George Arcadis has studied Economics at the Economic University of Athens and holds an MBA from Cass Business School, London. He started his career in the banking sector in 1993. In 1997 he joined Fortis Bank as Senior Manager in Transportation. In 2005 he became the CEO of the Fortis Branch in Athens and stayed there until July 2010.

In September 2010 he joined ABN AMRO as Country Executive and Chief Representative of ABN AMRO Representative Office in Athens.