Director of Marcuard Trust CyprusAlexis Xenophontos
Alexis Xenophontos, born in 1967, is Director of Marcuard Trust (Cyprus) Ltd and a Board Member and Managing Director of Marcuard Heritage Limited, Cyprus. Alexis has worked in the Financial Services sector for more than 18 years mainly in London and Zurich.
Work experience
Before joining Marcuard, Alexis served as COO of the Barclays Wealth Investments & Products Office, interfacing to the front office and managing all associated sales and product development, management and distribution risks across multiple jurisdictions. During his tenure, Alexis took the lead in Barclays Wealth’s drive towards the creation of a totally integrated and global Investments & Products Office, capable of delivering innovative, institutionally-oriented and solutions-based propositions to clients. This was following eight years with UBS Global Wealth Management, where he held the position of Head of Quality Assurance and Risk Management of their Portfolio Strategy and Construction team, covering all main Global Investment Management offerings. During his time at UBS, Alexis helped fully restructure the Investment Solutions area, including all wealth management products of UBS and launch their Multi-Manager offerings. Prior to UBS, Alexis had worked as a trader in syndicated loans and trade finance paper at a London-listed financial boutique, as a Chartered Accountant and Auditor for six years with firms such as Coopers & Lybrand, covering the financial services sector and as a Regulatory Advisor in Debt Capital Markets at the London Stock Exchange.
Education
Alexis is a Mechanical Engineering Graduate (BEng) of the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, and an Associate of the City & Guilds Institute (ACGI). He trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with ICAEW. He also holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
He is fluent in English and Greek.
Professional Memberships
Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
Trust and Estate
Practitioner (TEP) with the Society of Trust and
Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Contact
Phone: +357 25 81 48 70
Fax: +357 25 59 15 40
Email: alexis.xenophontos@marcuardtrust.com