George Provopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Προβόπουλος; born April 20, 1950) was the Governor of the Bank of Greece from 2008 to 2014, and was a member of the European Central Bank's Governing Council. Prior to his appointment as Central Bank Head, he was a professor at the University of Athens.[1] [2]
Early life and education edit
Provopoulos was born in Piraeus and obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Economics at the University of Athens, and his MA and PhD in Economics at the University of Essex on a UK Government Scholarship.[3][4]
Career edit
Early in his career, Provopoulos was chairman and CEO at Emporiki Bank, Greece's fifth-largest lender, where he oversaw the bank's acquisition to Credit Agricole in 2006. He later served as CEO at Piraeus Bank.
As the country's central bank chief during the height of the financial crisis, Provopoulos presided over efforts to avert the collapse of Greece's banking system amid fears the country would crash out of the euro.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Profile: Greece's central bank governor George Provopoulos". Reuters. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ "The Governor of the Bank of Greece". Bank of Greece. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Bank of Greece – Georgios A. Provopoulos". Bank of Greece. 2008-08-20. Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ – Reuters News Article
- ^ Kerin Hope (June 9, 2014), Greece names Gikas Hardouvelis finance minister Financial Times.