Georgios A. David

George Alkiviades David OBE, MFR (Greek: Γεώργιος Α. Δαυίδ; born 10 June 1937) is a Greek Cypriot businessman. He served as chairman of the board of directors of Coca-Cola HBC AG from 1981 to 2016. He later became chairman emeritus. In 2021, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).

Early life and education

David was born in Petra, Cyprus. He is a Regent of the University of Edinburgh. He served as chairman of the board of EFG Eurobank from 2013 to 2014. He has also served as a board member of Petros Petropoulos S.A. Since 2013, he was also President of the Greek Committee of the A. G. Leventis Foundation; having been a Trustee before. and has served as president of its Greek Committee since 1981. The George David Family Scholarships support postgraduate study at the University of Edinburgh for students from Greece or Cyprus.

Agriculture David has supported scholarship programmes and educational initiatives connected with institutions in Cyprus, Greece and the United Kingdom. In 2009, David was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). He received the Medal of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (MFR) for his services to the Nigerian nation in 2008.