• She has many years of experience mainly in the field of Audit Firms and Shipping, with expertise in reporting matters related to leading international stock exchanges (USA). She has been and continues to be responsible for official shareholder reporting for companies with extremely high turnover, covering issues of financial reporting, international taxation, and corporate governance.
• She began her career at the auditing firm Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) Greece (1993–1994), and then moved on to Deloitte Greece (1995–2005) as a Senior Audit Manager. She later held senior positions with responsibilities for auditing numerous companies listed on international stock exchanges.
• She served as Group Corporate Auditor at Hyatt International Tourism Hellas S.A., part of the Laskaridis Group of Companies (2005–2006). She was subsequently selected for a senior executive role in the Economou Group of Companies, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President for Financial Reporting & Accounting at DryShips Inc., a company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange (USA), and as Vice President for Finance & Accounting at Ocean Rig UDW Inc., listed both on NASDAQ (USA) and the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSLO BORS) in Norway (2006–2017).
• She held the position of Finance and Accounts Manager at Kassian Maritime Ltd. of the Papadakis Group of Companies (2018–2020). She then worked as Finance and Accounts Manager at NGM Energy S.A. of the Moundreas Group (2020–2023). Additionally, she provided services as a Financial Reporting Consultant for Avenir LNG Ltd. (2021–2022). In March 2023, she began working as Chief Financial Officer at Heidmar Inc. She has served as a board member in various companies worldwide.
• Niki holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting & Information Systems from the University of Cape Town (1991), a degree recognized in Greece. She is a Chartered Certified Accountant and a fellow member of the ACCA (FCCA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and a member of the Hellenic Accounting and Auditing Standards Oversight Board (SOEL).
• Chairman, CEO and Senior Banking Specialist, Hel.Val. Advisors S.A.
• Over 20 years of experience in the financial industry, including at Eurobank, ABN AMRO and Bank of America
• High-level positions in reputable institutions (Eurobank Chief Economist, LSE Visiting Professor, Chair of the Scientific Council of the Hellenic Bank Association, Greece’s representative at the Chief Economists‘ Group of the European Banking Federation, Chair of the Hellenic Institute of Financial Management)
• Influential economic and financing sector research, regular citations in leading scientific journals and the international press
• Track record in investment strategy (mobilisation of investment flows to Greece, advice to leading policy-makers and investors)
• Developer of sophisticated quantitative tools to explain and forecast the evolution of key macroeconomic and financial variables
• Over 16 years of experience in the financial industry, including at Salomon Brothers, Citigroup and IJ Partners
• Has held senior positions in the Greek government, the financial sector, and international organisations (IMF staff member, Director of the Greek prime minister’s economic office, Greece’s representative in the EU Monetary Committee, Currency Strategist at Salomon Brothers, Senior Analyst at Citigroup and member of the IMF Executive Board)
• Influential economic and financial research; citations in leading economic journals and the international press; regular panelist in economic and financial conferences internationally
• Miranda holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and has taught economics at the Universities of Pennsylvania and Princeton