Mr. A. Kartalis graduated from the Department of Statistics of Athens University of Economics and Business (ex A.S.O.E.E) in 1991. In 2003 he got an MBA in Finance from ESCEM. He started his career from Citibank Athens, where he worked from 1994 till 1997. From 1997 till 2012 he worked at BNP Paribas Securities Services Athens, initially as Head of Securities Operations and then as General Manager. From September 2013 till today he works as General Manager in GMM Global Money Managers Ltd, a Cypriot mutual funds management company. He is a holder of Advanced Certification and AML Certification from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission and a seminars’ instructor in European Institute of Management and Financed, approved by Cyprus Human Resources Development Authority.