The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has rehired George Handjinicolaou as deputy CEO and head of ISDA Europe, effective immediately.
Handjinicolaou will be based in ISDAs European headquarters in London.
It is my pleasure to welcome George back to the association, says Conrad Voldstad, ISDA CEO. His leadership and experience in the financial markets will once again play an important role in ISDAs continuing work to make the global derivatives markets safer and more efficient.
Robert Pickel, ISDAs executive vice chairman, adds: The board, Connie and I look forward to working with George on the associations strategy and initiatives in the region and around the world.
Handjinicolaou served as ISDAs deputy CEO and regional director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from July 2007 to June 2009. During that period, he was the associations primary representative in EMEA.
In May 2009, Handjinicolaou was appointed to the role of vice chairman of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), the national capital markets industry regulator for Greece. He most recently was CEO of TBANK.
Over the course of his 30-year career, Handjinicolaou has held senior management positions in the derivatives and fixed-income markets in Europe and the US at several global financial institutions, including Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Union Bank of Switzerland, the World Bank, Merrill Lynch and Bank of America.
Handjinicolaou received his Ph.D. in finance from the graduate school of business at New York University, where he also earned his masters of business administration. He holds a bachelors degree from the Law School at the University of Athens in Athens, Greece.
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