Christos Photiades has studied Business Administration, Marketing and Management Accounting. He is a member of the Association of Chartered Accountants of Cyprus and of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of the United Kingdom and holds a master’s degree in Financial Services from the Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM). He has been working at the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry since 1980 and since 1991 he has been assigned to the Industry and Technology Service. He specializes in strengthening entrepreneurship and business financing through Grant Schemes. He is the Director of the Industry and Technology Service, which, among other things, designs and implements Grant Schemes.