Pieris Markou is the CEO of Deloitte in Cyprus and a member of the Deloitte Middle East Executive Board, having previously served as the Tax & Legal Services Leader. He started his career in London in 1986 and was admitted to Partnership at Chrysanthou and Christoforou (Andersen) in Cyprus in 2000. He is a member of the Council of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus since 2014, and elected President for the period 2021-2023, having previously served as the Vice President of the Council during the period 2019-2021 and Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Tax and VAT Committees. Pieris was an appointed member of the Advisory Council to the President of the Republic of Cyprus, for the establishment of an Independent Authority against Corruption for the period from its establishment until June 2023 and is currently a member of the Advisory Council to the Council of Ministers for the appointment of the board members of the Semi-Government Organisations. Pieris is also a board member of the Nicosia Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Pieris holds a BA in Accounting, is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.