Management

Chief Executive Officer

George Amzashvili assumed the role of CEO at the Georgian Stock Exchange Group in July 2025. George is an expert in financial and capital markets with over 25 years of cross-functional experience spanning corporate finance, structured finance, capital markets development, and strategic advisory roles across both emerging and developed economies.

He has led complex projects in advising mergers and acquisitions, designing innovative financial instruments, and shaping economic reforms to improve market infrastructure and expand access to finance.

Among his notable achievements is his work with Deloitte Consulting on the USAID Economic Governance Program, where he played a key role in developing critical financial legislation and platforms in Georgia — including the Investment Funds Law, Securitization Law, and frameworks for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). His expertise in securitization, and complex transactions involving asset-backed securities, syndicated loans, and equity fundraising is backed by a proven record of execution.

Fluent in English, Georgian, and Russian, he holds an Executive MBA from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business.

Director of Admission to Trading

Tamaz Khizanishvili was appointed the Director of Admission to Trading of the Georgian Stock Exchange in 1999. Tamaz has over 25 years of professional experience in securities market including his roles as the Chairman of the Committee at  the Caucasus Stock Exchange, Investment Consultant at Basis Bank and the Head of Securities Department at United Georgian Bank. During 1994-2000 Tamaz served as a member of Consultation Committee of Securities Market Inspection Agency and Barents Group’s Securities Training Committee. Tamaz was a member of editorial team of “Securities Market” analytical journal and co-authored three academic books on securities.

Tamaz Khizanishvili graduated from Ivane Javakhishvili University, Faculty of Economics and Engineering and holds postgraduate degree.