For the second consecutive year, Eurobank was honored by the non-profit initiative “Hellenism in Action – BrainReGain, ” receiving the “BrainReGain 2025 Recruitment Champion” award and reaffirming its steadfast strategic commitment to attracting, utilizing, and developing executives with international experience, as the bank notes.
This significant distinction recognizes the bank’s consistent contribution to connecting the Greek labor market with Greek professionals abroad, as well as to strengthening the human capital and competitiveness of the Greek economy, as highlighted in the relevant announcement.
The BrainReGain initiative is a partnership between leading Greek companies and Greek professionals abroad, aimed at creating strong ties between Greece and the diaspora. Through targeted actions, it strengthens cooperation, highlights high-value-added professional opportunities, and creates the conditions for the return of talented Greeks to the country.
Strengthening Greece’s connection with the global Greek talent pool
Eurobank has consistently treated the repatriation of Greek professionals as a strategic priority, actively contributing to connecting the Greek labor market with skilled Greeks abroad and creating meaningful career prospects for executives who wish to return and work in Greece.
This strategy is part of Eurobank’s broader commitment to investing in its people and the continuous development of their skills. Over the past three years, Eurobank has hired 880 new employees, 12% of whom are repatriated executives, and the Bank aims to further strengthen this trend in the coming years. The majority of repatriated executives come from England, Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden, and the United States.
The momentum of these hires reflects Eurobank’s ongoing investment in attracting specialized professionals with international experience and expertise. The bank continues to create meaningful repatriation opportunities, placing executives in positions of high strategic importance in the areas of IT, Private Banking, Finance, Transformation, Internal Audit, Compliance, Shipping, Global Markets, and Retail & Digital Banking. The recruitment of executives with international expertise fosters innovation, enriches the organization with new skills and diverse perspectives, and accelerates the Bank’s transformation.
At the same time, Eurobank implements a comprehensive onboarding and repatriation support program, offering onboarding, mentorship, opportunities for development and participation in strategic projects, as well as relocation support and the utilization of executives’ international experience. This approach reflects the Bank’s long-standing commitment to attracting and developing highly skilled talent, with the aim of creating value for Eurobank, its people, and the Greek economy.
Beyond these initiatives, the bank actively participates in national initiatives to attract and reconnect Greek professionals with the domestic labor market, consistently supporting the activities of Rebrain Greece under the auspices of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and helping to highlight the modern career prospects emerging in the country. This strategy is part of Eurobank’s broader initiatives to boost employment and address demographic challenges, under the “Forward for the Family” initiative .
Eurobank stood out among 46 BrainReGain member companies as the only domestic systemic bank to be recognized this year. The award ceremony took place during the BrainReGain Initiative’s Annual Conference, held on May 29, 2026, at the Athens Concert Hall, under the auspices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Ministry of Education, Sports and Religious Affairs, the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy, and the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV).
The conference was attended by leading government officials, including the Minister of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports,Sofia Zacharaki; the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Marios Themistokleous;Michalis Bletas, Head of the National Cybersecurity Authority,Maira Myrogianni, Secretary General for the Greek Diaspora and Public Diplomacy, andGeorgios Christopoulos, General Director of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV).
The award was accepted on behalf of the Bank byGolfo Agapitou, Deputy General Manager and Head of People Talents, who stated:“At Eurobank, we are constantly investing in solutions that simplify processes and reduce the time it takes to serve our customers. Our partnership with ENTERSOFTONE IMPACT reinforces our commitment to offering modern factoring services that meet the market’s growing need for simplicity, speed, and reliability.”
Since 2019, Eurobank has been a member of BrainReGain, actively participating in the mentoring program and offering guidance and professional consulting to Greeks living abroad. The distinction recognizes the bank’s contribution based on:
the number of executives it has repatriated over the past year.
the strategic initiatives it has undertaken to map out sectors, develop candidate networks, and create attractive career opportunities for Greeks abroad.