About Us

Welcome to the PMI Cyprus Chapter

The PMI Cyprus Chapter is the local chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI). It is a non-profit organization and aims to support the growth and development of project management practitioners in Cyprus, as well as to build awareness of the project management discipline and its critical role in the success of all types of organizations.

It aspires to be a forum for excellence in project management that will increase the effectiveness and value of professional project management for practitioners and organizations alike. The PMI Cyprus Chapter is the professional organization and resource of choice for project management in Cyprus.

We welcome members from all facets of projects and from all industries. Membership of the chapter will keep you in touch with project management developments, techniques, tools and standards. We serve our membership base and support the promotion and advancement of project management as a professional discipline in Cyprus. We also assist in the professional growth of our members, corporate organizations and communities.

President

Costas Tjiapouras

Costas Tjiapouras, PMP^®, MBA, M.Sc.Eng, has more than twenty years of experience in Program/Project Management and throughout his career has managed successfully a multitude of diverse and complex IT projects.

Currently he holds a position as a Program Manager – Digital Factory, at the Information Technology Department of Bank of Cyprus.

Vice President

Alexia Yerolemou

Alexia Yerolemou is a Project Management Professional (PMP^®) and holds an MBA and BA (Hons) in Public Relations. A founding member of the PMI Cyprus Chapter, a project manager, PMO and Business Consultant in the IT industry.

The driving force behind her professional and voluntary approach is her belief and practice of grateful leadership and soft skills with emphasis on Emotional Intelligence and Ethics.

Vice President, Administration / Secretary

Maria Petsa

Maria Petsa PMP^®, MSc (Eng.), BSc (Eng.), has more than 25 years' experience in engineering and project management and more recently in asset investment planning. During her career both in Cyprus and in Canada, she has been involved in large and complex major capital projects as a Project Manager and an Asset Strategic Investment Planner and has served under many different other positions.

She is currently working as a Project Coordinator at the Technical Services Dept of the University of Cyprus.

Vice President, Membership

Andreas Adoni

Andreas Adoni PMP^® is an experienced IT Project manager with over 15 years of experience in IT projects specialized in Networks and Telecommunications. Throughout his career he worked in many projects of various scale and complexity.

Vice President, Marketing

Marios Zinonos

Marios Zinonos is a Project Manager Professional PMP^®, a Risk Management Professional RMP^® with a background in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MEng). Throughout his career he gained experience in overseeing telecoms and IT projects and programs.
He was involved in large and complex projects, and has an affinity for new technologies, and concepts.

A founding member of PMI Cyprus Chapter, he is driven by the core values of PMI and best practices. Currently, he is working as an IT Project Manager in the Gaming and Entertainment industry.

Vice President, Finance / Treasurer

Georghios Paraskeva

Georghios Paraskeva PMP^®, MSc, BEng has more than 20 years’ experience in organizational governance and project management, in the construction industry. During his career, he was involved in large and complex projects in the Middle East and headed the PMO of a multimillion-dollar construction company.

Currently he is an External Consultant to construction companies.

Vice President, Professional Development, Education and Events

Xenia Kyriakidou

Xenia Kyriakidou has been working at Ancoria Bank for the last 7 years. As Project Manager, she successfully managed major innovative and digital projects of the Bank. She is currently working within the PMO of the Bank.

Passionate for Project Management, Xenia joined the PMI Cyprus Chapter to practically contribute to the Chapter and positively influence professionals to further spread, grow and develop the crucial role of the discipline.

Xenia holds a PMP^®, MSc in Environmental and Natural Resources Economics and a BSc in Economics.