Our Governance

Senior Managers

Irakli Gogia

CEO

Irakli Gogia was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 12 August 2022. Mr. Gogia served as Chief Financial Officer since March 2017 and before that he performed as Chief Operating Officer of the Group since July 2014. Prior to his appointment as CFO, Mr Gogia served as deputy chairman of the supervisory board of EVEX Medical Corporation and Insurance Company Imedi L, positions he held since July 2014. He has ten years of experience in the financial industry. From 2009 to 2014, Mr Gogia was Deputy CEO of Insurance Company Aldagi and was responsible for finance, operations, actuarial activities, underwriting personal insurance, IT and operational risks. Prior to joining Insurance Company Aldagi, Mr Gogia was Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Consumer. Prior to this, he was a senior auditor at Ernst & Young and Deloitte. Mr Gogia holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the European School of Management in Tbilisi. He was awarded the Order of Honour by the President of Georgia and received an award for academic excellence from the Minister for Education of the United Kingdom.

Nika Tsiklauri

Deputy CEO

Nika Tsiklauri was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in April 2024. He joined the Group in May 2015, initially serving as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Since April 2023, Mr. Tsiklauri has been a member of the Supervisory Board of EVEX Medical Corporation, and since December 2023, he has also served on the Supervisory Board of Insurance Company Imedi L. With over 15 years of experience in the financial industry, Mr. Tsiklauri previously held the role of Senior Project Lead Auditor at Ernst & Young from 2009 to 2015, where he led an engagement project for the Bank of Georgia, a London Stock Exchange (LSE)-listed entity. Mr. Tsiklauri holds a bachelor's degree in management from Free University of Tbilisi (European School of Management). He is a CFA charterholder (Certified Financial Analyst) since 2017 and has been a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute (PMI) since 2020. He also holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), obtained in 2018, and has been a member of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) since 2014. Additionally, he is a Certified Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) through the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association since 2019.

Giorgi Gordadze

Chief Operating Officer, Polyclinics

Giorgi Gordadze is in charge of Polyclinics (outpatient clinics) business, since January 2019.. Mr Gordadze joined the Group in May 2017 as Head of Polyclinic business. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceuticals business and before joining the Group held various managerial positions at JSC GPC, the third largest pharmaceuticals retailer and wholesaler before it was acquired by GHG in May 2016. Prior to joining the Group, Mr Gordadze was the Commercial Director at GPC. Mr Gordadze graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. He holds a MBA from CERMA business school.

Zurab Kitoshvili

Chief Operating Officer, Regional Hospitals

Zurab Kitoshvili has led the Regional Hospitals and Clinics business since November 2023. He brings over 20 years of experience in general management and the financial industry. Before joining the Group, Mr. Kitoshvili served as General Director at Geo Hospitals, Georgia's second-largest hospital chain, for over three years. Prior to that, he held various managerial roles at Georgian Industrial Group Holding (GIG) and Mktvari Energy, including the position of Financial Director. Mr. Kitoshvili holds a bachelor’s degree in management from the Free University of Tbilisi (European School of Management) and an Executive MBA from the University of Sheffield.

Ketevan Kalandarishvili

Chief Operating Officer, Diagnostics

Ketevan Kalandarishvili is in charge of Group’s Diagnostics business, Mega Laboratory, since March 2023. Prior to this role, Ms. Kalandarishvili was Head of the GHG’s Investor Relations and Funding unit since August 2017. Ms. Kalandarishvili joined the Group in October 2015 as an Investor Relations and Funding specialist. Before joining the Group, she was a senior auditor at Ernst & Young. Ms. Kalandarishvili holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Caucasus School of Business.  

Manana Khurtsilava

Head of Internal Audit

Manana Khurtsilava was appointed Head of Internal Audit on 29 April 2015. She formerly held various managerial positions within the Bank of Georgia Group. Prior to this, Ms Khurtsilava was head of the internal audit department of Insurance Company Aldagi from August 2014. She previously served as the group information and corporate security project manager for Bank of Georgia. During her time at the Bank of Georgia time, she has held various senior positions including internal control officer, senior corporate banker and principal banker (from 2003 to 2014). Prior to joining Bank of Georgia, Ms Khurtsilava was a business consultant for the World Bank’s CERMA Project in Tbilisi (from 2002 to 2003) and served as a credit administrator in Bank Republic Société Générale Group, Tbilisi (from 2001 to 2002). She holds Masters and undergraduate degrees in economics, major in finance, banking and taxation, from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.