Lecturer – BT
EDUCATION
Andreas has a degree in Accounting from the European University Cyprus and is an Associate member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Andreas achieved a first-time pass in all subjects and was ranked first in Cyprus in the Final ACCA Professional level. He was also ranked first in Cyprus in paper P3 – Business Analysis
WORK EXPERIENCE
Andreas has been working in the profession in Cyprus since 2009.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Andreas joined Globaltraining in 2012, specializing in Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Ethics.
Lecturer – ATX
Education
Pantelis holds a BSc in Accounting from the University of Cyprus. He is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and he is a holder of the Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT Qualification) which is awarded by the Chartered Institute of Taxation. He is also a Certified Trainer of Vocational Training by the HRDA.
Work Experience
Pantelis has over 20 years of experience in Cyprus Taxation, International Taxation, Transfer Pricing and EU VAT, with a deep understanding of tax laws and regulations. He has worked with international clients from various industries, including shipping, manufacturing, retails, software, and financial services, helping them transform their tax and VAT strategies. He is keen at identifying planning opportunities and providing tailored advice to clients on complex tax/VAT issues. Pantelis has a strong track record of successfully resolving tax disputes with tax authorities, providing expert opinions, and representing clients in tax audits.
Teaching Experience
Pantelis is an accomplished and well experienced lecturer for the tax papers of ACCA and ACA with more than 10 years of teaching experience. He has also conducted numerous tax training seminars with emphasis on international taxation, transfer pricing, tax planning and VAT. He was an ACCA tax examiner and currently he is an examiner for a renowned Global Tax Professional Body.
Adela Şova is specialized in Financial Reporting, Audit and Assurance and Business Strategy, delivering classes for various international professional qualifications. Within the ACCA, Adela has supported students in their preparation for Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Audit and Assurance exams, for the last 11 years.
Adela is Head of Globaltraining Romania, ACCA ALP (Approved Learning Partner), heavily involved in supporting ACCA students and companies employing ACCA trainees and members, in achieving their goals.
Adela’s work experience (before joining Globaltraining 11 years ago), includes over 7 years in audit and financial services, and also covers domains like performance and variance analysis, and planning and budgeting, within an important telecom company.
In terms of her education, Adela has a degree in Economic Studies in Foreign Languages from Bucharest University of Economic Studies, and she is Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA), having joined the ACCA as member in 2009. Currently, Adela represents ACCA members in Romania in the ACCA’s International Assembly (an advisory forum to ACCA’s Council, which provides input to Council on strategy and development).
Ms. Olivia Parpa
Olivia Parpa has studied Law at Bristol University and then trained to qualify as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ACA). She obtained her practical experience at Langley & Partners in London and then started off her career as a CFO in a private company. She currently the Managing Director of a large financial institution in Cyprus, having also performed the role of the Compliance Officer as of 2009. Her current duties include overseeing the Compliance and Risk function of the financial institution and the application of the money laundering and corporate governance regulations.
Olivia is a long-standing associate of Globaltraining, having delivered lectures for many professional structured courses and seminars. Seminar topics that she has delivered in the past include the role of the Compliance Unit, the Money Laundering Unit and the Risk Unit as well as the application of the Corporate Governance rules of the Cyprus Stock Exchange. ACA courses delivered by Olivia for Globaltraining include Business & Finance, Business Strategy, Law and Case Study. Since the MiFID application in Cyprus 2007, she has been the leading Globaltraining lecturer for the Cyprus Investment Firm Employees’ certification issued by CySEC.
Lecturer – LW
Education
Thanos is a Corporate Lawyer and AML compliance Officer and a member of the Cyprus Bar Association. He graduated from the Law School of Democritus University of Thrace and completed his studies in the United Kingdom obtaining an LLM in Corporate Law and Finance.He is also a Certified Anti- money Laundering Compliance officer by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) as he is a holder of CySEC AML Certification ,and a Nominated Advisor (NOMAD) for the Emerging Companies Market of the Cyprus Stock Exchange.Currently, he is at the procedure of his appointment as a Professional Member of the International Compliance Association and he is completing his studies for the ICA International Diploma in Anti Money Laundering – Int.Dip(AML).
Work Experience
His specialization is in the areas of Corporate and Business Law , Contract Law and Anti- money Laundering Compliance issues and he has participated in a number of prestigious projects in his areas of his expertise both in Cyprus and abroad. He has also been invited to present topics by the Cyprus Bar Association and the European Law firm representing Cyprus in global conferences.
Teaching Experience
Since 2017, Thanos is a principal Lecturer of Corporate and Business Law (LW) in professional courses (ACCA, ACA,) and an associate with Globaltraining,offering seminars and Law courses both in Cyprus and abroad for various legal matters with specialization in Company Law and Anti-Money Laundering Legislation.His in depth knowledge of the area and his talent of making difficult topics simplified has made his courses enjoyable and successful among students and participants have highly recommended him as a lecturer
Lecturer – PM & FM
EDUCATION
Margarita has a Master’s degree in Sociology from the University of Nicosia and is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Margarita worked in the profession in Cyprus for three years before becoming a full-time lecturer for professional courses. She is a Principal Lecturer at Globaltraining.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Margarita has been teaching since 1991 in professional courses (ACCA, ACA, CAT, AAT), specializing in Management Accounting and Finance.
Lecturer – TX, AA, & AAA
EDUCATION
Marinella has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting and Tax from the University of Houston in Texas and she is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. She has won the worldwide Prize Winner of P7 (Advanced Audit and Assurance) in June 2014, has jointly won First Place in Cyprus for P2 (Corporate Reporting Dec 2013) jointly Eighth Place in the World, and has been 1st Top Affiliate ACCA December 2014.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Marinella has been working in the industry and the profession for 15 years before joining Globaltraining. She has started teaching since 2015 and is now a full time lecturer specialising in AAA, AA, TX CY variant paper.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Marinella has a huge amount of teaching and lecturing experience and will guide you to pass the exam with the unique exam focused approach delivery of the courses.
Lecturer – FR & SBR
EDUCATION
Panos has a degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University, an MBA from the Manchester Business School and is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Panos worked in the profession for six years and as a Financial Reporting Manager for a large commercial organization in Cyprus for two years. He then joined Globaltraining where he is now a Principal Lecturer.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Panos has been teaching since 2006 in professional courses at Globaltraining (ACCA, ACA, CAT, Seminars), specializing in Accounting.