About UNIC Global Training
Our Core Values
Presence
We focus on your needs
We listen and act on your worries
We simply care
Passion
We love teaching
Developing new programmes
Instilling the knowledge of financial principles to our community
Integrity
We vow for honesty
We stand for mutual respect for each other and for our community
Trust
We deliver on our promises
with confidence, reliability and truth
Our Purpose
To Build:
Character
Careers
Future
Meet the Management Team
Christos Vlachos
FCCA, ACT, MBA, PhD
Founder and CEO
Dr. Christos Vlachos<br>FCCA, ACT, MBA, PhD
Dr. Christos Vlachos is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UNIC UNIC Global Training and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the University of Nicosia (UNIC) – EDEX: Educational Excellence Corporation Ltd. He is a member of the Council of the University of Nicosia, Chairman of the UNIC’s Council Finance Committee and a Board member of EDEX – Educational Excellence Corporation.
Dr. Vlachos graduated from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in the UK in 1990. In 1996, he was awarded an MBA degree from Edinburgh Business School and was also admitted to membership in the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) in the UK. He received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Accounting in September 2001 from Middlesex University.
From October 1990 to September 1992, he worked as an auditor at Coopers & Lybrand, where he was responsible for auditing medium and large companies, including banks and insurance companies. He then became a Founder and Director of Accountancy Tutors, which provided professional training to audit firms, university graduates, and other students preparing for professional accountancy examinations in the UK (ACCA, ICAEW, etc.). Following a merger between Accountancy Tutors and the University of Nicosia, Dr. Vlachos served as the Director of Professional Studies of UNIC.
In March 1998 he founded UNIC UNIC Global Training, a multinational training organization with training centers in Cyprus, Greece and Romania, a 100% subsidiary of the University of Nicosia (UNIC). In 2011 he was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the University of Nicosia – EDEX: Educational Excellence Corporation Ltd.
The University of Nicosia is currently Ranked among the Top 501-600 Universities in the world by the Times Higher Education Worldwide University Rankings and ranked Number 1 University in Cyprus and Greece – alongside the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the University of Crete and the University of Cyprus.
Dr. Vlachos has also been very active, acting as a member of the Board of Directors of various companies listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange. In 2004, 2006 and 2009 he published the three-volume best-seller textbooks: “International Financial Reporting Standards in the Greek Language”.
Avraam Hadjihannas
BA, Dipl.Mgt., MBA, FCCA
Deputy CEO
Director – Corporate Affairs Division
Avraam Hadjihannas
He is currently the Deputy CEO of UNIC Global Training in charge of the Corporate Affairs Division. He is on the faculty list of UNIC Global Training since 1992 (ACCA, ACA, CAT, AAT, CIB, Seminars), specializing in Management and Strategy.
Odysseas Tavros
BSc, FCA
Deputy CEO,
Director – Limassol Center
Odysseas Tavros
Odysseus holds a BSc in Economics and Accounting from the University of Hull. He commenced his training with the City Firm- Ball Baker Leake in London later taken over by Pannell Kerr Forster (PKF), where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. On his return to Cyprus, he remained in the profession for another 4 years – both with KPMG and PwC as a manager. He then spent a year managing a hotel in his hometown, before joining the Professional Studies department of UNIC Global Training.
Odysseas has over 20 years of teaching experience, with a particular interest in Taxation, Finance and Management related topics (for ACCA and ACA). His commitment, enthusiasm and excellent communications skills distinguished him as one of the most admired and inspiring lecturers and a favorite among students. He is renowned for his unique method of delivery and for helping students achieve excellent results.
In 2007, he became a Director of UNIC Global Training and is currently a Deputy CEO. He is also in charge of the Limassol Centre.
In 2021, Odysseus was elected as Council Member for the ICAEW for the Cyprus constituency.
George Lampertides
BA, MSc, FCCA
Director – Greece Center
George Lampertides
George has a BA in Business Administration from Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Hungary. He holds an MSc in Economics from the University of Cyprus and he is an ACCA member. He worked in audit and banking both in Greece and Cyprus and joined UNIC Global Training in 2008 as principal lecturer for professional qualifications (ACA, ACC, ASS, BFT, AA), tutoring on accounting/auditing seminars, in-house training and CPDs. In 2018, he became a Director at UNIC Global Training, responsible for the Greek Centre, based in Athens.
Our Centres.
Nicosia, CY
46 Makedonitissas Ave,
P.O.Box 24005, 1700 Nicosia
Cyprus
Tel: +357 22 841 500
Fax: +357 22 357 484
Limassol, CY
1st floor, Spyrou Kyprianou Ave. 48
4154, Kato Polemidia
Limassol – Cyprus
Tel: +357 25 722 600
Bucharest, RO
3, Zarii Street
5th District – 050461
Bucharest – Romania
Tel: +40 31 425 3663, +40 21 312 8811
Fax: +40 31 425 3662
