The Assistant Professor in Accounting Alexandros K. Sikalidis is the Deputy Chairman of the Hellenic Accounting and Auditing Standards Oversight Board (H.A.A.S.O.B.) and the Chairman of the Accounting Standards Board. He has worked as an academic scholar at the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Macedonia and International Hellenic University and as an assistant professor at the University of Amsterdam. He has also taught as a collaborating academic staff at the Hellenic Open University and the Open University of Cyprus. He holds an MRes (Master of Research) in Accounting and Financial Management from Lancaster University, UK, and a PhD in Accounting and Finance from the same university. Dr. Sikalidis has taught several courses in accounting and finance and has participated in various international conferences in the field. His research has been published in prestigious academic journals. He worked at the European Commission (Directorate General: Development and Cooperation, Planning and Budget unit) while he has extensive experience in the designing and implementation of cost-benefit analyses, company valuation, and feasibility analyses in the context of European-funded projects as well as the private sector.