Meet our team

Our team is led by a group of senior advisors who have a successful track record of executing transactions and driving change within organisations. They not only provide expert market insight and direction, but maintain a strong international network, establishing the perfect platform upon which a strong working relationship can be built.

Louis Loizou

Managing Partner

Louis is the co-founder and managing partner of Loizou&Co, a strategic consulting firm to high-growth companies. Prior to this, Louis worked for Citigroup, Barclays Capital, Kleinwort Benson, Competition & Markets Authority and Her Majesty’s Treasury.

He has been advisor to mergers & acquisitions, as well as, neobanks and traditional banks operating in the European digital banking segment. Additionally, he advised on the London Resort, a multi-billion theme park project of national significance for the UK government. He was also an advisor to the Ministry of Finance of Cyprus with regards to the future development of the Cyprus Stock Exchange.

He is the Chairman of the Hellenic Bankers Association – UK and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers and the City of London. Louis is a frequent presenter at some of the world’s leading universities, whereas, his articles have been featured in The Economist and Forbes. He holds a BSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from LSE and an MSc in Mathematical Finance from Christ Church College, University of Oxford.

Prof. Dr. Evangelos Markopoulos

Partner

Dr Evangelos Markopoulos is an expert, entrepreneur and scholar on Process and Project Management, Enterprise Engineering, Knowledge Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. As a Computer Scientist he worked mainly in the USA and at ΙΒΜ, at Siemens and at Bell Laboratories of AT&T. He established and managed the EMPROSS Group of companies from: EMPROSS Strategic IT Consultants, Athens, Greece (Project Management), Sparthink Technologies, San Francisco (Innovation and Apps Development), ANDgate Technologies, Nicosia, Cyprus (Enterprise Engineering) and SmartGATE, Cairo, Egypt (Knowledge and Innovation Management).

Dr. Christina Hajisoteriou

Partner

Dr. Christina Hajisoteriou is a leading expert in Education and Intercultural Education. She graduated with MPhil and PHD in Education in Cambridge University and Post-Doc in Intercultural Education. Her experience stems from the academic sector as she worked in University of Nicosia and Ministry of Culture & Education for almost 10 years.

Panos Angelopoulos

Partner

Panos is an Associate at the Investment Banking Division of Loizou & Co. He specializes in mergers & acquisitions of financial institutions, including banks, investment companies and insurance firms. Previously, to Loizou & Co, Panos has worked at Tsakos Shipping Company in chartering department, at Siemens Greece as financial officer in industry sector and at Kosmocar S.A as financial accountant. He has also cooperated with Eurotrust Securities in equity research and portfolio management.

Dr Zoi Alexopoulou

Partner

Dr Alexopoulou is a Doctor in neurology and lecturer at the University of Oxford, with a solid academic and clinical background. She is an experienced Clinical Research Physician with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceutical and clinical research industry. She is skilled in the healthcare sector, drug development, science promotion, consultancy as a medical advisor and a specialist in Higher Education teaching.

Having worked in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr Alexopoulou was part of the research leadership team for new drug development and worked with key opinion leaders to advance our understanding of disease, maintaining a clinical network and organizing advisory board meetings. In addition, she was responsible for biomarker assessment and planning for clinical studies.

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