
A two-day cycle of meetings with businessmen and Executives of the Bank in Rhodes was held by a staff of the Management of Alpha Bank, headed by the CEO of the Group Mr. Vassilis Psaltis. The CEO of the Bank was accompanied by the General Manager of Wholesale Banking Mr. Giannis Emiris and the executives of the Commercial Banking Department of Alpha Bank, under Mr. Telemachos Georgakis.
The visit to Rhodes, a sign of Alpha Bank’s confidence in the development prospects of the tourist “capital” of the Dodecanese as a premium destination, marks Alpha Bank’s growing interest in supporting companies affected by the pandemic and its commitment to operate as partner and consultant of Greek entrepreneurship for the elaboration of modern development plans and the optimal utilization of European resources.
During the two-day visit, the first for the CEO of the Bank το the island after more than 15 years, Mr. Psaltis, accompanied by the Director of Attica II, Southwest Greece and Islands Branch Maria Papageorgiou, met with the Staff of the four Branches maintained by the Group in Rhodes, outlining the position regarding the strategic priorities of Alpha Bank, in the context of “Project Tomorrow”.
“Our goal is to support, in all ways, not just large companies but also small and medium enterprises that are the backbone of our economy. We do this both with working capital loans but also with investment loans that finance development investments in equipment and buildings “, Mr. Psaltis pointed out, calling on the Group Executives to stand by healthy companies, expanding the eligibility criteria, in order to “co-create the right conditions for the development of investment initiatives that create jobs, incomes and high returns “.


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