ARETESTRATEGY AI

About ARETE

Leadership, governance and verified affiliations.

A founder-led company, with a legal partner, an advisory board and the team behind its governance platform.

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Christina Ioannou

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Strategic direction · Methodology · Institutional partnerships

  • ·Founded ARETE Strategy AI.
  • ·Background in European institutional environments and policy.
  • ·Leads strategy, product and international growth.

Legal Partner

Akanksha Saini

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EU · ASEAN · MENA / GCC

  • ·Directs legal strategy and corporate governance.
  • ·Cross-border work across the EU, ASEAN and GCC.
  • ·Advises executive leadership on international expansion.

Infrastructure & Systems Architect (Founding Phase)

Dr. Iacovos Ioannou

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Core system architecture · Distributed AI · Secure infrastructure

  • ·Research in distributed AI and 5G/6G systems.
  • ·Secure architectures for high-consequence environments.
  • ·Leads the core platform architecture.

Board of Advisors

Governance · AI strategy · Banking · Commercial execution · ESG

Chairperson

Srinivasa Ruttala

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Governance & AI Strategy · ESG & Board Oversight

  • ·Governance, AI oversight and board-level decision-making.

Board Member

Krish Beresford

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Banking Operations · COO & Transformation

  • ·Banking operations, transformation and execution discipline.

Board Member

Helen Eastwood

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Commercial & Operations · Execution & Growth

  • ·Commercial operations and operating-model design.

Board Member

Rachael Fitzpatrick

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ESG & Compliance · Regulatory Execution

  • ·ESG and compliance carried into accountable execution.

Board Member

Christopher Richards

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Commercial Operations · Multi-Market Growth

  • ·P&L ownership and multi-market growth execution.

Governance distinction

Advisory only: not a statutory director or legal board, with no authority to bind the company.

ARETE Strategy AI Ltd · Registered in the Republic of Cyprus · Company No. HE 487713