The Annual General Meeting of the Cyprus Human Resource Management Association, was scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 17:30 at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia. As a quorum was not initially present, and in accordance with the Articles of Association, the meeting was postponed for half an hour, after which the attendees constituted a quorum.

The General Meeting commenced at 18:00 with opening remarks by Ms. Maria Georgiou (President of the CyHRMA Board of Directors). Her address touched upon the establishment of the Association and the merger of the two sets of statutes, achieved with the contribution of lawyer Mr. Stylianos Christoforou. She thanked the members of the Board and wished the new Board every success.

The President referred to the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting held on May 14, 2025, which were unanimously approved by the attendees.

This was followed by the Board of Directors’ report for the period June 2024 – June 2026.

Ms. Georgiou referred to the Association’s members, which currently stand at 588. Specifically, as of June 2026, the membership breakdown is as follows: 8 Retired Members, 15 Honorary Members, 89 Fellow Members, 45 Student Members, 143 Associate Members, and 288 Full Members.

Reference was also made to the events and meetings organised by, or attended by, the Association during the reporting period:

• On 26 September 2024, the Association’s members attended a Networking Event with the Board of Directors, held in Nicosia.
  Ms Georgiou proudly referred to the successful organisation of the EAPM Delegates Assembly hosted in Cyprus by the Association from 9 to 11 October 2024. She highlighted as a key milestone the keynote address delivered by Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides entitled *”The Future of Work and Wellbeing.”
  On 18 January 2025, the Association participated in the “Career 2025” event organised by the Ministry of Education.
  As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, the Association organised the “Charity New Year Game Night” on 22 January 2025, with part of the proceeds donated to “Vagoni Agapis”.
  In addition, on 9 December 2025, the Association organised the “Christmas Charity After Work Event”, with part of the proceeds donated to “Mora Thavmata”.
  On 23 September 2025, the Association, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance and the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB), organised a business breakfast entitled “The New Pay Transparency Directive: Opportunities and Challenges for HR.”
  On 6 November 2025, the Association organised the seminar “The Human Behind the Role II – From Struggle to Opportunity”, featuring Mr Nikolas Smyrnakis as keynote speaker.
  Finally, the Association’s Annual Conferences for 2025 and 2026 were successfully held in Nicosia on 23 May 2025 and 13 May 2026, respectively, each attracting more than 270 participants.

Ms Georgiou then invited the Founding Members to vote on the following resolution:

Approval of the Transfer of Activities and Assets

IT WAS RESOLVED THAT the Company shall assume and continue all activities, assets, rights, contractual relationships, licences, approvals and obligations of the Association, with an effective transfer date of 1 July 2026 (the “Transfer Date”).

The above resolution was unanimously approved by the Founding Members present.

The President then referred to the procedures governing the election of the Board of Directors. She informed the meeting that twelve (12) members had expressed an interest in serving on the Board and that all candidates satisfied the eligibility requirements set out in the Company’s Articles of Association.

The Annual General Meeting concluded with the election of the new Board of Directors. The election process was supervised by Ms Elena Stavrinou and Ms Maria Theodorou, members of the Ethics Committee, together with former Board members Ms Georgia Christodoulou and Ms Liza Charalambous. They also conducted the counting of the ballots. The election results are available to any member who wishes to review them.

It was noted that a total of seventy-four (74) valid ballot papers were received, twenty-five (25) of which were submitted by proxy and had been lodged at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the Annual General Meeting in accordance with Article 30 of the Articles of Association.

The election results determined the following members of the new Board of Directors:

1. Athena Neophytou – 57 votes
2. Natasa Iakovidou – 55 votes
3. George Fylaktou – 44 votes
4. Kyriakos Andreou – 42 votes
5. Dimitris Katopodis – 41 votes
6. Areti Vasilara – 30 votes
7. Marina Sevastidou – 29 votes
8. Chrysanthos Georgiou – 22 votes
9. Antros Yasemi – 20 votes

It was further noted that there was a tie for the ninth position. In accordance with Article 38(f) of the Articles of Association, the successful candidate was determined by a draw.

There being no further business, the Annual General Meeting was declared closed and was followed by a cocktail reception.