Kyriakos Parpounas

Kyriakos is a professional manager with experience in top management positions in the construction and the waste management sector in Cyprus for the last 20 years. He holds a BSc Honours Degree in Civil Engineering with concentration in Environmental Engineering from the University of Maine and an MBA in Finance and Real Estate Finance from the TEXAS A&M University. He is also a Phd candidate in the Business School of the University of Cyprus with specialisations in organisational sustainability and CSR. Kyriakos has successfully managed in his career various companies in multiple business sectors like construction, waste management, recycling etc, ranging from start-ups to large organisations belonging to large multi-business groups. Kyriakos is a HRDA Certified Trainer and a certified GRI professional for Sustainability reporting. In his latest business initiatives, Kyriakos is specialising in Data Protection and the implementation of the GDPR. He has been trained as a Data Protection Officer and a certified GDPR trainer by PECB. He is also a HRDA certified trainer and has presented multiple seminars on GDPR for professionals all around Cyprus. He has recently received accreditation in Advanced Auditing for the GDPR and for social audits under the ISO 26000.