| The Hellenic American Bankers Association, Inc. (H.A.B.A.) is one of the premier Greek-American organizations in the New York metropolitan area. HABA is a not-for-profit organization established in 1982 to promote the professional and educational interest of Greek-Americans in the banking and finance industries. Its current active membership consists of over 200 professionals representing more than 50 institutions across the financial spectrum. Since its inception, HABA has strived to serve the professional and educational interests of Greek-American financial professionals through the sponsoring of lectures, seminars, cocktail receptions with guest speakers and other events. Over the past years, HABA has had many distinguished speakers and lecturers. Some noted speakers in the past few years are: Sarah Carlson, VP-Senior Analyst, Sovereign Risk Group, Moody's Investors Service
Dr. Athanasios Orphanides, Governor, Central Bank of Cyprus
Christopher Rupkey, Chief Economist, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Harry Markopolos, Chartered Financial Analyst & Certified Fraud Examiner
Dr. George Handjinicolaou, Vice Chairman, The Hellenic Capital Market Commission
Robert Savage, CEO, Track.com
Chris Varvares, President, Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC
Tim Scala, Macro-Strategist, Sophis Investments LLC
Elena Abrosiadou, Co-Founder & CEO, IKOS
Charles Anastasiou, Managing Director, Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Dr. Constantine Soras, Managing Director, CGS Economic & Financial Consulting
Demetri Papacostas, FX Derivative Product Specialist, Bloomberg L.P.
Dr. Charles Calomiris, Professor of Financial Institutions, Columbia University
Dr. James Maroosis, Fordham Graduate School of Business
Peter Stavropoulos, Esq.
John P. Calamos, Sr., Founder, Chairman & CEO, Calamos Investments
Dr. P. Roy Vagelos, Chairman & CEO, Merck & CO. (ret.)
Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, Blackstone Group & Former U. S. Secretary of Commerce
Emmanuel Kampouris, President & CEO, American Standard Inc.
Nassos Michas, Chairman, Private Banking, Merrill Lynch
John A. Georges, Chairman & CEO, International Paper (ret.)
William S. Stavropoulos, Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical Company
Ted Athanassiades, Vice Chairman, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (ret.)
Dr. John Brademas, Former U.S. Rep. to Congress from Indiana
Michael Dukakis, Former Governor of Massachusetts & 1988 Democratic Presidential Candidate
Paul Tsongas, late Senator from the State of Massachusetts
HABA periodically publishes a directory of Who's Who Among Greek-Americans in Banking and Finance, which is widely distributed to financial and professional organizations and senior public officials in the United States and Greece. While it in no way includes all Greek-Americans in Finance, it does encompass a good cross-section of Greek-American financial professionals in New York and the surrounding states. HABA periodically updates and publishes this directory, making it the definitive guide of prominent Greek-Americans in the financial community.
Realizing that there are many prominent Greek-American executives who have given of themselves to the business, private and public sectors, and who deserve recognition, HABA instituted the Executive of the Year Award in 1992. During the past years, HABA has honored:
Paul S. Sarbanes, US Senator
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Founder & Chairman, easyGroup of Companies
Dora Bakoyiannis, Mayor of the City of Athens, Host of the 2004 Olympic Games
Michael Capellas,Chairman & CEO, Compaq Computer Corporation
Christos M. Cotsakos, Chairman & CEO, E*Trade Group, Inc.
Nassos Michas, Chairman, Private Banking, Merrill Lynch
Emmanuel Kampouris, President & CEO, American Standard Inc.
Peter G. Peterson, Chairman, The Blackstone Group
Ted Athanassiades, Vice Chairman, Metropolitan Life Insurance (ret.)
John A. Georges, Chairman & CEO, International Paper (ret.)
William S. Stavropoulos, Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical Company
John Tsimbinos, Chairman & CEO, Roosevelt Savings Bank
Captain Panagiotis N. Tsakos & Mr. Nikolas P. Tsakos, Tsakos Shipping Group
James M. Orphanides, Chairman Emeritus, First American Title Insurance Company of New York
James S. Chanos, Founder & Managing Partner, Kynikos Associates
C. Dean Metropoulos, Chairman & CEO, CDM&Co. HABA also holds an annual charitable event for the Cyprus Children's Fund.
Individuals employed in the financial services sector and related industries are invited to join the Hellenic American Bankers Association.
For more information, please feel free to email one of the officers or directors above or write to: HELLENIC AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
POST OFFICE BOX 7244
F.D.R. STATION
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10150 |
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