Apostolos Koumparos

Apostolos Koumparos has a strong background in credit risk and relationship management, particularly in the field of export credit insurance. Apostolos began their career as a Credit Risk Analyst at the Export Credit Insurance Organisation in 2003, where they conducted financial and credit risk analysis of importing foreign companies and sovereigns. Apostolos then worked at Euler Hermes as a Senior Credit Risk Analyst and later as a Senior Account Manager for their World Agency division. In these roles, Apostolos was responsible for financial risk analysis, credit limit issuance, and establishing financial data modeling for credit analysts. Apostolos also worked at Qatar Development Bank as the Head of Export Credit Insurance, where they successfully supported Qatari SMEs in expanding to new markets and significantly increased approved limits. Prior to these roles, Apostolos gained experience in credit risk and relationship management at I.C. Insurance & Credit Business Brokers. Apostolos also worked as a Business Analyst at Microsoft Hellas and as a Credit Risk Analyst at the First Commercial Bank (FCB) of Taiwan, London Branch.

Apostolos Koumparos completed a Master of Science degree in Economics from Birkbeck, University of London in 1998-1999. Prior to that, from 1994-1997, they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Queen Mary University of London. There is no information provided about their education before 1994. Apostolos Koumparos has also obtained several additional certifications, including "Managing the Organization" from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign|Coursera in 2022, "Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship" from Coursera in 2021, and "Professional Certification of Credit Institution employees Bank of Greece" from the Bank of Greece in 2014.