pay
and
benefits,
are
based
on
individual
qualifications,
performance
and
behavior,
and
every
effort
is
made
that
they be free of any discrimination.
The
scope
of
the
activities
of
the
Group
requires
the
contribution
and
combination
of
abilities,
skills,
professional-
cognitive
experiences
and
personalities
of
many
people
with
different
characteristics
at
all
levels,
and
as
such
diversity at the Group is applied in practice and not just in theory.
Placements
to
the
Board
of
Directors
and
in
administrative,
managerial
and
supervisory
bodies
and
senior
positions
of
responsibility
are
based
on
merit
and
candidates
are
objectively
examined,
taking
into
consideration
the
advantages
of
diversification
that
include,
but
are
not
limited
to
gender,
age,
educational
background,
professional experience, individual abilities, knowledge and work experience.
In
particular,
for
the
formation
of
the
composition
of
the
BoD
of
the
Company,
the
priority
is
to
ensure
that
the
Board
of
Directors
has
strong
leadership
and
the
necessary
combination
of
skills,
in
order
to
effectively
implement
the
Group's
business
strategy,
while
making
the
most
of
the
skills,
views,
skills,
qualifications,
knowledge,
educational
background,
vocational
training,
business
experience,
gender
balance,
age
and
other
qualities of the members, in order to form a genuinely differentiated Board.
It
also
ensures
that
members
have
strong
values
and
guarantees
of
honesty
and
experience,
in
order
to
achieve
the
sound
and
prudent
management
of
the
Company.
The
members
of
the
BoD
are
persons
who,
as
a
whole,
have
a
variety
of
views,
knowledge,
judgment
and
professional
experience,
commitment
to
full
participation
in
the
Board
of
Directors
and
its
committees,
elements
required
to
properly
carry
out
their
duties
and
to
maintain
within the Board of Directors a balanced mix of qualifications that meets corporate objectives.
Furthermore,
the
structure,
the
specialized
activities
and
the
environment
in
which
the
Group
operates,
the
complexity
of
its
operations
and
its
special
institutional
role
and
character,
the
need
to
have
a
synthesis
and
balance
between
old
and
new
members,
gender
balance,
individual
dexterities
and
proven
experience
in
financial
matters,
accounting,
auditing,
risk
management
and
capital
management,
matters
of
new
technologies
and
the
new
digital
age,
as
well
as
a
basic
understanding
of
the
legal
and
regulatory
aspects
that
support
the
demands of the Group, are all taken into consideration.
Out
of
the
13
members
of
the
Board
of
Directors
3
are
women,
and
in
the
Committees
of
the
Board
of
Directors
the
participation
of
women
is
30%,
on
average.
The
age
of
the
members
of
the
Board
of
Directors
ranges
from
49 to 69, with the average age being 59 years.
All
members
of
the
Board
of
Directors
are
holders
of
University
level
academic
degrees
by
Greek
and/or
foreign
institutions,
and
are
also
holders
of
post-graduate
and/or
doctorate
degrees,
with
studies
in
various
subjects,
mainly
finance
and
business
administration,
as
well
as
law
and
political
science,
technology,
information
technology.
In
addition,
they
have
extensive
and
distinguished
work
careers
and
business
experience,
with
a
long-term
involvement
in
business
administration
in
Groups
and
companies
of
the
banking
and
financial
sector,
business
administration,
auditing,
fund
and
risk
management,
financial
management
and
corporate
governance.
At
the
top
management
levels,
all
middle
and
senior
executives
have
university
level
academic
qualifications,
with
studies
in
various
subjects
–
business
administration,
computer
science
and
information
technology,
economics,
legal,
accounting,
mathematics,
political
science
and
public
administration
–
and
have
multi-year
experience
in
their
respective
fields.
Most
middle
and
senior
executives
have
risen
through
the
ranks
at
the
Group, with a smaller percentage coming from the market.
In
middle
and
senior
management
levels,
33.3%
of
the
posts
are
held
by
women,
while
in
senior
management
16.67%
are
women.
The
ages
of
middle
and
senior
executives
range
from
48
to
64
(with
an
average
of
54
years),
and, for top management ages range from 49 to 59 (with an average of 54 years).
In
order
to
achieve
sustainable
and
balanced
development,
and
with
the
core
principle
that
for
managerial,
administrative
and
supervisory
bodies
and
positions
of
responsibility,
objective
qualifications
and
abilities
are
the
material
criteria,
and
that
no
automatic
advancement
takes
place,
the
Group
considers
that
the
diversity
applied,
including
gender
balance,
which
is
not
approached
on
the
basis
of
mandatory
quotas,
but
based
on
objectivity
and
not
an
end
in
itself,
is
a
key
element
for
achieving
its
strategic
objectives
and
maintaining
its
development,
adds
value,
increases
the
qualifications
pool,
the
experience
and
view
that
the
Group
possesses
for
its
senior
positions,
as
well
as
its
competitiveness,
productivity
and
innovation,
so
that
in
a
structurally
changing
environment,
it
effectively
and
reliably
improves
the
provision
of
core
market
operation
services
and
adds
value
both
to
the
capital
raising
procedures
for
businesses
and
to
the
fund
management
mechanisms
for
investors.