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Mr. Koliopoulos brings 28 years of experience within banking and industry. His experience includes financial and operational restructuring (working for debtors and creditors), performance improvement and value creation as well as bank restructuring. He has worked with clients in various industries, including financial services, industrials, EPC and energy.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Koliopoulos served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF), the entity managing the €50 billion allocated for the recapitalization and stability of the Greek banking sector within the Greek bail-out program. He handled the c.€28 billion recapitalization of the four systemic Greek banks which was successfully completed in June 2013; the accelerated full recapitalization of a systemic bank that failed to raise private capital; and the liability management exercises of the systemic banks.

Previously, Mr. Koliopoulos was a financial adviser at Hellenic Petroleum, a leading energy sector industrial group in Greece and Southeast Europe, where he led the structuring and execution of complex and inaugural debt capital raising transactions. He also led the activities in Greece for Bank of America, serving as branch General Manager and as a Managing Director in corporate and investment banking. Mr. Koliopoulos was also involved in project and asset finance transactions for Kvaerner Corporate Development in London, the investment arm of the Anglo-Norwegian Group, Kvaerner.

Mr. Koliopoulos earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University in the U.S., an MBA and a master’s degree in advanced mechanical engineering from Imperial College in London.