Mr.Nicos Severis, A Senior Advisory Board Member Passed Away

14.10.11 - Mr.Nicos Severis, A Senior Advisory Board member of “Hope For Children” UNCRC Policy Center,founder of Severis & Athienitis Financial Services and until recently member of the Board of Directors of StockWatch, has passed away today . 

Mr. Severis was born in 1943 and studied Economics at the University of Cambridge. 

He was a major figure in the economic and social activities of Cyprus and overseas. He was also President of Red Cross society Cyprus- Nicosia Branch

 

He was General Manager of Bank of Cyprus (London) during the period 1971-1974 and member of the Board of Bank of Cyprus. During 1974-1986 he worked at American Express Bank Ltd in the positions of Marketing Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, General Manager in Belgium, Italy and Luxembourg and Head of Private Banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa. 

During 1987-1989 he was General Manager and Director of Investments at Banque Franck in Geneva. In 1990 he founded Severis SA based in Geneva, Switzerland with the management of investment portfolios and the offering of investment services as its main activity. 

In 1994 he founded Severis & Athienitis Financial Services Ltd. In 1996 he founded the brokerage firm Severis & Athienitis Securities Ltd of which he was Chairman until recently. He was member of the Boards of Directors of several public and private companies in Cyprus and abroad and advisor of a Swiss asset management company of the largest bank in Saudi Arabia. 

We express our deep sorrow for the loss.