Geniki Bank
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Native name | Γενική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδας Α.Ε. |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Finance and Insurance |
| Founded | (1937) |
| Defunct | November 2014 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Nikos Karamouzis (CEO) |
| Products | Commercial banking Financial Services Insurance Investment banking |
Number of employees | 1,000 |
| Parent | Piraeus Bank |
| Website | piraeusbank |
General Bank of Greece (Greek: Γενική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδας - General Bank of Greece) was a Greek financier group that provided complete banking and financing services. It was founded in 1937.
The bank has been traded at the Athens Stock Exchange since 26 January 1963. The main shareholder of General Bank of Greece was the Participial Fund of Army. In March 2004 the majority of shares was acquired by Société Générale Group and the name was changed from General Bank of Greece to Geniki Bank. In December 2012 all of Société Générale's shares where sold to Piraeus Bank.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ Papadoyiannis, Yiannis (28 May 2014). "Absorption of Geniki makes financial sense for Piraeus group". ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "PIRAEUS BANK GROUP – 9ΜΟΝΤΗ 2013 RESULTS". Retrieved 1 December 2013.