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Galliopi Demetriou
Managing Vice President
Galliopi Demetriou is Managing Vice President for Technology Finance, Value & Risk. Mrs. Demetriou supports CIOs in their quest to fund growth and innovation through cost optimization and helps them demonstrate IT's value to the business.
Previous experience
Ms. Demetriou previously worked with British American Tobacco in IT Finance. Roles held:
- Global IT Finance Planning & Reporting Manager
She developed and implemented a global planning process across IT and managed the communication and negotiation of budgets with Group Finance and the Management Board.
- Global IT Finance Controller (c.6 months)
She focused on IT Risk Management and Governance
- Senior Finance Business Partner to the IT Leadership Team members of Corporate IT, Technology, Marketing IT and Ops IT.
Accenture consultant for 4 years, where she worked in the Enterprise Performance Management Domain. She focused on Planning, Budgeting, Reporting and KPIs for clients such as AstraZeneca, Shell, BP, Talisman & EDF.
Reuters - Three years as a Finance Business Partner for the Communications Function, focusing on financial control, planning and budgeting and management accounting.
Professional background
British American Tobacco
Global IT Senior Finance Business Partner
Accenture
Senior Consultant , Enterprise & Performance Management
Reuters
Global Communications Analyst & Finance Controller
Areas of coverage
Technology Finance, Risk and Value Management
Education
2:1 History from Durham University
3 A's at A'level - English, History, Sociology
ACCA qualified 2003
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1IT Financial Management and Transparency
2IT Cost Optimization
3Business Value of IT
4Best Practices in IT Budgeting, Forecasting and Reporting
5IT Benchmarking and KPIs