Ilias Paraponiaris

Ilias Paraponiaris currently serves as CFO of Sandoz Netherlands, overseeing a finance team responsible for Business Insights, Planning & Analysis, Tax & Accounting, and Revenue Deductions Management since April 2014. Previous roles within the Novartis Group / Sandoz Division include Global Risk & Resilience Head focusing on Enterprise Risk Management and Business Continuity, as well as various leadership positions in finance across Europe and the Central Eastern Europe & Middle East and Africa regions. Earlier in career history, Ilias Paraponiaris worked as an Engineering Consultant at the Ministry of Justice in Greece, a Management Consultant at Siemens Metering, a Business Development Manager at Velti, and held positions at Procter & Gamble including Supply Chain Planner and Market Planner. Ilias Paraponiaris holds an MSc in Finance and Applied Economics from Athens University of Economics and Business and has pursued advanced studies in Strategic Management and Mechanical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens.