Byron Kanelis
Head of DAM Investments, NBG Asset Management M.F.M.C.
He has been working at NBG Asset Management since 2012, initially as a Management Consultant until 2014, and subsequently as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, he assumed the position of Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Discretionary Asset Management (DAM) / Institutional Mandates, a role he holds to this day.
In addition to his duties as Head of DAM Investments, he has been a member of the National Bank of Greece Investment Committee since 2013, and serves as Vice-Chairman of both the DAM and ESG Investment Committees at NBG Asset Management.
From 2000 to 2012, he was employed in various departments at the Bank of Cyprus, initially working as a Foreign Exchange Dealer within the Bank’s Treasury Department, and later as Head of Investments at Bank of Cyprus Mutual Fund Management Company (AEDAK). From 1992 to 2000, he worked as an FX Spot & Bond Dealer in the Treasury Department of Ergasias Bank.
He holds a Level III Certificate in Investment Management from the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI), and a Certificate in Strategic Management from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). Furthermore, he is a certified Portfolio Manager (Category C) by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission.