Chris is a seasoned legal and compliance professional, whose core expertise lies in assisting financial services firms navigate complex regulatory environments, optimize operations, and execute high-impact transactions. 

Throughout his career, Chris has led in-house legal teams, overseeing contract drafting and negotiation, corporate policies, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution. He excels at translating complex legal and regulatory requirements into actionable strategies, ensuring financial services firms remain fully compliant while pursuing ambitious business objectives.

Chris also brings a proven track record in operational excellence. He has developed scalable legal processes, streamlined workflows, and implemented frameworks that empower financial services firms operate efficiently and proactively. His approach integrates compliance and risk management into day-to-day operations, turning potential challenges into strategic opportunities.

In the M&A context, Chris provides end-to-end guidance — from due diligence and deal structuring to negotiations and post-transaction integration. He ensures that complex transactions are executed smoothly, mitigating risks while protecting corporate interests. His ability to bridge legal, operational, and business considerations has enabled organizations to pursue growth confidently, even in highly regulated environments.

Passionate about building legal functions that add measurable business value, Chris combines legal expertise with operational insight and strategic thinking. He helps organizations not only navigate the legal landscape but also leverage it as a competitive advantage — driving compliance, efficiency, and growth at every level of the business.

Whilst being a multi-awarded, fully qualified lawyer in Cyprus, Chris has also completed advanced training in financial law, financial services, and market regulations, combining academic excellence with practical expertise to deliver strategic, business-minded legal solutions.

Parthenios is a seasoned operations and risk-management professional with over 15 years of experience leading and optimising complex functions across the financial services industry. His background spans senior leadership roles in fast-growing, highly regulated environments, where he has built operational frameworks, strengthened governance structures, and led multi-departmental teams towards sustainable performance.

Throughout his career, Parthenios has been at the centre of designing and managing end-to-end operations — including trading support, risk oversight, technology coordination, payments, compliance, and internal controls. He has overseen the setup and scaling of operational infrastructures, guided cross-functional teams, and implemented processes that enhance efficiency, transparency and business continuity.

His expertise also extends to fund management operations, portfolio governance, and regulatory execution, where he has contributed to the structuring, monitoring and administration of investment vehicles across multiple jurisdictions. The combination of operational depth and strategic oversight allows him to deliver services that are both robust and adaptable.

As the co-founder of Akereo, Parthenios leverages his operational leadership, risk expertise and analytical thinking to support organisations seeking to strengthen their internal processes, improve decision-making frameworks, and achieve sustainable, compliant growth.

With strong academic foundations — including advanced studies in finance, international political economy, and being a CFA holder, he approaches every engagement with rigor, strategic clarity and a commitment to long-term value creation.