Board
Nicos Nicolaou
Vice PresidentNicos started learning and playing bridge around 2019. He is an athlete of the Zenon Club and is serving his second term on the Federation’s Board of Directors. He works in a banking organization and is an active and engaged citizen.
Frosso Tillyris
SecretaryFrosso started playing bridge at the age of 26 when she was a lecturer at Frederick Polytechnic in Nicosia but was too busy with work and family to play much until, in 2002, she was asked to play in the national team. She has enjoyed considerable success since then with her first big win in the 2010 Festival. She has also played in three European Championships and several Small Federations Games winning the Bronze medal in 2025.
Frosso is the highest ranked player in Cyprus and has her sights set on the highest ranking – Grand Master. She says bridge is the most beautiful game ever invented and that she could never imagine her life without it. She likes to quote Zia Mahmood who said “The more you play the more you realise you know so little about the game.”
Michalis Konstantinides
TreasurerMichalis is one of the new breed of bridge players having started learning and playing the game since November 2022 at the tender age of 67 years. He is a retired accountant by profession; his hobbies include gardening, travel and watching football.
This is Michalis’ first tenure on the CBF Board
George Georgiades
Board MemberGeorge has played Bridge since the age of 23. He served intermittently on the board of directors of the Cyprus Bridge Federation since 2006. He has won several Pancyprian championships and has represented Cyprus as an athlete of the national team since 2009 winning a bronze medal in the European Small Federations Games of 2025. In addition, he served as an accredited teacher of Bridge both in the night school programme of the Cypus Ministry of Education and on an ad-hoc basis. He is an accountant by profession and his other hobbies include technology, football and theatre.
George Kolettis
Board Member Ria Panayiotou
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Annita Nicolaidou
Board MemberAnnita Nicolaidou began her involvement with bridge in 1995; however, due to professional and family commitments, she only started playing regularly from 2021. Since 2024, she has been a member of the Board of the Cyprus Bridge Federation and belongs to the Nicosia Club.
Through her experience with bridge, Annita discovered the beauty of the game, which offers her not only enjoyment but also the opportunity for socialization. Her ability to combine strategic thinking with social interaction has excited her.
In addition to bridge, Annita enjoys traveling, exercising, and gardening—activities that provide her with relaxation and pleasure.
Zena Georgiadou
Board MemberPresident Limassol Bridge Club
Zena Georgiadou is the president of the Limassol bridge Club and represents the club within the Cyprus Bridge Federation alongside other clubs across the island.
Born and raised in Limassol, she studied Business Studies at Birmingham Polytechnic. She has been playing and enjoying bridge since 2018 and is particularly interested in promoting the game to younger generations and encouraging new players. She enjoys both the strategic challenge and the social side of bridge.
Zena is actively involved in the activities of the Limassol Bridge Club and supports its participation in Federation events. She is married to Bernt Gienskey, who is originally from Germany.
She looks forward to contributing to the ongoing activities of the federation.
Neil Esslemont
Board MemberNeil was born in London. After completing a degree in Mathematics & Physics, he initially pursued a career in computer software engineering before moving into financial regulation.
Now retired, he lives in Paphos and, when he’s not running bridge competitions on a Monday and a Wednesday, he can often be found teaching bridge to improver-level players.
He has recently taken up writing – and is currently busy writing the second of a trilogy of Science Fiction novels. Books with a strong emphasis on spreading awareness of the dire consequences of Global Warming.
Errikos Leonidou
Board MemberI learned bridge while studying Chemistry at the University of London in the 1970`s. I stopped for about 20 years, then started playing on line at yahoo bridge. I made a lot of friends from all over the world, since it was more of a social event. I visited many, and a lot of them visited me in London. I started playing more serious bridge in 2005, when I came back to Cyprus from England. I was the treasurer of the CBF for 10 years, and now an hononary member. I taught bridge for the Cyprus Ministry of Education and still do at the Junior and Senior School in Nicosia.