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A prominent and highly respected business professional, Ms. Tanou has built and expanded a publicly listed international travel and tourism business over the past thirty years. Ms Tanou was educated at the University of Nancy, France and is an active proponent of private sector development in the Cyprus economy. She worked in the UK in the Travel Industry specializing in the sectors of Special Interest Tours and Conferences.

Ms. Tanou is the Vice President of the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, President of the Nicosia Tourism Board, Vice President of the Cyprus Integrity Forum and is a member of the Board of World Vision. She is Vice President of the International Chambers of Commerce in Cyprus and is a highly respected activist on matters of commercial transparency and entrepreneurship. Ms. Tanou is former President of the Cyprus Federation of Business and Professional Women, which created “the first women’s bank” helping 900 female entrepreneurs to start their own business.

Member of the Dean’s Advisory Council, School of Business of the University of Cyprus, the University of Nicosia and the European University.

Currently on the Board of the COMMITTEE OF THE INNOVATION (START UPS) & ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS.

Ms. Tanou is the European Ambassador of Women Entrepreneurs and she was a candidate for the Euro parliament Elections 2009. She is Treasurer of the Board Cyprus Arbitration and Mediation Centre as well as the Cyprus European Ambassador of Women Entrepreneurs and a recipient of the prestigious Madam Figaro Business Woman of the Year Award in 2012.

She has extensive experience in European programs and has completed the European Program WIN including the Escape & Voyage European programs which she completed in 2016.

She is a founding member of the Rotary Club Nicosia Aspelia since 1995.

President of her club during the year 2003/4

Assistant Governor for two terms.

Chairperson for the Rotary District Conference in Cyprus in 2006.

Currently holds the position of Deputy District Governor for the District 2452 for 2017/18. During this term initiated the Tree Planting Project all over Cyprus with the title “Shade at Schools” also carried out the environmental project “CONSERVE” with all the Hotels all over Cyprus in order to save water and energy.

For 2018/19 she will be the Public Image Chair for District 2452.

Initiated and carried out International Rotary Projects i.e. Albania “Prevention of Thalassemia (Haemolytic disease)” in 2003 /4 at the Mother Theresa Hospital in Tiran.

Armenia “Providing used Computers at Schools in Yerevan” in 2003/4.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS