Socrates Lazaridis
Chairman - Athens Exchange
CEO - Hellenic Exchanges
Socrates Lazaridis is Chairman (Executive) of the Athens Exchange and CEO of the Hellenic Exchanges Group since October 2010. From 2000-2010 he held the position of executive Vice-Chairman of the Athens Exchange while from 2008-2010 he served as General Director of Market Operations and Business Development at the HELEX Group. From 2007-2008 he held the post of General Director of Clearing, Settlement and Registration at the HELEX Group.
From 1998-2006 he served as General Director of the Athens Exchange (ATHEX) while from 1995-1998 he held the post of General Director of ASYK S.A. ", the technology arm of the Group and was responsible for its creation.
He joined the HELEX group in 1994 in charge of Financial Affairs at the Central Securities Depository (CSD).
In 1987 he found "Effect Ltd", which specialized in the development of financial software.
Born in Athens in 1962, he studied at the Department of Economics at the University of Athens and continued his studies for an MSc at Queen Mary College of London, specializing in econometrics.
He is married and has one daughter.