Piraeus Bank S.A.

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.piraeusbank.gr
Employees: 4,871

Greece is the word and Piraeus has most certainly heard. Piraeus Bank provides retail banking, investment banking, leasing, and insurance services in the Mediterranean and in Central and Eastern Europe. It has a network of more than 360 branches across Greece and about 500 more in Albania (Tirana Bank), Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, the Ukraine, and the US (New York's Marathon Bank). Piraeus Bank also provides its services through its electronic Winbank business, which includes ATMs, Internet, and phone banking. The company maintains a diverse loan portfolio with energy and transportation loans making up 30% of its portfolio. Piraeus Bank was founded in 1916 and was under state control until 1991.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending 2010:
Sales: $3,915.0M
One year growth: 64.3%
Net income: ($28.1)M

Officers:
Chairman, Board of Director and Executive Board: Michalis G. Sallas
Vice Chairman and Deputy CEO: Theodore N. Pantalakis
Board Member and Deputy Manager Director, Retail Lending and Business Development: Spyros A. Papaspyrou

Competitors:
Alpha Bank
EFG Eurobank Ergasias
National Bank of Greece