills. She also collaborates with the Mediterranean Institute of Management as a lecturer in postgraduate diplomas in personal development. Annita has been teaching at CIM-Cyprus Business School and other smaller educational institutions since 2017 in various topics that fall within her field of expertise such as Strategic Human Resource Management, Business Organization, Work Behavior, Personal Skills Development, Leadership, Fundamentals of Management, Work Psychology and Psychology. For the last five years, Annita has presented numerous seminars in small and medium size organizations.

Dimitris Pitsillis is an experienced business management professional with demonstrated history working in the Retail Industry as well as working with Start-ups as a consultant through different start-up support platforms. He holds a BA(Hons) in International Relations, an MA in International Studies and Diplomacy, and an MBA. He worked as a Project Manager for an Investment Company, as a District Manager in the retail sector and he currently holds the position of Country Manager (Cyprus) for an International Retail Company.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Strategy
Management

Michalis Spyrou has a degree in Economics (University of Cyprus, 2011) and a Master of Science in Economics and Industrial Organisation (University of Warwick, 2012). Since January 2017, Michalis has been the director and CEO of the Brain Game Nicosia, an organisation offering team building and bonding activities for large organisations and individuals. Experienced Managing Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry, skilled in Business Planning, Analytical Skills, Educational Consulting, Econometrics, and Market Research and has lecturing experience since 2015.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Statistics
Economics

Mr. Zenon Papaphilippou is a Visiting Lecturer at CIM. He is an experienced asset manager working in the largest local banking group. He has also worked in a multinational investment firm as a portfolio manager across a wide spectrum of investment services globally. Amongst others, he has developed experience in quantitative finance and wealth management of large institutional and high net worth individual type of clients, specializing in fund management, investment portfolio construction and optimization.

He is a CFA Charterholder and currently serves as a Member in the CFA Society of Cyprus’ Board of Directors. He holds an Msc in Financial Mathematics from Warwick Business School with Distinction and a Bsc in Mathematics and Statistics. He is also licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide Investment Services and Activities.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Quantitative Finance
Quantitative Corporate Finance
Financial Statement Analysis

Dr Akis Kleanthous is Part time Teaching Staff. He is married with three kids. He holds PhD degree in management (2017) from the Adam Smith Business School of Glasgow University in the UK, an MBA from European University Cyprus (2009) and a BSc in Finance and Accounting from Salford University in UK (1994). He is also a Fellow Chartered Accountant in the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) (1999) and a Certified Internal Auditor in the Institute of Internal Auditors in USA (2011). He has worked as CFO in various private/public companies in Romania, Greece and Cyprus, engaged in a wide range of industries (including FMCG, food factory and airport handing services) and a private university in Cyprus, as external and internal auditor in Cyprus and as General Manager for a large local Credit Union. He has extended experience in implementing and managing change, in reorganizing departments and organizations, empowering personnel, automating and speeding up processes.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Corporate Finance
Financial Management

Constantinos initial background is naval architecture and marine engineering and has an extensive experience is the shipping industry and having experience in various roles in the industry such as Technical Superintendent, New Building Supervisor, DPA/CSO and Marine Insurance and Claims officer. He is a fellow of the institute of chartered shipbrokers and member of the royal institute of naval architects and member of the Technical Chamber of Cyprus.

Constantinos holds a Master of Engineering in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, a Master of Science degree in Shipping Management and a Master in Business Administration. He is a Chartered Engineer, licensed by the UK Engineering Council.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Maritime Logistics

Dr Katerina Pavlou graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with a BSc in Early Childhood Education, and continued with her postgraduate studies in Educational Psychology at the University of Bristol, UK. She is a holder of a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Southampton, UK. Her research interests lie in the area of attention biases to threat in anxious youths and adults. During her doctoral studies she taught undergraduate modules including statistics and empirical studies and participated in a number of leading national and international research conferences. Since completion of her PhD, she worked as a lecturer in Business and Organisational Psychology. During her academic tenure she delivered various Business related modules including Organisational Behaviour, Workplace Psychology, Effective communication in Organisations and Business Statistics. Dr Pavlou has been holding the position of Academic Director at CIM (Limassol) since September 2019.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Statistics
Quantitative Methods
Psychology
Research Methods

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Marketing Strategy
Marketing Management
Brand Management
Customer Behaviour and
Advertising

Sophia completed her Law degree at the University of Hertfordshire, and her Legal Practice Course at The College of Law in London. After her studies, she stayed in London for around 13 years, where she started a career in Law. She then went on to work for London Metropolitan University, where she was involved in the systematic side of Higher Education for almost 10 years. This is where she found her passion for finding ways to improve a University experience for all students and her love for academia. She believes that the subject of law can be a crucial part of day to day life for everyone but wants to make the subject as relatable as possible for all students. She particularly is interested in Employment Law and was part of the Trade Union at London Metropolitan University. She also currently works at CIM as an Admissions and Accounts Officer.

Graham Cowling is Operations and Insurance manager for Marlow Navigation, a large independent ship manager on the island of Cyprus. He is working on all aspects of the Group’s commercial chartering, operations and insurance for vessels under management. He is also involved with loss prevention and navigating officer development and training.

He began his seagoing career in 1978 as a cadet with P&O Steam Navigation Company before moving to the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company. He sailed on cargo ships, tankers and gas carriers.

He came ashore in 1990 to study for an Extra Master’s certificate at the College of Nautical Studies, Glasgow, UK. He then worked in a number of ship management roles including Fleet Manager, Technical Director and Operations Manager with ship owners and managers based in Cyprus, Hong Kong and London.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and is a tutor for the ICS ‘Understanding Shipping’ course. He is a Fellow of the Nautical Institute, a member of the Executive Board and Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee. He is also a past Chairman of the Cyprus Branch of the Nautical Institute.

He is married with one daughter.

Panayiotis Hannas graduated from Cardiff University, UK with a BSc in Maritime Studies and a Master in Business Administration (MBA). He is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and a certified HSSEQ professional. Panayiotis has extensive experience in the shipping industry and oil & gas industry. He worked in various onshore and offshore positions around the world, in both operations as well as newbuilding projects. He is a visiting lecturer at the Limassol Campus of CIM, and he is currently employed as HSSEQ Manager, DPA and CSO in a ship owning company in Cyprus.

Dr. Georgia Thrasyvoulou is a full-time lecturer at CIM and the Director of Student Affairs and HR.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Organisational Behaviour
Human Resource Management
Research methods

Dr Louis Karaolis is Head of Law and Director of Academic Affairs at CIM-Cyprus Business School. Dr Karaolis received his doctorate in law from the University of Oxford, where he was awarded an Arts and Humanities Research Council Scholarship and a Law Faculty Scholarship. Dr Karaolis has taught law at several universities, including the University of Oxford – where he taught law and public policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, and at the University of Surrey – where he taught EU law. Dr Karaolis was also researcher in law at the Laboratory for Advanced Research on the Global Economy (LAB) situated at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Public Law
Constitutional Law
Business and Corporate Law
Business Ethics

Jamie Stratton has worked in Higher Education in the UK for 14 years, including nearly a decade as a senior manager. His background is in Students’ Unions and is specialised in supporting developing and underperforming organisations. Jamie has worked for companies that turn over in excess of £1million per year and led teams between 10-60 full time and part time staff.

Jamie has recently moved to Cyprus with his family in October 2021 and currently works as a freelance consultant within Higher Education in the UK, and two small organisations who specialise in business improvement across a number of different areas.

He has a passion within organisations for establishing processes and procedures that did not previously exist, overseeing recruitment and retention initiatives and executive coaching and mentoring. Jamie has extensive experience in organisational change and the building and improving of organisational cultures. He has recently qualified to Masters level in Human Resource Management and is very passionate about the importance of people and culture in ensuring a successful business.

Polis Xinaris has 20 years of experience in Marketing and since 2012 he has been teaching Social Media through the Cyprus Human Resource and Development Authorities. Holder of an MBA from CIIM he has been applying his knowledge on the business environment in Cyprus and abroad.
He has been consulting, training and managing some of the biggest local Brands on Social Media and Digital Marketing since then and he has his own firm PAX Social Media Ltd.
He is also an avid blogger and vlogger utilizing his knowledge on the forefront of the digital space and his latest passion is combining the Social Media and Digital world with the Blockchain and Crypto space to help Brands expand their reach to new heights.

Neoclis is an English solicitor working for a shipping law firm in London. Neoclis has 5 years’ experience in the London market and deals with all aspects of shipping law including claims involving physical loss and/or damage to cargo, general average, salvage indemnity and marine insurance. He is regularly involved in High Court proceedings and LMAA arbitration.

Neoclis obtained an LLB from University of Surrey in 2016 and an LLM in Maritime Law from University of Southampton in 2017. He participated in the STAR programme for high achievers of University of Surrey and obtained two prizes for the best academic performance in the LLM. Neoclis speaks English and Greek.

Andria is a holder of a bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of Cyprus and a master’s degree from University of Essex. She is an ACCA holder, a Certified Internal Auditor and member of ICPAC and the Cyprus Institute of Internal Auditors. Andria has 15 years’ work experience. She spent her early career years in a Big 4 and then moved to the public and semi-government sector of Cyprus.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Economics
Business Economics
Statistics
Quantitative Methods
Research Methods

Mrs Sotira Petrou completed her Bachelors, Honours, and Masters Degrees in Marketing Management at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. She is currently a Project Manager for European Research and Innovation Projects. Sotira previously held a position as a Market Research Executive, implementing research solutions across a variety of industries, including advertising, automotive, FMCG, financial services, media, pharmaceuticals, public sector, retail and telecommunications. During her eight years of marketing and research experience, she has adopted a future-focused and growth mindset to continuously develop her research skills in both academic and commercial contexts.

As an academic, Sotira held various roles within the Department of Marketing Management at the University of Pretoria. These being Lecturer of marketing modules, and Programme Manager of an international cooperation with a non-profit research institute for the research of consumer and market decisions. In addition, Sotira also conducted intercultural research experiments in her role as a Lab Manager of the Market Decision Lab, with the aim to positively influence international business decisions across time and geographical borders. As a Lecturer, she finds value in adopting a work-integrated approach to teaching and learning where she has partnered with industry clients to transform the learning experience from theory into practice in a tangible manner for students.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered:

Marketing Management

Research

Innovation

Marios Isaakidis is a PhD candidate at the Information Security Group at University College London. Since 2016 he has taught Computer Science modules at University College London, Birkbeck University of London and the Cyprus University of Technology. Furthermore, he has been a visiting researcher at the University of Waterloo. Marios has over nine years of professional experience as a technical lead in agile teams across Cyprus, the UK, Canada, the USA, Greece, Denmark and Spain. Currently, he serves as the director at infotropic.tech specialising in blockchain technologies, privacy engineering and network protocol design.

After graduation from Maritime Academy in 2007 Mr Mikhail Konoplev was sailing as Navigation Officer on cruise ships and oil tankers. In 2009 he continued education in World Maritime University and in 2010 got degree of Master of Science in Maritime affairs. Since 2011 has been working ashore in Cyprus on various positions in shipping management Companies. The area of work and expertise includes but not limited to: organisation and control of various aspects of shipping management, economics of shipping management, development of new projects, implementation of regulations and standards, human resource management.

Mrs Marina Fontan is an international hospitality professional who built upon both an academic background in Hospitality management and sustainable tourism management as well as her experience in hotels operations and in Human Resources Management to develop within the luxury hospitality industry in Cyprus. Currently managing the People and Culture department of Kanika Hotels and Resorts, she is also a certified trainer who uses her systemic approach in researching and solving current issues in the hospitality industry.

Mr. Kleanthis Gregoriou is a graduate of the Higher Hotel Institute of Cyprus in Culinary Arts. He then moved on to Switzerland to obtain a Bachelor in Business Administration with concentration in the Hospitality Industry from the Swiss Management University. He completed his studies in Switzerland at the Glion Institute of Higher Education with an MBA in the Service Industries.

For the past 15 years he has been very active as a business consultant specializing in the HoReCa businesses and has been the F&B Manager of prestigious hotels as well as the General Manager in smaller boutique properties.

He has been a Hospitality lecturer for the past eight years and has also given Culinary Arts courses for the Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth.

He has provided vocational training to hundreds of Hospitality professionals since the beginning of his career.

Dimitra Tsagkaraki is a Higher Education Lecturer in the field of Hospitality and Business Management. Dimitra is in teaching career with more than 500 hours of teaching experience in a plethora of modules like Marketing, Event Management, Project Management, Ethics, E-business and so much more. Dimitra has 10 years of work experience in Leading Hotels of the World in positions of Marketing, Sales, Public Relations and Event Management. The target market that Dimitra has experience with is mainly celebrities, high spenders that seek quality and luxurious services. Dimitra is participating in an Erasmus project with the responsibility of Communication Consultant, to create an educational platform in communication. She is also volunteering as a Vice President in the non-profit organization Birth Forward.

Andreas Kouspos holds a doctor of philosophy in Shipping Finance from the Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping at Cyprus University of Technology. His research interests lie in the area of shipping finance, risk, return, chartering operations, and profitability of global shipping companies. Dr. Andreas graduated from the University of Plymouth with the degree of MSc in International Shipping. He also holds the degree of BSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Essex. Being focused on his professional development, he obtained the professional qualification of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers achieving the highest mark in the Shipping finance examinations of May 2022 where he received the prize of BDO LLP award in London. Beyond studies, he has worked in the shipping industry for more than a year. Andreas has also won the 1st prize in the Let’s Talk Simple Science Competition that was taken place in April 2016 at CUT with his presentation topic “Credit risk analysis of shipping loans”. He is currently working as a full-time faculty member and program leader at UNICAF.

Charalambos Papasavvas is a graduate of the Essex University, UK. After his LLB, he completed an LLM in International Corporate Finance at the University of Reading. He practiced as a lawyer in Greek Law, UK Law and European Union Law. He is a qualified lawyer and a member of the Cyprus Bar Association. He currently is studying his PhD entitled Financial Technology Law with pathway on the legal framework of assets tokenization and cryptocurrencies. He is now a Lecturer in Contract Law and Property Law at CIM. Charalambos is a Managing Partner in the reputable law firm of Papasavvas & Liskavidou LLC. He has long and deep experience in providing international businesses and organisations with advice at the highest level on matters including cross-border investment, business structuring, drafting of international contracts and agreements, banking, financial regulation and corporate governance. He is widely recognised as a leading adviser to private clients on wealth management investment issues including corporate taxation law, domicile and re-domicile businesses, and financial regulatory adviser in a wide range of fields.

Christos Stylianou graduated from Newcastle University in 2014, where he obtained a BA Hons in Accounting and Finance. He had the opportunity to “serve” and pass on the concerns, suggestions and ideas of his fellow course-mates at the University, from the positions of Peer Mentoring Scheme for two consecutive years, Course Representative, and a Vice President for the Board of Students of the Newcastle University Business School. Christos then moved on to pursue a career in Audit and Accounting Services, starting this journey at a Big 4 Audit Firm (KPMG) in Gibraltar, whereas the focus of the portfolio of clients included Publicly Listed Insurance firms, Betting Companies, and Investment banks. In 2016 he repatriated in Cyprus to work for a middle tier Company (BDO) whereas the focus of clientele was that of Investment Holding Limited Companies. In 2019 and after obtaining the qualification of ACA, he moved on again to a Big 4 Audit firm (KPMG), with the sole focus in the industry of Cyprus Shipping Companies. Since 2020 a swift move and a new challenge has been taken, as an Internal Audit Regulatory Consultant for a lead firm, providing Internal Audit Regulatory and Compliance Services, to the 60% of the Cyprus Investment Firms registered within CySEC. He has also had been a Supervisor in an Audit Firm, and as an Internal Management Accountant in a Fin-Tech Company.

Dr. Elena P. Antonacopoulou PhD served as tenured faculty at Universities in the UK (Warwick, Manchester, Liverpool) and Canada (Western) where she contributed through her teaching in the design and delivery of prominent programs at postgraduate (MSc and MBA) and post-experience levels (e.g. DBA). Her principal research expertise lies in The Future of Work, Organisational Learning and Strategic Resilience and Renewal, with a focus on the Leadership implications. She is published widely in international journals and edited books (over 100 publications) and policy reports. Her practice-relevant scholarship has earned her many research grands, awards and accolades recognising the impact of the ideas developed. She has been elected and served in multiple leadership roles in the top professional bodies in the management field (AOM, EURAM, EGOS, BAM) and has received several awards for her outstanding leadership and service contributions and teaching excellence. She has successfully secured funding and led interdisciplinary, international multi-stakeholder research teams on high profile research programs funded by Research Funding Councils in the UK, EU and was invited to co-author policy and evaluation reports by professional bodies and Think Tanks designed to improve professional practices. She is frequently invited to deliver keynote speeches in international conferences, and workshops that inspire and promote action choices that serve the common good. She is a certified coach from the International Coaching Federation (and practises as an axiologist – enabling true-self breakthroughs) and she has founded the GNOSIS Institute to promote knowledge philanthropy and to avert ‘humane poverty’ by designing innovative leadership and organisational development programs including the new “Man-Agement Manifesto’ initiative.

Marie Pavlou holds an MSc in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour from CIIM. She has experience of over 10 years, and with a diverse background in various industries, including Tech, Gaming, and FinTech, she possesses extensive expertise in HR and Talent Management roles. Her proficiency encompasses key areas such as Employee Management, Recruiting, Talent Management, Employer Branding, and HR Operations.
Having a profound passion for people and a genuine desire to aid individuals in achieving their goals, she stands out as a people-oriented individual. Her dedication to helping others succeed has been evident throughout her professional journey. Additionally, Marie has enriched her skillset through certifications in Neurolinguistic Programming and Life Coaching. These certifications have proven instrumental in honing her people skills and enabling seamless adaptation to different individuals and scenarios.
With this robust background and commitment to fostering excellence in the field of Human Resource Management, she eagerly anticipates contributing her knowledge and experiences to the academic community.

Panayiotis Jacovides has an MSc in International Management from KEDGE Business School (Grande Ecole) in Marseille, 2011, and a BSc in Business and Law Administration from Paul Cézanne University in France, 2008.

He began his career as an International Sales Manager in West Medica Produktions – und – handles Gmbh in Canada. Panayiotis was later promoted to Business Development Director for South America, after about a year, and moved to Lima, Peru. A year later, he set up his first company for veterinary equipment and disposables in Mexico.

Returning to Europe, he established “The Experts Alliance – Jacovides & Associates Ltd” (www.tea-bc.com) a consulting firm specialized in the areas of business planning, productivity, strategic restructuring, internationalization, M&A and Capital Raising. The company engages also in various EU funded programmes related to business consulting.

In an effort to battle farmer exploitation and poverty, he designed and developed an online platform assisting farmers in selling directly their products internationally without intermediaries. The project was co-financed by the Structural Funds of European Union and today exists under the domain name: ‘www.directagro.net’.

Panayiotis is a Visiting Professor of International Business and Management in Business Schools and Universities, as well as a corporate trainer for different topics related to business development, management of conflicts of interest and performance management.

In February 2015, Panayiotis was unanimously elected President of the French-Cypriot Chamber of commerce in Marseille – France.

Captain Parani spent fourteen years at sea on commercial seagoing vessels on dry cargo ships and oil tankers. He is currently Vice President – Marine at a large maritime asset management company. Earlier, he led the safety, training, and crewing departments for large ship management companies in Hong Kong and in Cyprus.

Besides his Master Mariner’s license, he has a Master of Laws (LLM)- Business Law, and a Master of Business Administration. He is a Fellow of the Nautical Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, and a Member of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.

He is the Author of the book Golden Stripes- Leadership on the High Seas and Producer of the GoldenStripes Podcast. His articles are published in various maritime industry journals, as well as hosted on his website parani.org.

Originally from India, he lives with his family in Cyprus and enjoys swimming and yoga.

Modules taught:

International Maritime Conventions
Shipping Business

Robert holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Liverpool and a master’s degree in Banking from Bangor University. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Chartered Banker. Also, he holds various professional certificates such as the Certificate in Financial Crime Prevention, the Specialist Certificate in Financial Crime Risk in Global Banking and Markets, and the Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance.

He started his career in 2015 at KPMG in the audit department and in 2021 he moved to EY in the financial accounting advisory services department, before he moves at FirePro in July of 2023 where he currently holds the position of the Financial Reporting & Planning Manager.

He has two years of experience in providing internal accounting trainings for EY personnel in Cyprus and CESA countries. He is a very passionate individual in teaching various Accounting modules and this is one of the main reasons he joined CIM and the University of West London.

Sofia Panayi graduated with an LL.B (Hons) degree from the University of Southampton in 2013 and completed her Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the University of Law in Bristol in 2014. She was admitted to the Cyprus Bar in 2015 and currently works as a Managing Associate at a reputable law firm in Limassol.

Sofia specialises in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing, and banking law. Her extensive experience encompasses a wide range of cross-border and multijurisdictional transactions. She is usually engaged in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, demergers, corporate reorganizations, schemes of arrangement, liquidations, and restructurings. Sofia provides invaluable advice on various corporate matters and adeptly drafts intricate and commercially sensitive agreements. Sofia is also involved in financing transactions, which usually involve the preparation and drafting of various security agreements and legal opinions in relation to various financing or other corporate legal matters.

Vana completed her LLB and LLM at the University of East Anglia. She pursued a career in law after a few years which she came to love. She currently practices across a plethora of legal sectors including employment law and intellectual property law at a European Union level. Moreover, the areas of great academic interest to her are maritime and taxation law however her niche practice areas are corporate, contract and intellectual property law. One of her favourite things is to train her team and assist in shaping legal minds and careers. She has worked with companies such as Ralph Lauren, TK Maxx, Monster Energy, Biotech, Apple, Meta and Google. Lastly, she tries to bring excitement and a little bit of vividness to everything she does.

Ioannis Treppides is a holder of a BSc in Business Administration with Concentration in Management of Information Systems, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with concentration in Marketing, Certified in Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (AML/TF) by the International Compliance Association (ICA), a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC).

He worked as an auditor for 9 years and 5 years as a Financial controller and CFO which is his current role.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered: Accounting, Auditing and Business

Salomi graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance from Lancaster University. She is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. She also holds a FinTech certificate from Harvard University.

Salomi has over 8 years of expertise in various audit firms in Cyprus where she has acquired extensive experience of accounting and auditing procedures, managing various projects while developing strong communication and leadership skills.

Salomi is fluent in 4 European languages: English, Greek, French and Italian. Furthermore, her commitment to gain knowledge in various fields, led her to follow a number of courses and obtain a certificate in Psychology.

She is always driven by strong passion for continuous growth and advancement. In addition, she enjoys sharing her knowledge gained academically but also from her practical experience aspiring others to reach success.

She now serves as an Audit Supervisor in a reputable audit and consulting firm where she leads an audit team while mentoring new staff members.

Marina holds an LLB in Law from Capodestrian University of Athens, Greece and an LLM in Commercial and Corporate Law from University of London, International Programmes, UK.

She was admitted to the Cyprus Bar Association in February 2009 and ever since has been an active litigator who has handled a wide range of civil disputes including personal injury disputes, property litigation, contract disputes, general commercial litigation and banking litigation, as well as immigration matters. She currently works for a reputable law firm in Limassol.

Marina is also involved in teaching law as a part time lecturer; she has taught law to adults at Limassol Educational Centre, 2010-2013 and Commercial Law at CIM School of Business, Limassol, 2013 – 2015.

She is currently teaching Maritime Law at Cyprus University of Technology, in Limassol.

Michalis holds an MA in Career Guidance and Counselling, an MSc in Human Resource Management & Organisational Behaviour and a BSc in Sociology. He is also a holder of an LCCI Higher in Public Relations. With more than 14 years of working experience both in public (Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance) and private sector (health, retail, logistics companies), he currently holds the HR Manager position in a group of companies. He is a full member of CyHRMA and SLR Network (OEB). His thirst for knowledge had led him to attend various conferences, seminars and training programmes around Europe.

Fields of Expertise for Modules Delivered: Human Resource & Talent Management

Panagiotis Moullotos is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping at the Cyprus University of Technology. His research interests are mainly in the operations and supply chain management in the Shipping Industry. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Cyprus He continued his postgraduate studies by completing a Master’s degree in Engineering in Energy Technologies and Sustainable Design. In 2015, he received an academic scholarship for a Master’s degree in Management at the Department of Management Science and Innovation at University College London (UCL) for the academic year 2015-2016. After graduation, he started working in the private sector and today he is working in the shipping industry. Over the past few years, he attended various seminars both in Cyprus and overseas as part of his continuous development, with the constant aim to obtain additional skills and further enhance his knowledge.

Monica Potsou has an extensive experience of over 15 years in HR roles in different industries, including an international experience of 7 years in an Oil & Gas Services Company headquartered in Norway. She is currently the Regional HR Manager of P&O Maritime Logistics (Cyprus), an international company providing sea services at the Port of Limassol. Monica holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management from Middlesex University Business School London (UK) and a BA in Economics (Business Economics and Finance) from Athens University of Economics and Business (Greece). She is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and a graduate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD London). In addition, Monica is sitting at the Board of WISTA Cyprus since 2018 holding the position of the Treasurer. She is an active member of different non-profit organisations including the Cyprus Human Resource Management Association (CyHRMA). Monica acts as a Mentor for young people interested to enter the shipping industry under the “Let’s Disco” campaign of the Shipping Deputy Ministry as well as under other platforms. Monica is an HRDA approved trainer and has executed several trainings on HR matters. In addition, she is a Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner (NLP).

Faculty

People

Nicosia & Limassol 2022 - 2023 Faculty:

Nicosia

Limassol

Associate Prof. Dr Myria Kkali

Ms Nectaria Hadjiyianni

Ms Theodora Physounis

Mr Yangos Hadjiyannis

Dr Christos Hadjiyannis

Professor Theo Hadjiyannis

Dr Evie Michailidis

Associate Prof. Dr Christiana Charalambidou

Mr Dinos Ioannides

Mr Marios Timinis

Mr Michalis Pekris

Mr Louis Kangas

Professor Marios Georgiou

Dr. Georgia Thrasyvoulou

Mr Evis Tsiaklides

Mr Pieris Pieri

Ms Anna Thomas

Dr Eleni Erodotou

Mr Konstantinos Taramountas

Ms. Ourania Vroundou

Ms Athena Neophytou

Ms Christia Hadjispyrou

Ms Alexia Solomou

MR ANDREAS PAVLOU

MS NATALIA GEORGIOU

MS CHRISTINA ROUSSOU

MR. GEORGE ASHIKALIS

Mr Constantinos Pelecanis

Professor George Zachariades

Professor Marios Georgiou

Dr Nektarios Michael

Ms Debbie Phylactou

Ms Elena Makedona

Ms Maria Stylianou

Mr Marios Timinis

Ms Stella Constantinidou

Mr Yangos Hadjiyannis

Dr Christos Hadjiyannis

Capt. Valentin Mavrinac

Professor Theo Hadjiyannis

Ms Annita Petrou

Mr Dimitris Pitsillis

Mr Michalis Spyrou

Mr. Zenon Papaphilippou

Dr Akis Kleanthous

Mr Constantinos Silitziotis

Associate Prof. Dr Katerina Pavlou

Mr Louis Kangas

Ms Sophia Nicolaou

Mr Graham Cowling

Mr Panayiotis Hannas

Dr Georgia Thrasyvoulou

Dr Louis Karaolis

Mr Jamie Stratton

Mr Polis Xinaris

Mr Neoclis Kleanthous

Ms Andria Christodoulou

Ms Sotira Petrou

Mr Marios Isaakidis

Mr Mikhail Konoplev

Mrs Marina Fontan

Mr Kleanthis Gregoriou

Ms Dimitra Tsangkaraki

Mr Andreas Kouspos

Mr Charalambos Papasavvas

Mr Christos Stylianou

Dr Elena Antonacopoulou

Ms Marie Pavlou

Mr Panayiotis Jacovides

Captain Parani Vaithinathan Singaravelu

Mr Robert London

Ms Sofia Panayi

Ms Vana Demetriou

Mr Ioannis Treppides

MS SALOMI MICHAIL