Michael Samonas

BA, Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; BSc, Applied Accounting, University of Oxford Brooks; M.Sc., Physics, University of Surrey; MBA, University of La Verne, California; PhD, Digital Signal Processing, University of Surrey

Dr Michael Samonas holds an M.Sc. in Physics and a PhD degree from the Electronic Engineering department of the University of Surrey, as well as an MBA from the University of La Verne, California. He also holds a BSc degree in Applied Accounting from the University of Oxford Brooks (with honors) and a Postgraduate diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). He finally holds a BSc in Physics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Dr. Michael Samonas is the General Manager and Group CFO of SIDMA STEEL S.A., the leading steel service center in Greece and Bulgaria, with an annual turnover of approximately €200 million. Along with his practical experience, he teaches specialized courses in financial modeling and equity valuation, as well as credit risk. He is a Fellow member of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a board member of the Hellenic Association of Risk Managers, a member of FERMA, the Federation of European Risk Management Associations.

Selected Publications

• Cases in Financial Management, Applications for Financial Analysis, Ivan E. Brick and Harvey A. Poniachek, Contributor of Case 2, World Scientific, 2024.
• Financial Forecasting, Analysis and Modelling: A Framework for Long-Term Forecasting, Wiley Finance Series, Feb. 2015.
• Risk Assessment Tools for Our Times, ACCA’s AB – Accounting and Business Magazine, April 2015.