Our Team

Chris is a qualified accountant, member of the Institute of Charted Accountants in England and Wales and a UK, Cyprus and Romania licensed Insolvency Practitioner. He is a member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore, and his name is on the approved list of insolvency practitioners for the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Chris lived and practised in London for 30 years before returning to Cyprus. Now based between Cyprus and Dubai, he often receives instructions from accountants, lawyers, bankers and other professionals across multiple jurisdictions (primarily common law) often leading to insolvency related appointments.

With more than 43 years’ experience in the field of restructuring and insolvency and thousands of insolvency appointments to his credit (including many high-profile cases), he boasts a wealth of experience in all aspects of personal and corporate insolvency.

Chris specializes in cross border insolvency, multi-jurisdictional fraud and international asset tracing. Focused on achieving positive results, Chris’ modus operandi is “we will not make a drama out of a crisis”.

Ninos qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1974 and worked with Arthur Young McLeiland Moores (now EY) until 1978. He is a Fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner in the UK. With the introduction of the Insolvency Act 1986, Ninos was amongst the first Cypriots to have received an Insolvency Practitioners License in 1986.

Ninos has considerable experience in all types of restructuring and insolvency assignments, both personal and corporate, across a wide range of sectors

In addition to being a fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Ninos is a fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants the National Union of Insolvency Practitioners of Romania and various charity organizations and community associations.

Ninos is also a director of Alexander Lawson Chartered Surveyors, a multi-disciplined UK firm offering a wide range of professional services to Lenders, Investors, Developers and Occupiers of both residential and commercial property.

Tassos served with the Police Force in Cyprus for forty two years before he eventually retired in 2006, as Chief of the Police. During his colourful career, in addition to being President of the Cyprus Police Association, he served in various posts, amongst some but, not limited to, the Prosecutor’s Office, head of a branch of the Central Intelligence Service, Commander of the Criminal Investigation Department and Commander of the Drug Law Enforcement Unit.

Tassos was honoured and decorated for his services by INTERPOL and the respective Presidents of the republics of Greece and Cyprus. He is often invited to lecture and participate in panel discussions on law and order related subjects.

With his experience and background, Tassos will no doubt prove to be an invaluable member of the team.

Andri is a solicitor registered with the Law Society of England and Wales, a licensed Insolvency Practitioner in Cyprus and is on the approved list of Insolvency Practitioners in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Andri specialises in complex cross border insolvency matters, asset tracing and multi jurisdictional fraud. In the scope of her insolvency appointments Andri has obtained emergency interim relief including disclosure and worldwide freezing orders.  Andri has worked on insolvency cases spanning many jurisdictions.

Prior to joining CRI, Andri worked for the UK’s Insolvency Service where she qualified as an Examiner.

Andri is a Member of the Council of INSOL Europe for Cyprus, serves as Country Coordinator for Cyprus for INSOL Europe, and is Co-Coordinator of the Committee of Insolvency Practitioners licensed by the Insolvency Department of Cyprus. Andri is also a member of IWIRC Europe’s Steering Committee.

Marios Kofteros is a Director at CRI Group, he is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner in Cyprus and his details are on the approved list of insolvency practitioners in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Marios primarily focusses on cross-border insolvencies, involving several jurisdictions, including British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Belize,  Bahamas, Seychelles and Bermuda, to mention a few.

Marios graduated from the University of Manchester with a Master’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Andreas Efstathiou is a qualified accountant and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Cyprus.

He is a fellow of the Association of the Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner.

He worked as an independent auditor for over a decade on a broad range of clientele, obtaining experience on a wide range of services including advisory on tax, VAT, business plans and other related matters. He worked as an Insolvency Practitioner from 2017 and he has successfully passed relevant exams in 2018.

Andreas joined CRI in January 2022 and is currently the Manager of the Accounts Department, being in charge of all of CRI Group’s accounting affairs and processes, including payroll, VAT, tax affairs and audit arrangements. He is also involved with a variety of insolvency cases, including undertaking forensic accounting work, examining books and records to identify, amongst others, the trail of funds, possible misconduct and/or dissipation of assets and assist with fraud investigations and the preparation of related reports.

Having graduated with a degree in Economics from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1982, Nicos joined a firm of practising accountants where he gained general experience.

In 1989 he joined Iacovides Kimonos & Co, a firm specialising in all aspects of insolvency gaining considerable knowledge in this specialist field.

In January 2011 boasting a wealth of experience, Nicos teamed up with CRI Group as a manager in charge of the Voluntary Liquidation Department.

Irina is a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner in both Cyprus and Romania, where she worked with the largest insolvency firm in Romania for over a decade having coordinated, to date, over 150 complex insolvency and pre insolvency projects. She has extensive experience in the restructuring and turnaround of businesses spanning multiple industry sectors, such as health, retail and real estate.