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Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest, Romania

Major achievements:- Reorganization of the Operations Division in order to better adapt to business and client needs- Streamlining ATM network management process – e.g. transfer of ATM services from IT to Operations - Reorganization of Legal by splitting the activities for efficiently providing support to the Business Lines and branches; set-up of a new litigation department- Valuable input related to operational risk (achieving subsequently a lower risk figure than initially assumed in Risk strategy)- Identification of key areas of automation and centralization of key processes in order to reduce time consuming and operational risk- Implementation of IT applications for the automation of various processes - Set-up of Procurement under direct coordination considering segregation of duties - separating sourcing process by suppliers’ management activity and thus generating a transparent acquisition process: with scorecards for suppliers’ periodical review, evaluation matrix for complex acquisitions, a procurement / sourcing committee, all resulting into savings and cost optimization- Budgeting & OPEX Management – budget optimization, monitoring, cost effectiveness in Shared ServicesMain responsibilities:- Directly reporting to the CEO, coordinating the activities of the shared service area of Garanti Bank (approx. 180 employees) with coverage of: Operations Division, ICT & Logistic Services Division, Legal Division and Sourcing / Procurement Department- HR management function coverage (recruitment, learning and development, personnel administration)- People management & development: empowerment of people, encouraging responsibility and initiative, independent decision-making, coaching, development of retention & motivation tools (e.g. for the challenging members of the IT team)

Bucharest, Romania

Major achievement:Successfully aligning Operations to bank’s overall business and strategy through coherent processes Main responsibilities:- Managing the following departments: Credit Operations, Trade Finance Operations, Treasury Operations, Cards Operations, Domestic Operations, Operations Support, Merchant Service Operations- Coordinating Operations’ activities in order to ensure adequate controls and compliance with legal and regulatory framework- People recruitment, management, performance assessment, training & development, motivation & retention

Bucharest, Romania

Areas of direct responsibility:- Credit and Guarantees Contracts Operations, Loan Operations, Trade Finance Operations & Foreign Payments, Cash Management, Clearing of Payment Instruments and Garnishments

Bucharest, Romania

Pioneering coordinator of a start-up department within the bank’s organizational structure

Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest, Romania

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor’S Degree, Banking, Finance And Accounting