The HRDA's Management
The HRDA's Management

The HRDA is governed by a tripartite Board of Directors of 13 members, comprising government, employer and trade union representatives. In specific, five members represent the government and the other eight represent the employer and trade union organisations. The HRDA reports to the Government through the Minister of Labour and Social Insurance.
Board of Directors of the Human Resources Development Authority of Cyprus (HRDA)
| Government Representatives | |
| Dr Constantinos N. Phellas, Chairman | Academic |
| Alexandros Alexandrou, Vice-Chairman | Director of the Department of Labour, Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance |
| Soula Kollakidou, Member | Businessperson |
| Nicos Anastasiou, Member | Civil Engineer |
| Dr Elias Margadjis, Member | Director of Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth |
| Employers' Representatives | |
| Constantinos Christofides, Member | Representative of the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation |
| Panayiotis Neos, Member | Representative of the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation |
| Leonidas Paschalides, Member | Representative of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Annita Apostolidou, Member | Representative of the Federation of Pancyprian Building Contractors Associations |
| Trade Union Representatitves | |
| Yiannakis Ioannou, Member | Representative of the Cyprus Workers Confederation |
| Elissaios Michael, Member | Representative of the Cyprus Workers Confederation |
| Dimitris Christodoulou, Member | Representative of the Pancyprian Federation of Labour |
| Antonis Neophitou, Member | Representative of the Pancyprian Federation of Labour |
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Committee for Handling HRDA’s Investments
| Members |
Constantinos N. Phellas, Chairperson Nicos Anastasiou, Vice Chairperson Panayiotis Neos, Member Leonidas Paschalides, Member Annita Apostolidou, Member Elisseos Michael, Member |
| Purpose | Handling investment matters and ensuring the diversification of the HRDA Fund’s surpluses, the funds available for the purposes of the Pension and Grants Scheme for HRDA employees, as well as the funds available for the payment of gratuities to contract employees of the HRDA. |
Committee for Audit and Risk Management
| Members |
Alexandros Alexandrou, Chairperson Elias Markadjis, Vice Chairperson Soula Kollakidou, Member Constantinos Christofides, Member Dimitris Christodoulou, Member |
| Purpose | The purpose of the Committee is to assist the Board of Directors in overseeing the quality, adequacy, and effectiveness of the internal control and risk management systems, in monitoring the HRDA's compliance with its legal and regulatory framework, and to provide the Board with advice and guidance regarding the adequacy and effectiveness of the practices followed by the Directorate. Through its supervisory role, it supports the Board’s efforts in promoting good governance, ensuring transparency in the HRDA’s activities, and fulfilling its obligations and responsibilities. |
Committee for Personnel Matters
| Members |
Constantinos N. Phellas, Chairperson Leonidas Paschalides, Vice Chairperson Annita Apostolidou, Member Giannakis Ioannou, Member Antonis Neophytou, Member |
| Purpose | Examination of personnel and labor issues. |
Committee for the construction of the new HRDA building
| Members |
Constantinos N. Phellas, Chairperson Annita Apostolidou, Vice Chairperson Panayiotis Neos, Member Giannakis Ioannou, Member |
| Purpose | Handling of issues arising from the initial to the final stage of the execution of the project of the construction of the new HRDA building. The Committee will monitor the progress of the work at all stages of the design and execution of the project and will cooperate with the contractors of the relevant contracts. |



