I am recognised for my analytical and innovative approach to organisational improvement, financial management and strategic planning, with an ability to adapt to diverse organisational structures utilising a powerful transformation capacity to restructure organisations and support start-up enterprises or recent acquisitions requiring due diligence and investment appraisal.

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HARRIS CHRISTIDIS
International Financial and Commercial Leadership
Harris Christidis is a uniquely experienced Chief Financial/Operations Officer
able to deliver best practice general management and pre-eminent financial
leadership. Highly adept at corporate transformation, commercial strategy
and business growth, Harris enjoys the challenge of a complex work
environment, applying entrepreneurial vigour to business objectives with
operational frameworks enabling the meeting of stretch targets.
Harris’ immense capability and powerful skill set has been well evidenced in
his current role where he has already completed due diligence relating to
the successful acquisition of a EUR40M technology services company and
provided end-to-end leadership in the certification process enabling Posit Telecommunication Centre to operate as
a Licensed Financial Institution for Public Payments from the Central Bank of Greece.
Prior to this, in his role as Group CFO/COO with the European Finance Associates Group, Harris was on-boarded to
drive internationalization strategies and operational management with a focus on financial and business
transparency. He was charged was shareholder advocacy at Board level, comprehensive controller oversight of
financial, treasury, investment and bank relationships, operational P&L management, M&A execution, strategic
growth and transformational change projects. He was a member of the Senior Management Team, on the Board
of 2 Group entities, and led 15 staff with a €500K budget.
He delivered spectacular success, achieving 100% sales growth and increasing EBITDA from €4M-€10M whilst
maintaining the same cost structure prior to expansion and reorganisation. He initiated corporate diversification
strategies via formalisation of a key strategic partnership with a major international fund and ensured long-term
operational viability for the organisation with insightful restructuring, a corporate relocation to Switzerland, and
embedding state-of-the-art financial operations and methodologies.
Professional support was provided to the establishment and ongoing operations of major initiatives in Singapore, a
joint-venture in the UAE, an office in the USA, and the start-up of a high technology company. He played a pivotal
role in the analysis, reporting and implementation of key global acquisitions, and established and nurtured foreign
bank cooperation to secure AAA Bonds and LGs, beneficially securing stakes in large projects. He delivered
substantial operational efficiency with enterprise-wide system integration, effective reorganisation of the Finance
Division, and re-engineering service delivery models for Finance, IT and reporting, and was recognised at the most
senior corporate levels for elite financial and operational management practices.
His most notable positions include:
Group CFO/COO, Posit Telecommunication Centre, 2015–Present
Group CFO/COO, European Finance Associates Group, 2011–2015
Regional CFO/COO, Gap Inc., 2009–2011
Director of Finance and Administration, Swarovski AG, 2004–2009
Highly experienced and commercially astute, Harris is well suited to Regional Chief Financial Officer roles in a great
diversity of industries and company situations. He is prepared to relocate with preferences for Europe, Singapore,
Hong Kong, and the Middle East and has a long term career goal of applying his knowledge and experience in a
multinational environment as a Regional Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operating Officer.
Harris has an MBA in Risk Management & Accounting from the University of California FCE 2004, an MBA in
Finance from the University of Stirling 1995, a BSc (Econ) Business Administration from the University of Wales
1994. A CPA in Greece, he has professional membership of CIMA and ACCA.