Alexandros Constantinou is a Director and the Head of Compliance Services and Research Department of MAP S.Platis. He has extensive experience in advising international financial services organisations on regulatory and risk management matters.
Alexandros joined MAP S.Platis in 2008 and since then he has led and developed the compliance support services and regulatory research division of the firm. His work involves, inter alia, the provision of consultation and opinions to a large number of internationally-active financial services companies on legislative matters such as MiFID, MiFID II/MiFIR, EMIR, AMLD 4/5, AIFMD, UCITS, PRIIPs/KIDs, Market Abuse, Transparency, Prospectus and PSD II. He frequently contributes to the advancement of local and European regulation and acts as an instructor and speaker at numerous seminars, training courses and other events on regulatory and compliance matters.
Alexandros is an MCSI member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and holds both the Advanced and the AML certifications from the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission. He also holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Reading (UK) and an MSc in Finance and Investment from the University of Edinburgh (UK). In addition, Alexandros is a registered Mediator from the Cyprus Ministry of Justice and Public Order concerning commercial disputes.