Aristides Protopapadakis Email & Phone Number

- Formulate strategy for international & local expansion and execute business and marketing plans in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Luxembourg in collaboration with local partners.- Establish strategic alliances with complementary service providers or IT firms to accelerate penetration in the new regions.- Member of the Board of Directors and responsible for the risk management function of Luxembourg-based Synthesis investment fund which focuses on P2P lending and other alternative strategies.Achievements/ Projects✔ Gained important risk management mandates among more than fifty Luxembourg-based UCITS and Alternative Funds.✔ Designed and developed a prototype system for analytical stress testing of real estate portfolios as well as credit and liquidity risk stress testing.

- Capture business opportunities in Banks and Investment Funds for SYSTEMIC’s RiskValueTM system, while maintaining its market share among broker dealers- Re-engineer a robust yet flexible internal organization capable of undertaking product development, customer implementation & support within a high growth environment- Empower SYSTEMIC by selecting, training, and motivating software engineers and finance professionalsAchievements/ Projects✔ Led the implementation of a global agreement with National Bank of Greece, the largest financial institution in the local market, to cover its Treasury market risk needs and help it obtain regulatory approval for use of capital-efficient internal models as developed by SYSTEMIC.✔ Led the implementation of a derivatives clearing system for HSBC, the largest derivatives clearing Bank in the local market✔ Managed the implementation of a Basel II compliant system and outsourcing services for managing credit risk at the group of Cooperative Banks of Greece.✔ Formulated business specifications for the RiskValueTM system in regulatory compliance areas, notably covering Basel II and risk reporting for UCITS funds.

- Engineer the initial version of RiskValueTM, a client-server software system managing market and counterparty risk for over-the-counter derivatives, based on best practices followed by leading international banks. - Enhance RiskValueTM to cover middle and back office requirements for exchange-traded derivatives, including real time positions, margin, and fees calculation as well as end of day clearing process. - Implement SYSTEMIC’s initial business plan and ensure adequate funding for the continuation of its self-financed projects. Achievements/ Projects✔ Created a successful startup, with an innovative idea and limited financial resources✔ Obtained highest market share (> 70%) among the local derivatives clearing systems, outpacing well-established local and foreign competitors.✔ Successfully assumed full business and technical responsibility for over sixty system implementation projects in financial institutions earning numerous referrals that boosted the company’s subsequent expansion.

Athens, Greece

✔ Established active business relationships with over 15 major investment funds and other key financial institutions✔ Developed the bank’s derivatives business by concluding numerous structured transactions to the bank’s customers ✔ Managed a multi-billion portfolio of outstanding transactions with corporate customers and financial institutions

Athens, Greece

✔ Developed complex accounts with financial institutions: evaluated client needs, proposed solutions and evaluated transactions by applying legal, financial and tax knowledge. ✔ Earned revenues of $1.5 mln in ’96, up from $750M in ’95 and $450M in ’94, overachieving both ’95 and ’94 budgets by 25%. ✔ Derived the Risk Profile of assigned relationships by providing in-depth analysis of financial indicators and country dynamics. ✔ Member of the bank’s Credit Committee: Provided credit judgement on numerous transactions in compliance with the bank’s Risk Management Manuals.

Athens, Greece

✔ Sold investment products, to the bank’s local and foreign client base. ✔ Interbank trading of Money Market and Foreign Exchange Instruments.

Brussels, Belgium

✔ Participated in the implementation of the bank’s new Market Risk Management Policies by setting up processes for quantifying daily the bank’s derivatives exposure.✔ Trained dealers to control risk exposure according to the bank’s new standards.✔ Developed proprietary software replicating all risk algorithms in order to control original calculations performed by the bank’s core risk engine