Niko Kotonika, CFA

Experience

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  Emporiki Bank Albania

  Sept 2003 - Jul 2004

  Junior Dealer

  Trade in the foreign exchange and money markets, assist in the preparation of various reports for the purpose of the treasury department

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  National Bank of Greece, Tirana Branch

  Jul 2004 - Nov 2005

  Dealer

  Trading in the foreign exchange market, preparation of the net interest spread report on a weekly basis, trading in the money markets, including borrowings and placements. Providing suggestions about participation in the Treasury Bill Auctions.

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  National Bank of Greece

  Nov 2005 - Oct 2007

  Chieff Dealer

  Responsible for Foreign Exchange Sales & Trading Activities, Money Market Investments including placements. Proposals for Fixed Income Investments and quantitative analysis. Preparation and analysis of the Net interest spread and suggestions about hedging the interest rate risk of the Bank. Participation in the Asset and Liability Committee as secretary

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  PwC

  Oct 2007 - Apr 2008

  Senior Consultant Financial Advisory Services

  I have been responsible for Local Market Research on M&A activities. I have participated in several Due Diligence Projects including industries like construction, energy and retail sales. I have participated in Business Valuation projects where I have applied the methods of Comparable Market Transactions, and Discounted Cash Flows. I have also participated in Performance Improvement projects and Feasibility studies in the field of Telecommunications and Energy.

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  National Bank of Greece

  Apr 2008 - Nov 2017

  Treasurer

  Responsible for management of the Foreign Exchange Trading and Sales activity of the Bank. In charge of managing the Foreign Currency Open Position as well as supervision of such activities. Responsible for developing policies and procedures related to the Foreign Exchange Activity, Management of Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk. Management and supervision of Money Market Activities including placements, borrowings, repos, fx swaps etc. Management of Fixed Income Portfolio of the Bank. Conducting Market Research on economic indicators and reporting such research on a monthly basis to the Management of the Bank. Voting member of Asset & Liability Committee (ALCO) Show less

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  Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority

  Nov 2017 - Feb 2021

  Director of Supervision for Capital Markets and Investment Funds
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  American Bank of Investments

  Feb 2021 - now

  Advisor to CEO for Investments