Country leadership
End-to-end accountability for a complex Cyprus operation
EXECUTIVE LEADER · OPERATOR · BOARD CONTRIBUTOR
Turning complex, regulated operations into accountable performance.
I lead where operations, technology, governance and public-sector delivery meet — creating the structure, discipline and stakeholder confidence needed to make difficult programmes perform.
Open to selected non-executive director, advisory and operations consulting engagements where operating judgement can materially improve outcomes.
Public-sector delivery
National-scale, regulated technology operations
Board contribution
Board Member, AmCham Cyprus
Technology & risk
Cybersecurity · AI · transformation · governance
THE OPERATING LENS
Strategy only becomes valuable when it survives the operating reality.
My strongest contribution comes in environments where regulation, technology, people and stakeholder expectations all have to work together — with clear ownership and visible accountability.
01 · EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Operator first.
Technologist by foundation.
Business leader by practice.
I am most useful when the environment is complex, the stakeholders are demanding and execution has to work in the real world.
My career progressed from technology, information security and transformation into broader enterprise leadership, public-sector delivery and full operational accountability. Today I lead Elovate’s Cyprus operation and the performance of a mature national-scale technology programme.
That progression created a practical leadership bias: clear ownership, measurable performance, disciplined governance and trusted stakeholder relationships. Technology matters, but only when it improves the operating system around it.
02 · CURRENT OPERATING PLATFORM
Local accountability, backed by international capability.
My current role sits within a broader technology ecosystem focused on safer mobility and people transportation. The local operating model combines on-the-ground accountability in Cyprus with access to global product, engineering and leadership capability.
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CURRENT BUSINESS
Elovate
Automated traffic enforcement solutions designed to help communities improve road safety through technology, data and operational delivery.
Visit elovate.com ↗M
PARENT ORGANISATION
Modaxo
A global collective of technology businesses focused on people transportation, combining autonomous operating companies with shared scale and capability.
Visit modaxo.com ↗03 · BOARD & ADVISORY CONTRIBUTION
Useful at board level because the perspective comes from operating responsibility.
I am interested in a small number of appointments where independent judgement, execution discipline and technology fluency can make a meaningful difference.
Challenge whether strategy can actually be executed.
I bring an operator’s instinct for where plans break: unclear ownership, weak operating rhythm, unmanaged dependencies, poor escalation and technology disconnected from measurable outcomes.
Risk, accountability & organisational maturity
Practical oversight across operational risk, technology governance, controls, vendor ecosystems and performance management.
Regulated markets & public-sector environments
Experience navigating the realities that sit between commercial ambition, regulation, public authorities and long-term delivery commitments.
Technology, cybersecurity & AI judgement
Enough technical depth to challenge assumptions, ask better questions and distinguish real operating leverage from technology theatre.
Current board role
View AmCham Cyprus Board ↗
Board Member, American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus.
04 · SELECTED TRACK RECORD
Experience built where delivery is visible and accountability matters.
NOW
Elovate / Modaxo Traffic Management
Country Lead / Country Manager — Cyprus
Leading the Cyprus organisation and end-to-end operational performance across technology, field services, processing, client engagement, compliance and continuous improvement within a national automated traffic-enforcement programme.
BOARD
American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus
Board Member
Contributing to a business community focused on stronger commercial and strategic ties between Cyprus and the United States.
NCR
NCR Corporation · Cyprus General Healthcare System (GESY)
Information Security Unit Lead — national digital health programme
At NCR Corporation, I led the Information Security Unit supporting Cyprus’ General Healthcare System (GESY) for more than three years — working within one of the country’s most critical national-scale digital transformation programmes.
I played a substantial role in implementing and strengthening the programme’s information-security framework and protecting the environment through periods of sustained cyberattack activity, including the intense period around the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
FOUNDATION
Technology, cybersecurity & transformation
Earlier technical, consulting and leadership roles
Broader experience across information-security governance, technology strategy, digital transformation, business analysis and international delivery created the technical and commercial foundation behind my later executive operating roles.
EDUCATION
Technical depth. Business context.
MSc, BSc and MBA — useful individually; more useful together when the job is to understand a system, its risks and the economics around it.
BEYOND THE BOARDROOM
Family, sport and the habits that stay with you.
FATHER OF TWO
Nothing has tested my patience, perspective and priorities more — or given me more enjoyment outside work.
THE COMPETITIVE YEARS
Before board papers and operating reviews, there were lane ropes.
Representing Cyprus in swimming, I set three national records and, at 16, was recognised as Cyprus’ best athlete. The trophies are less useful in meetings; the habits behind them still are.
STILL MOVING
Run · Swim · Cycle · Hike
I still make time to run, swim, cycle and hike. If our paths cross on a road or trail, on a bike route, or in a pool, the sea or open water, say hello. If I look exhausted, give me a few seconds — conversation usually improves when the heart rate drops.
3 national records
16 best athlete
A PRINCIPLE I RETURN TO
Combine global standards, governance and technology with a strong local operating presence.
That principle underpins how I think about regulated markets, public-sector technology and international businesses operating locally.
Read the 2026 CBN / GOLD interview ↗05 · PERSPECTIVE & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Ideas informed by execution, not abstraction.
My public work has covered the evolution from cybersecurity and emerging technology into operating leadership and responsible deployment at scale.
CBN / GOLD
Building a mature delivery organisation in Cyprus.
On local execution, international collaboration and operating responsibly at scale in a regulated environment.
Read interview ↗ ATM MARKETPLACEHow blockchain could strengthen AML/KYC processes.
Early thought leadership on distributed-ledger technology, verification and cross-institution collaboration.
Read article ↗
SPEAKING & FORUMS
Ideas should survive a room full of questions.
Selected appearances from 2018 — before “thought leadership” became quite such a busy phrase. The themes were already consistent: privacy, cyber risk, blockchain and translating technology into decisions people could actually use.
FROM THE ARCHIVE · 2018
Cyprus IT Forum
GDPR — An introductory overview
Presented a practical route through GDPR principles, organisational responsibilities and implementation just weeks before enforcement. Less legal theatre; more “what do we actually need to do on Monday?”
FROM THE ARCHIVE · 2018
Cryptos, Blockchain & AML
Demystifying a new and radical technology
Explored blockchain for an AML and compliance audience, connecting the technology to verification, KYC, controls and the questions financial institutions would eventually have to answer.
FROM THE ARCHIVE · 2018
Maritime CIO Forum
Digitalisation, blockchain and maritime technology
Joined a senior maritime technology forum on the practical implications of digitalisation, cyber resilience and blockchain for an industry where innovation has to coexist with reliability.
Selected themes over time
Privacy & GDPR · AML / KYC · Blockchain · Cyber resilience · Digital transformation
06 · CONTACT
Open to selective conversations.
If you are considering a non-executive, advisory or operating-support role where governance, delivery and technology judgement matter, I would be pleased to hear from you.
contact@filippou.eu ↗
LinkedIn ↗
Cyprus · Available for selected local and international opportunities.