Asterios Tsoukalas
Secretary General

Mr. Asterios Tsoukalas was appointed Secretary General of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank as of March 16, 2023, for a duration of four years. 

Mr. Asterios Tsoukalas is a National of Greece, born in 1969. He holds a Master’s in Finance and Investments from the University of Exeter, UK and a B.Sc. in Economics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He has also received a Diploma in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by AIA as well as other certificates for investment services from the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) and ADEX.

Prior to his appointment as Secretary General, Mr. Tsoukalas served for more than 16 years as the Head of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) at the Regional Office in Thessaloniki. He also served as a member of the Board of the Greek Anti-Money Laundering Authority. He has gained extensive experience in the financial sector throughout his career by having worked for 10 years in various investment services firms. 

Mr. Tsoukalas has served as Vice-President of the Board of Directors of HELEXPO S.A. and as a member of the company’s Audit Committee. Moreover, he was the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Thessaloniki’s Concert Hall. 

Mr. Tsoukalas was invited to speak at OECD and other institutional workshops on capital market and fraud topics as well as at seminars at Greek universities. He has presented scientific papers on finance at international conferences, and he has published articles in scientific journals. 

In honor of his Alma Mater, Mr. Tsoukalas served as President and Secretary General of the Board of Anatolia College Alumni Association as well as a member of the Governance Committee of the American College of Thessaloniki. 

He is fluent in Greek, English and Spanish.

He is married and has two children.