C U R R I C U L U M VITAE

Name: Costas Melanides

Home Address: 5A Michael Kashialos Street, 1076 Nicosia

Telephone: 22768232 (Home), 99479732 (Mobile), 22680868 (Off.) Fax: 22680869

E-mail address: [email protected]

Place & Date of Birth: Nicosia 13/3/1958

Family status: Married, 3 children

Nationality: Cypriot

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1970 – 1977 – The English School Nicosia (Leaving Certificate)

1979 – 1982 – BA (Hons) in Political Economy Greenwich University (ex Thames Polytechnic), London

2006 – CIA – Certified Internal Auditor The Institute of Internal Auditors

April 2014 Today : The Cyprus Institute of Internal Auditors, Executive Manager
June 2013 March 2014 : Freelance Internal Audit services provider
December 2011 May 2013 : Commission for the Protection of Competition, Member
December 2003 December 2011 : SFS Group Public Company Ltd, Group Internal Auditor
April 2000 October 2003 : Suphire (Finance) Ltd, General Manager
September 1990 March 2000 : Euroinvestment & Finance Ltd, Deputy General Manager
September 1989 August 1990 : Stavros Holdings Ltd, Chief Accountant
July 1984 August 1989 : Ledra Hotel, (Nicosia), Chief Accountant & Deputy H.R. Manager

September 1982 – May 1983 : C. Charles & Co. (London), Certified Accountants Audit Clerk

Member of the Commission for the Protection of Competition (past)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Wine Products Council (past)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) (past)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Pancyprian Association of Investors (past)
Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Association of Economists (present)
Member of the Board of Directors of Royal Crown Insurance Company (present)
Member of the Board of Directors of Ellinas Finance Plc (present)
Member of the Board of Directors of SFS Public Co. Ltd (present)
Member of the Board of Directors of SUN Interbrew Plc (present)

The Cyprus Internal Audit Forum 2016 and 2017
European Conferences of Internal Auditors (2005 2013)
Numerous seminars on internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, corporate governance, business ethics, etc. (2004 – 2015)
Training course of the Cyprus Productivity Centre (1988) on 'Improvement of negotiating capabilities'
Training course of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (1989) on 'The new tax provisions'
Training course of the Institute of Computer Technology (1999) on 'Multimedia in Business'
Educational course of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (2006) on 'The new approach on issues of Health & Safety on the basis of the European Union regulations and practice'
Round table discussion of the Cyprus Association of Internal Auditors (2007) on 'Risk based audit'
● Round table discussion of the Cyprus Association of Internal Auditors (2008) on 'The Internal Audit Charter – Practical Issues & Challenges in applying it'
● Seminar of the Cyprus Association of Internal Auditors (2008) on 'IT Audit & Security – the basics in practice'
Seminar of Simi Seminars Ltd (2009) on 'Principles and practical applications of internal audit according to the International Standards – Quality assessment of internal audit units'
Seminar of the Cyprus Certification Company (2009) on 'Internal Inspectors of ISO 9001 quality systems'
Seminar of Ikonomotehnikis Seminars ΑΕ (2009) on 'Fraud Auditing Fraud control'