Ernestos Panayiotou
General Manager Transformation, Strategy & International Activities
Member of the Executive Committee
Ernestos Panayiotou joined NBG in May 2019 and was appointed General Manager of Transformation and Business Strategy, having already served the NBG Group as strategy advisor, during the period of 2006-2011. In September 2020, he also assumed responsibility for the international activities of the Group.
Before rejoining NBG, he was Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he worked for a total of 12 years during the periods 2001-2005 and 2012-2019. At McKinsey, he focused on serving financial institutions in Greece, Cyprus, the USA and the Middle East on strategy, transformation and risk topics.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics & Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Oxford and a Master in Public Administration & International Development from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Before rejoining NBG, he was Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he worked for a total of 12 years during the periods 2001-2005 and 2012-2019. At McKinsey, he focused on serving financial institutions in Greece, Cyprus, the USA and the Middle East on strategy, transformation and risk topics.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics & Economics (First Class Honours) from the University of Oxford and a Master in Public Administration & International Development from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.