George Vlachos

George Vlachos is an experienced Corporate Governance Professional, a Global Strategist, and an Organizational Development Leader with extensive international experience in the Advisory Industry focusing on Corporate Governance Transformation, Corporate Governance Leadership, and Structures for Board Effectiveness and Performance against sustainable long-term strategies.

Formerly, George spent more than 30 years as Senior Executive in various industries, holding Organization Development, Strategy, and Corporate Governance positions as a Managing Director and Board Member. For more than a decade, he served as Regional Managing Director of Mattel Inc., a large US corporation. During this time, he successfully managed 96 countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

George is a global member of and a certified Director from the IoD, U.K. He holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Marketing from Nottingham Trent University. George has attended and received specialized training in Executive Education for Leadership, Strategy & Organization Development from Thunderbird University USA, the Creative Center of Leadership USA, and INSEAD Europe. He is a Strategic Business Partner of NASDAQ Governance Engagement Solutions, an Advisory Board Member of the NASDAQ Center for Board Excellence, and a Governance Advisory Council member of The Corporate Governance Institute UK & Ireland.