Cyprus Cabinet announces three new institutional appointments

During a session held on October 21, 2026, under the presidency of Nikos Christodoulides, the Cyprus Cabinet confirmed three new appointments to key national institutions. These decisions aim to fill vacancies in the financial and regulatory sectors for specific tenures.

Ioannis Charilaou, a chartered accountant, has been appointed as a non-executive member of the Central Bank of Cyprus Board of Directors for a five-year term, effective from October 21, 2026, until October 20, 2031. Additionally, academic Michalis Sirivianos was named a member of the Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission, with his mandate scheduled to expire on June 7, 2027. Finally, the Cabinet appointed chartered accountant Marios Papageorgiou as a member of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Council for a five-year term.

These appointments reflect the government's ongoing process of staffing regulatory bodies with professionals from the accounting and academic sectors to ensure oversight and management within the country's financial and gambling industries.