David Watson
Independent Vice Chairman of the BoD, Independent Non-Executive Member, Member of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Personal Data:
Citizenship: U.S. and Greek (European Union)
Year of birth: 1947
Residences: Casco, Maine, US and Athens, Greece
Current positions:
Currently serving as Non-Executive Director on two Boards:
easyGroup Holdings (since 2008), Monaco - easyGroup is the holding company for Sir Stelios Hadji-Ioannou's business interests in various easy-branded businesses. In addition to serving on the board I also serve as a protector for his Trust Company and as a member of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation
Fourlis SA (since 2016), Athens, listed company on the ASE - Fourlis is a major retailing firm in Greece and southeastern Europe. It operates the IKEA franchise for Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus. In addition to my role as a non-Executive Director and independent Vice Chairman of the BoD, I am also a member of the audit committee of the parent company and an audit committee member of its subsidiary company, Housemarket SA.
Previous Professional Experience:
- April 2002 to December 2005
Business Manager at Eurobank
Responsible for Subsidiary Banks in SE Europe, Athens, Greece
- June, 1998 to September, 2001
Managing Director of Piraeus Bank, Athens, Greece
Completed the operational merger of three banks.
- January, 1997 to May, 1998
Country Corporate Officer for Citibank Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
- September, 1990 to December, 1996
CEO of Xiosbank, Athens, Greece
Xiosbank was a start up venture opening for business in 1990 during market deregulation.
- January, 1990 to August, 1990
Deputy Division Risk Manager
Citibank – Middle East and Southern Europe, London, UK
- April, 1987 to December, 1989
Institutional Bank Business Manager for Citibank Greece, Athens, Greece
- June, 1985 to March, 1987
Regional Manager of Business Risk Review
Citibank – South East Asia, Manila, Philippines
- July, 1974 to May, 1985
Citibank Greece
Various Assignments - Corporate Banking
Academic Qualifications:
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts
MBA
Elective emphasis on advanced accounting.
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
BA
Seminars in Banking, Management and Business Strategy.