Marios Stavrou

CEO

Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus14 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in Business Continuity and Operational Resilience frameworks.
  • Proven track record in crisis management and decision-making.
  • Led large-scale stress testing across diverse sectors.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Crisis Management and Business Continuity expert in high-risk environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business ContinuityOperational ResilienceCrisis ManagementEmergency ManagementCrisis Governance

Other Skills

Business StrategyDisaster PreparednessDisaster ResponseVolunteer ManagementScenario PlanningHuman BehaviorSocial SciencesPublic PolicyPublic SafetyRisk AssessmentRisk AnalysisOperational PlanningOperational ExecutionRisk ManagementVolunteering

About

Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, Security and Risk professional focused on safeguarding organizations, critical infrastructure, and ICT-dependent operations in complex and high-risk environments. Brings a strategic, governance-driven approach to resilienceโ€”designing and embedding Business Continuity and Organizational Resilience frameworks aligned with international standards such as ISO 22301 and evolving regulatory requirements, including DORA. Expert in translating multi-hazard, geopolitical, and ICT-related risks into structured frameworks, crisis decision models, and stress-tested strategies that ensure continuity of critical functions under disruption and uncertainty. Proven track record in leading large-scale stress testing, tabletop exercises, and scenario-based simulations across sectorsโ€”including financial services, public sector, and critical infrastructureโ€”supporting executive-level decision-making under pressure. Combines strategic design with real-world operational insight, enabling organizations to move beyond compliance and build adaptive, forward-looking resilience capabilities. ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† & ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ข ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ ๐—”๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ Design and advancement of Business Continuity frameworks ensuring governance, compliance, and effective recovery of critical operations. ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ & ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ Strengthening the resilience of interconnected systems and essential services within complex and high-risk environments. ๐—œ๐—–๐—ง ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ & ๐——๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—” Integration of ICT risk and digital operational resilience into enterprise continuity strategies, aligned with DORA expectations. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† & ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป Unifying resilience, security, and enterprise risk management into a cohesive, governance-driven framework. ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด Design of crisis management structures, escalation frameworks, and executive decision-making processes. ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด Development of strategic scenarios and simulation exercises to validate resilience, challenge assumptions, and enhance preparedness.

Experience

14 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
8 yrs 4 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Evidence for policy in disaster risk management (drm) summer school 2025

Facilitator & Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Director | DG ECHO / ICF

Sep 2025 โ€“ Oct 2025 ยท 1 mo ยท Universitat Politรจcnica de Catalunya ยท On-site

  • The Evidence for Policy in Disaster Risk Management Summer School 2025 is organised by the Civitas Soteria Consortium namely ICF and Scuola Superiore Santโ€™Anna and hosted by the Universitat Politรจcnica de Catalunya , on behalf of the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations of the European Commission (DG ECHO). The summer school brought together over 80 participants including researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. Together, they explored new ways to integrate scientific evidence into policy making.
  • Topic of Table Top Exercise: Cyber Security Incidents, Blackouts, and Energy Disruptions as Emerging Disasters tackled the growing threat of cyber-attacks and energy disruptions, providing participants with insights into how to handle these emerging forms of disaster. The interactive format featured a realistic tabletop exercise where participants worked through a simulated crisis scenario. This exercise gave them a practical understanding of the complexities involved in responding to such incidents and the importance of coordinating physical and cyber response efforts.

Evidence for policy in disaster risk management (drm) summer school 2024

Facilitator & Tabletop Exercise (TTX) Director | DG ECHO / ICF

Sep 2024 โ€“ Sep 2024 ยท 0 mo ยท University of Vienna ยท On-site

  • The Evidence for Policy in Disaster Risk Management Summer School 2024 is organised by the Civitas Soteria Consortium namely ICF and Scuola Superiore Santโ€™Anna and hosted by the University of Vienna, on behalf of the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations of the European
  • Commission (DG ECHO). The summer school brought together over 80 participants including researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. Together, they explored new ways to integrate scientific evidence into policy making.
  • Topic of Table Top Exercise: Cyber Security Incidents, Blackouts, and Energy Disruptions as Emerging Disasters tackled the growing threat of cyber-attacks and energy disruptions, providing participants with insights into how to handle these emerging forms of disaster. The interactive format featured a realistic tabletop exercise where participants worked through a simulated crisis scenario. This exercise gave them a practical understanding of the complexities involved in responding to such incidents and the importance of coordinating physical and cyber response efforts.

Supportcy emergency response volunteer corps

Chief Commander

Jan 2021 โ€“ Present ยท 5 yrs 4 mos ยท Cyprus

Disaster ResponseVolunteer ManagementCrisis ManagementEmergency Management

Bank of cyprus

SupportCY โ”‚ Head of Operations โ€“ BC/OR

Mar 2020 โ€“ Present ยท 6 yrs 2 mos ยท Cyprus

Business StrategyDisaster PreparednessBusiness ContinuityOperational Resilience

Reaction youth for the prevention

Senior Directorโ€“ Global Operations & Crisis |

Sep 2011 โ€“ Jan 2020 ยท 8 yrs 4 mos

Education

National Kapodistrian University of Athens

Master of Science - MS

Oct 2025 โ€“ Present

European University Cyprus

Bachelor's degree โ€” Social and Behavioral Science

Jan 2006 โ€“ Jun 2010

Monash University

Road Safety Management Leadership

Jan 2016 โ€“ Jan 2017

Rescue 3

Swiftwater and Flood First Responder

Dec 2022 โ€“ Dec 2022

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