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www.ceotodaymagazine.com 16 CEO Today Middle East Awards 2018 CYPRUS CHRISTODOULOS DAMIANOU CEO of Eurofast ABOUT CHRISTODOULOS DAMIANOU Christodoulos Damianou is a Director of International Tax and Executive Director at Eurofast and he specialises in international tax structuring and planning, including real estate structuring. Christodoulos has over 25 years of working experience in tax consulting, working with local as well as multinational companies. Previously in his career he has served as the European Chairman of the 5th largest international accounting association in the world for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Region as well as President of the Junior Chamber International of Cyprus and a member of a number of international trade associations. Christodoulos is the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Montenegro in Cyprus. Christodoulos is a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University and a US CPA. He has extensive general experience in the countries of South East Europe and CIS, as well as specific cross-border structuring; joint ventures and M&A experience involving most of the countries in the region. He is a regular speaker in international tax conferences and events, and he is the author of numerous taxation articles published in International press and magazines. He has also conducted over 200 presentations on International Tax Planning, Accounting and Management Consulting in conferences and meetings all over the world. AREAS OF PRACTICE • Tax Planning • Corporate Law • Tax Law • Other Consultancy SPECIALIZATION Chris specialises in international tax structuring and planning, including real estate structuring. EDUCATION / TRAINING Chris is a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University and a US CPA. LANGUAGES • English - United States • Greek – Greece FIRM PROFILE Who we are Eurofast is a regional business advisory organisation employing local advisors in over 21 cities in South East Europe & Middle East (SEEME). The Organisation is uniquely positioned as one stop shop for investors and companies looking professional services in South East Europe & Middle East. Eurofast operates from fully fledged offices in Athens, Thessaloniki, Nicosia, Sofia, Bucharest, Belgrade, Podgorica, Tirana, Skopje, Zagreb, Pristina, Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Cairo, Alexandria, Tbilisi, Beirut, Erbil, Moscow, Kiev and Tehran. Our team of advisors are capable of efficiently addressing all client needs in one single meeting, using one single language for all the countries in the Region. All of our offices are interconnected via state of the art technology and computer systems. Telephony and video conferencing facilities are in addition centralised; server and intranet system ensure that otherwise remote locations adhere to even the smallest detail in our client service and philosophy; thus, making us truly local experts with global knowledge. History Eurofast started its operations in 1987 as Eurofast Services operating within Euroglobal SEE Audit Limited (formerly known as BKR Damianou and Partners). In 2002 Eurofast assumed the tax and consulting divisions of BKR Damianou and via a spin-off became fully independent from the audit firm. www.eurofast.eu