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George Zanias

George P. Zanias
George Zanias is currently the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Eurobank S.A., Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Hellenic Banking Association (HBA) (2025 – 2027) and
Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Athens University of
Economics and Business.
He has served as the Minister of Finance, Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the National Bank of Greece (NBG),
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Banking
Association (HBA), Chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisors at the Ministry of Finance, General Secretary of the
Ministry of Economy and Finance, Chairman and Scientific
Director of the National Economic Institute (KEPE).
He has also served as a Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Real Estate S.A and PICAR S.A, as a Vice Chairman of the Board
of Directors at ETVA Industrial & Business Parks, as a Director
of the Boards of Directors of Hellenic Exchanges (EXAE), the
Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA), General Bank and
CHIPITA S.A.
Outside Greece, he has been a member of Eurogroup, Euro
Working Group, Economic and Financial Committee of the EU
(EFC), as well as on the Boards of Directors of EFSF/ESM and
the European Banking Federation.
He holds a Doctorate from Oxford University.

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