DECA - Key Persons


Alex Katsouridis

Job Titles:
  • Partner - Sourcing & Value Creation
Alex has more than 25 years of experience in wholesale & investment banking with Citibank, Millennium BCP and Eurobank. His experience includes advising on and structuring M&A transactions, equity and debt issuance and private equity transactions for both large and SME Greek companies. Prior to joining Deca, Alex set up his own financial advisory boutique. With Deca since inception

Christos Kontos

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
Christos holds a BSc in Banking and Financial Management from U. of Piraeus and is a CFA Level 3 candidate. Christos worked for four years at PwC Deals department (reaching Senior Associate level), providing capital structure and M&A advisory services to clients. With Deca since 2023.

Despoina (Depy) Ioannidou-Machaira

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
Depy holds a MSc in Finance from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) and a BSc in Economics from UoM. Depy worked for almost two years at Aksia's Investment Research team, conducting due diligence on primary, co-investment and opportunistic private credit investments. With Deca since 2023.

Eleni Skeparnia

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager
Eleni has 19 years of experience, primarily in financial institutions. She held the position of Internal Auditor in Attica Bank (2011-2019) and in Attica Wealth Management MFMC (2001-2011). With Deca since 2019.

Evgenia Charalambous

Evgenia holds a University Degree in Political Sciences and Public Administration from Kapodistrian University of Athens. Evgenia worked for three years as a secretary in a Law Firm. With Deca since 2018.

Evi Fourka

Job Titles:
  • Associate
Evi worked at Eurobank's Investment Advisory division, before moving on to the Investment Banking division of IBG where she was involved in a series of M&A, ECM and DCM transactions in the private sector and privatization projects for the public sector. With Deca since 2016.

George Dimitroulis

Job Titles:
  • Principal
George spent three years as an analyst at the investment banking division of NBG, advising large corporates on M&A, ECM and DCM transactions. He holds an MBA from London Business School. With Deca for more than five years.

Iris Gkila

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
Iris has 20 years of experience, She worked as an Executive Assistant of the Chairman and CEO at Babis Vovos S.A. construction company (1992-2012). With Deca since 2014

John Kalantzis

Job Titles:
  • Partner - Chief Investment Officer
John has more than 20 years of experience in the capital markets, focusing on the financial analysis and valuation of Greek and SEE companies, across all sectors. He served as ahead of the equity research department of Eurobank, the leading research team according to Thomson Extel for several years. With Deca since inception (2014).

Konstantinos Dermanis

Job Titles:
  • Partner - IR & Value Creation
Konstantinos has 16 years of experience in private equity and investment banking with Eurobank in Greece and Credit Suisse in London. He has advised Greek companies on more than 40 transactions valued at EUR seven bn across several sectors. With Deca since inception

Lefteris Kotsinis

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
Lefteris completed his BSc in Accounting and Finance in 2018. Concurrently with his studies, Lefteris worked as an intern at Papastratos SA for six months in both sales and marketing departments. With Deca since 2019.

Nicos Aliprantis

Job Titles:
  • Partner - Risk & Value Creation
Nicos has more than 25 years of experience in the corporate, investment banking and the overall credit markets with Eurobank. His experience also includes serving for several years as general manager of a large retailer. Nicos has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of numerous companies in Greece and SEE. With Deca since inception (2014).

Nicos Koulis

Job Titles:
  • Partner - Chief Executive Officer
Nicos spent 18 years in New York with McKinsey & Co., The First Boston Corporation and Bear Stearns, where he reached the level of Sr. Managing Director. In 2002 he moved to Greece where he spent eight years in advisory, before joining Eurobank in 2010 as head of private equity operations. With Deca since inception (2014).

Nikos Koulis

Job Titles:
  • Vice - Chairman of the Board

Panagiotis Alexakis - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board

Spyros Paterakis

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
Spyros holds a MSc in Finance from Imperial College London and a BSc in Accounting & Finance from AUEB. Following the completion of his studies, Spyros worked for three years at PwC Deals department, providing financial advisory to domestic and international clients. With Deca since 2022.