Stavros Pavlidis

Led direct investments for ae4bn single-family office across deep technology, agentic AI, fintech, and digital assets — from sourcing and structuring through board governance. Capital deployment - managed a multi-year deployment programme across 12 direct investments to date, in line with the family's multi-generational wealth-preservation mandate. Deal execution - led transactions from origination through structuring and post-investment governance, with direct founder engagement and board representation in portfolio companies. Co-investment & syndication - structured co-investment vehicles alongside peer family offices and institutional partners, expanding proprietary deal access and diversifying concentration risk.

Governance

• IC and ExCo member; introduced governance processes, valuation reviews, and portfolio reporting for the direct investment programme.

Appointed to a dual CRO/CFO mandate to establish Halo Investing's EMEA platform from inception, a U. S.-headquartered fintech (post-$105m Series C at a $700m valuation) expanding institutional access to structured products for European wealth managers and private banks. Built and led a 22-person regional team across revenue, finance, and compliance.

Regional P&L - ownership of EMEA revenue, finance, FP&A, compliance, and institutional partnerships; established legal entities, regulatory framework, and operating infrastructure across multiple European jurisdictions. Institutional distribution - established relationships with European banks, insurers, and wealth platforms; represented the firm externally at regulatory and partner-level negotiations.

Strategic coordination - sat on the Global ExCo alongside U. S. leadership to align capital allocation, growth priorities, and risk controls across the enterprise.

Drove institutional client acquisition and custody governance for one of Switzerland's 2 founding licensed digital asset banks.

Led institutional go-to-market for an AI-driven alternative data platform processing 6bn tokens/month ($20m raised since founding).

Led advisory and capital-raising mandates for specialist real asset managers; structured fund vehicles and managed LP relationships across European and Middle Eastern allocators. Early shareholder; firm has since grown to $1bn AUM.

Nine-year tenure from early growth stage through IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange (2012). As a senior leadership team member and founding-era equity holder, supported the firm's transition from an entrepreneurial start-up to an institutionally governed, FINMA-regulated public company. Platform reached CHF 26bn+ turnover at maturity.

Business development - led advisory teams and managed complex structured product portfolios for UHNW and institutional clients across Europe; held direct P&L responsibility for a CHF 15m book. IPO contribution - member of the IPO leadership team; helped design governance structures and reporting frameworks required for public listing on a regulated exchange. Client franchise - built and retained a portfolio of institutional and UHNW clients within a FINMA-regulated framework; accountable for revenue targets and risk-adjusted returns.

Built and led the equity derivatives sales franchise from inception; structured bespoke solutions for institutional and corporate clients across equity-linked notes, options strategies, and yield-enhancement products. Grew the desk from 5th to 1st-ranked in the Greek market within 1 year.

Completed mandatory military service. Led a 20-person platoon.

Joined as a junior trader; promoted to Co-Head of Equity Derivatives Trading within 2 years, with co-responsibility for ae50m annual P&L. Managed risk and team performance across equity derivatives books through the dot-com boom and crash, overseeing Greeks management and market-making across pan-European underlyings.