Chief Executive Officer

Nikolas Karanasios

Nikolas joined Statistical Decisions as a credit risk analyst in 2005 and now oversees StatDec's consulting and analytics services, its methodology design and its strategic planning for business development.

Nikolas Karanasios

Nikolas joined Statistical Decisions in 2005 as an analyst and was promoted to a senior position in 2008. His responsibilities include overseeing StatDec's consulting and analytics services, contributing to the design of solutions and methodologies, and evaluating the quality of project work. He is also responsible for strategic planning for business development.

Career

  • 2025 to date — Chief Executive Officer, StatDec, member of the Tiresias SA group of companies
  • 2017 to 2025 — Managing Director, StatDec
  • 2008 to 2017 — Business Manager, Statistical Decisions Hellas
  • 2007 to 2008 — Senior Credit Risk Analyst, Statistical Decisions Hellas
  • 2005 to 2007 — Credit Risk Analyst, Statistical Decisions Hellas

Experience

  • IFRS 9 project management, methodology development and consultation for portfolios in the retail perimeter
  • IFRS 9 model development and validation for the retail perimeter, covering behaviour PD, macroeconomic PD, CCF, cure rate and loss rate models and estimates
  • Design and implementation of methodologies for sound risk modelling of retail portfolios
  • Day-to-day consulting to clients on retail credit risk topics for retail portfolios
  • Preparation and coordination of training seminars

Education

  • M.Sc. in Operational Research, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 2003
  • B.Sc. in Financial and Banking Management, University of Piraeus, 2002

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