Speakers

Pieris Markou is the CEO of Deloitte in Cyprus and a member of the Deloitte Middle East Executive Board, having previously served as the Tax & Legal Services Leader. He started his career in London in 1986 and was admitted to Partnership at Chrysanthou and Christoforou (Andersen) in 2000. He is a member of the Council of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) since 2014, and elected President for the period 2021-2023, having previously served as the Vice President during the period 2019-2021. He has for many years participated in the activities of ICPAC having assumed many other professional roles, including that of Chairman of the Tax and VAT Committees. Pieris was an appointed member of the Advisory Council for the establishment of an Independent Authority against Corruption for the period from its establishment until June 2023 and has also been appointed by the President of Cyprus as a member of the Advisory Council for the appointment of the board members of Semi-Government Organisations. Pieris is also a board member of the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He holds a B.A. (Hons) degree in Accounting, is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.