Dr. NearchosIoannou was born in Limassol / Cyprus in 1958. He studied Political Economy in Germany (West Berlin) and has a PhD in Economics. He was a lecturer for Economics at the University in Berlin and Limassol and worked for many years in Frankfurt and Nicosia in the Banking Sector in different positions. 2007 he became the CEO of the Limassol Cooperative Savings Bank. He wrote many books, 17 plays for theater, which were executed in Cyprus, Greece and the UK and more than 100 scenarios for different TV series.He was for many decades member of a rock band playing guitar. He started painting very recently after he had some lessons by Nina Sumarac, a well-known Serbian artist leaving in Cyprus. He hat 4 individual exhibitions and has participated in many group exhibitions. His work is unique, daring and reflects his intellectual curiosity.