Aemilia Varfis

FOUNDER & CEO

Aemilia is part of the initial team that pioneered shareholder response advisory services in Europe. She has been instrumental in introducing cross border shareholder response, corporate governance advisory and investor engagement services across the EMEA region, specifically in Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Russia, Spain, Turkey and the UK.

She has over 20 years multi-disciplinary industry experience, which spans across M&A transactions, capital increases, AGMs/EGMs, shareholder activism and corporate governance advisory. She has worked on over 450 cross-border assignments across the EMEA region and has led numerous high profile M&A and shareholder response campaigns and proxy fights, successfully securing support for all her clients.  

Before founding Velos Advisory, Aemilia held positions at D.F. King, ISS Corporate Solutions, Morrow-Sodali and Georgeson (UK & France). Her knowledge and track record in the industry is unparalleled. 

She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Get Involved, a civil non-profit organisation, founded by students of Finance, Economics and Law, which focuses on the experiential education of students - inspired by the dual approach of learning academically and practically - by connecting students with market executives and experts.

Aemilia is a public speaker on matters involving investor engagement, governance advisory and shareholder activism.