AI Magazine Issue 1 2017

Acquisition International - January 2017 23 Banking on Success and confidentiality, in conjunction with strategic enhancements in the overall monitoring, assurance and awareness of our governance framework, has inspired all members of the Bank, at all levels of management, to behave accordingly. Plans for 2017 and beyond 2017 will be a landmark in the history of our Bank as it will be the year when the expected listing on the London Stock Exchange will crystallise. It is a high-profile listing which will be the hallmark of the new culture and ethics of our new Bank; a listing reaffirming the robust relationship that we want to have with our customers, shareholders and other key stakeholders. Our commitment to them is ensuring that our Bank will be their most loyal and reliable business partner. I would like to thank Acquisition Intl. magazine for honouring me with this award, and I urge all its readers to initiate a cultural and ethical transformation within their own corporations, similar to what we have successfully implemented in Bank of Cyprus. An ethics-based approach to achieving corporate objectives is something that we owe to our customers, shareholders and stakeholders but also to the public in general.