John Markopoulos (1951–2004) was a Greek businessman. He was majority shareholder of Proton Bank.

Life

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Markopoulos studied at the University of Thessalonica, and graduate studies (MBA) at the INSEAD University in Fontainebleau, France. He worked as a financial analyst in Steyr-Daimler-Puch in Vienna and as a manager in Chase Manhattan Bank in London.

In 1990, he founded Sigma Securities S.A. where he held the positions of chairman and managing director until the year 2000, when the company was acquired by Piraeus Bank. Sigma Securities was the first private societe anonyme securities house in Greece, and became the top ranked securities house in the domestic market.[citation needed]

In 2001, Markopoulos co-founded the Proton Bank group, a specialised financial services group engaging in the provision of investment and asset management services.

References

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  • "PROTON BANK Official website". Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  • Ειδήσεις: ΕΠΙΚΑΙΡΑ (in Greek). EURO2DAY. 22 June 2004.
  • ΕΙΔΗΣΕΙΣ : ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΕΙΣ (in Greek). ΗΜΕΡΗΣΙΑ (Online). 23 June 2004. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.