Constitution of the Audit Committee of the Bank of Greece into a body and appointment of its Chairperson
09/04/2026 - Announcements
It is hereby announced that, on 7 April 2026, the Audit Committee of the Bank of Greece held a meeting, during which it was constituted into a body and unanimously decided, in accordance with the legislation in force and Article 3(2) of its Charter, to re-appoint Mr Christos Hadjiemmanuil as Chairperson.
There follows an extract of the relevant minutes of the Audit Committee meeting dated 7 April 2026.
“The Audit Committee, composed (in order of seniority) of the following members:
- Christos Hadjiemmanuil, son of Dimitrios, originally elected by a decision of the 89th Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders dated 7.4.2022 for a three-year term and, re-elected, by a decision of the 92nd Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders dated 8.4.2025 for an additional three-year term and in any event until the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the year 2028;
- Georgios Karadimas, son of Efthymios, originally elected by a decision of the 90th Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders dated 7.4.2023 for a three-year term and, re-elected, by a decision of the 93rd Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders dated 6.4.2026 for an additional three-year term and in any event until the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the year 2029;
- Christos Papazoglou, son of Emmanouil, originally elected by a decision of the 90th Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders dated 7.4.2023 for a three-year term and, re-elected, by a decision of the 93rd Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders dated 6.4.2026 for an additional three-year term and in any event until the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the year 2029, and
- Vasileios Kotsovilis, son of Dimitrios, originally appointed by the General Council Decision dated 6.9.2024 (General Council Decision No. 9/6.9.2024) and, subsequently, elected by a decision of the 92nd Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders dated 8.4.2025 for a three-year term and in any event until the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the year 2028,
determines that it duly meets in quorum, given that all its members are present.
Following the election of Messrs Georgios Karadimas and Christos Papazoglou as members of the Committee by the 93rd Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders dated 6.4.2026 for a three-year term and in any event until the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the year 2029, the Audit Committee is constituted into a body and shall appoint its Chairperson, in accordance with the legislation in force and Article 3(2)(b) of its Charter.
It is noted that the elected members, Messrs Georgios Karadimas and Christos Papazoglou, evidently meet the requirements set out in the legislation in force and in the Committee’s Charter (Article 3, paras.1-4), as it had been determined yet upon their first appointment, while they have also gained experience from their successful first term.
The members of the Committee, following deliberation, unanimously decide to re-elect Mr. Christos Hadjiemmanuil as Chairperson, taking into account that he meets the requirements set out in both the legislation in force and the Committee’s Charter, while he has also gained experience from his successful term as member and Chairperson of the Audit Committee. His term as Chairperson is the same as his term as a member of the Committee.
Now, therefore, the composition of the Audit Committee is as follows:
Chairperson:
- Christos Hadjiemmanuil, son of Dimitrios
Members:
- Georgios Karadimas, son of Efthymios
- Christos Papazoglou, son of Emmanouil, and
- Vasileios Kotsovilis, son of Dimitrios.”