The Audit Committee is a Committee of the Board of Directors in accordance with the decision of the General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Bank dated 22.07.2021 and consists of Independent Non-Executive Members, appointed by the Board of Directors.
The Chairman of the Committee, appointed by its members, is an Independent Non-Executive Member, cannot be the same person as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and must have the knowledge and experience required to supervise the audit procedures and accounting matters of concern to the Committee. At the same time, the Committee as a body must have the qualifications and experience required to perform its duties, including the knowledge of the wider operating environment of the credit institution and of the IT systems.
The operation of the Commission is regulated by the current legislative and regulatory framework (including Law 4449/2017, Law 4706/2020, Act of the Governor of the Bank of Greece no. 2577/2006, Act of the Executing Committee of the Bank of Greece no. 158/2019).
Composition of the Committee:
Chairman: |
Iordanis Chatzikonstantinou, Independent, Non-Executive Member |
Members: |
Konstantinos Makedos, Vice-Chairman, Non-Executive Member Antonios Vasilakis, Independent, Non-Executive Member Marina Stavrakantonaki, Independent, Non-Executive Member |
The term of office of the members of the Committee is the same as that of the Members of the Board of Directors (three years).
The Committee meet regularly, at least once a month and in extraordinary meetings whenever necessary, keep minutes of its meetings and inform the Board of Directors on its work.
The main responsibilities and the operations of the Committee are set out in its Terms of Reference