Skills and experience:

Mr. Gachechiladze has more than 20 years of experience in financial services. He held various senior and executive roles in Georgia as well as abroad. Having spent some time with Lehman Brothers Private Equity (2006 - 2008), he returned to Georgia in 2008 and joined Bank of Georgia as Deputy CEO, Corporate Banking (2009 – 2013) and Deputy CEO, Asset and Wealth Management Business (2013 – 2017). His subsequent roles with BGEO Group PLC include Deputy CEO, Investment Management, CFO of the Group, and Deputy CEO, Corporate and Investment Banking. Archil’s wider experience includes working at Salford Equity Partners (2002- 2004), EBRD (2001 – 2002) and KPMG Barents (2000 – 2001).

From 2019 Mr. Gachechiladze is Executive director and CEO of Bank of Georgia Group PLC and CEO of Bank of Georgia.

Education:

Archil Gachechiladze holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Tbilisi State University and an MBA with distinction from Cornell University. He is also a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA society in the United Kingdom.