{"id":23098,"date":"2026-05-28T13:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbg.com.cy\/?p=23098"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:43:54","slug":"michalis-athanasiou-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbg.com.cy\/en\/michalis-athanasiou-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicolas Prentzas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23098\" class=\"elementor elementor-23098 elementor-23097\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38284df4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38284df4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654bb176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"654bb176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CV<\/strong><\/p><p>Mr. Nicolas Prentzas has assumed the role of General Manager (Chief Operations Officer) at National Bank of Greece in Cyprus, joining its executive management team and bringing with him extensive experience in banking, financial services, and digital transformation.<\/p><p>He has held senior executive roles across the banking sector, with direct responsibility for digital delivery, operations, and technology. 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