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Romanian Vasile Chisiu trades farming for music to become National Opera baritone

Romanian Vasile Chisiu, a former award winning Romanian farmer at international congresses became an acclaimed baritone on the international opera scene. He will have his debut in the ‘Rigoletto’ by Giuseppe Verdi on February 8 at the National Opera in Bucharest, where he’s been singing since 2005. In 1996, Vasile Chisiu won the youngest farmer in Romania award given by the Farmer Foundation. Later he was invited to various international [...]

Published by Alexandru Camburu on February 5th, 2012 at 01:02 pm

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Musat & Asociatii law firm in Romania promotes four new partners

Romanian law firm Muşat & Asociaţii appointed four new partners, bringing the number of the firm’s partners to 16. Monia Dobrescu, Alina Popescu, Ionuţ Bohâlţeanu and Iulian Popescu were promoted partners with the Romanian law firm, Monia Dobrescu (in picture, first to the left), who has been working with the firm for the last eight [...]

Published by romania insider on February 2nd, 2012 at 04:02 pm

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Vasile Adrian becomes second Romanian partner at Mazars

Vasile Adrian, 37, coordinator of the audit and financial advisory department services in the Romanian office of Mazars, was recently promoted as partner. He will become the second Romanian partner at the company’s Bucharest office, after Gabriel Sincu – Head of Tax & Outsourcing. Mazars’ local office is run by Jean-Pierre Vigroux – Managing Partner. [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on February 2nd, 2012 at 11:02 am

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X-Trade Brokers Romania appoints Tadeusz Kuropatwinski as new general manager

Brokerage house X-Trade Brokers Romania has recently named Tadeusz Kuropatwinski as new general manager. He replaces Victor Safta, who has withdrawn from his position in order to implement new projects, reads a statement from the company. Tadeusz Kuropatwinski joined X-Trade Brokers in 2009 as an associate manager at the company’s headquarters in Poland. Since 2010 [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on January 30th, 2012 at 05:01 pm

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Romanian lender BCR appoints Tomas Spurny as new CEO

The Supervisory Board of Romanian lender BCR named Tomas Spurny as their new CEO. He will replace Dominic Bruynseels whose contract expires on April 1, 2012. Bruynseels took over the helm of BCR, a bank with EUR 16.5 billion in assets in 2008. In the last 10 years Tomas Spurny has been CEO of several major [...]

Published by Alexandru Camburu on January 27th, 2012 at 02:01 pm

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Wienerberger appoints Corneliu Fecioru to lead Romanian operations

Corneliu Fecioru is the new manager of Austrian Wienerberger’s operations in Romania. He is a member of the company’s board for Sales and Marketing, according to the company. Corneliu Fecioru has over 15 years of experience as an executive, and 11 years in the construction sector. He has held positions in companies such as Lafarge [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on January 27th, 2012 at 02:01 pm

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Xerox names Romanian Marius Persinaru regional CEO

Romanian Marius Persinaru, Vicepresident DMO Channel Operations with Xerox became Chief Commercial Officer for Technology and Services for Central and Eastern Europe, Israel and Turkey (CIT) with the company. He will coordinate the company’s commercial strategy in the area. Persinaru, former head of Xerox Romania and the Republic of Moldova between 2004 and 2009, was [...]

Published by Corina Saceanu on January 25th, 2012 at 11:01 am

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Vimetco appoints Romanian Gheorghe Dobra as CEO

Gheorghe Dobra, the general manager of Alro Slatina, has recently been appointed executive member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Vimetco. He will hold this position until the next meeting of the company’s Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, to be organized this year, according to a statement from the company. Gheorghe [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on January 23rd, 2012 at 12:01 pm

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Robert Rekkers quits Banca Transilvania in Romania after nine years

Robert Rekkers, who has run Romanian lender Banca Transilvania for the last nine years, stepped down as general manager and will be replaced by Peter Franklin, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) representative on the bank’s board, who will act as interim manager, the bank has announced. Dutchman Rekkers was one of the [...]

Published by romania insider on January 20th, 2012 at 10:01 am

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Erste brings Czech Tomas Spurny to run BCR in Romania

Erste Group will appoint Czech Tomas Spurny to run BCR, the largest Romanian lender by assets, replacing Dominic Bruynseels, according to Mediafax newswire, quoting sources on the banking market. Tomas Spurny has run the CIB Bank in Hungary, an Intesa Sanpaolo subsidiary, since 2009. He previously ran the Czech investment fund PPF as well as [...]

Published by romania insider on January 19th, 2012 at 11:01 am

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Ali Ergun Ergen returns as consultant for Anchor Grup’s retail projects in Romania

Ali Ergun Ergen, who has been at the helm of the Baneasa Shopping center project in Bucharest for the last six years, is back aboard the Anchor Grup, owners of Bucuresti Mall and Plaza Romania shopping center in Bucharest. Ergun Ergen, who was the CEO of the real estate developer between 1999 and 2005, will [...]

Published by Corina Saceanu on January 19th, 2012 at 11:01 am

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Groupama Asigurari appoints François Coste new GM for Romania

Insurance company Groupama Asigurari named François Coste as new general manager for the Romanian subsidiary. He will replace Sanda Nicoară after receiving the green light from the Insurance Supervisory Commission (CSA). Sanda Nicoară, who has held Groupama’s general manager position since November 2010, will return to the post of deputy general manager of the company. [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on January 12th, 2012 at 05:01 pm

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Danone appoints Romanian marketing director for Romania, Moldova and Adriatic countries

Anca Stroe, 35, is the new Marketing Director at dairy producer Danone. She will be the first Romanian national to hold this position. Anca Stroe was appointed as director of marketing following the end of former marketing director Bulgarian Strezova Dora’s mandate. Stroe is marketing brand manager for Romania, Moldova and the Adriatic countries for Nutriday brands, Casa Buna and Cremosso. She will coordinate a team of 18 marketing professionals. Before commencing her career at Danone, Stroe worked for Elite Romania and Johnson Romania. Anca Stroe is a graduate [...]

Published by Alexandru Camburu on January 10th, 2012 at 01:01 pm

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Raed Arafat to resign as Under Secretary of State on Health after dispute with President Traian Basescu

Raed Arafat, Under Secretary of State in Romania’s Health Ministry and coordinator of the Mobile Emergency Service for Resuscitation and Extrication (SMURD) plans to resign from his seat at the Health Ministry. The decision comes after his dispute with President Traian Basescu and other officials from the Ministry of Health on the upcoming health reform law. [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on January 10th, 2012 at 12:01 pm

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BCR chief economist Lucian Anghel elected head of Bucharest Stock Exchange

Lucian Anghel, the head economist of lender BCR is the new president of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, replacing Stere Farmache, who had the helm of the stock exchange for 16 years. Anghel run against Dan Paul, president of the Brokers Association and the incumbent president Farmache. He received half of the votes on Monday (January [...]

Published by romania insider on January 9th, 2012 at 08:01 pm

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Regina Maria appoints former Banca Transilvania deputy GM Ionut Patrahau as CEO

Ionut Patrahau, the former deputy general manager of Banca Transilvania, is the new CEO of private healthcare operator Regina Maria, starting January 9, according to the company. He is replacing Tim Elsigood who remains in the healthcare network’s Board of Directors. Regina Maria was founded by Dr. Wargha Enayati and his wife, Mitra Enayati. The [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on January 9th, 2012 at 02:01 pm

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Romanian actress Ana Ularu included in The Monitor’s ‘Thirty ideas from people under 30’

Romanian actress Ana Ularu, 26, who will take part in the “Shooting Stars” program – which selects the 10 most talented European actors and offers them a chance to meet directors and producers- was included in The Monitor’s recent article ‘Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Artisans’. The article presents people’s suggestions on how [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on January 5th, 2012 at 01:01 pm

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Romanian biologist goes missing in New Zealand; search is suspended

Romanian biologist Mihai Muncus-Nagy, 33, went missing in New Zealand’s Raoul Island on Monday (January 2) morning, while he was doing his routine monitoring on the island. It seems that the volunteer for the Romanian Department of Conservation (DOC) has been washed off the rock by a wave. Authorities decided earlier today (January 4) to call off the [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on January 4th, 2012 at 03:01 pm

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Romanian businessman Irinel Columbeanu plans to run for Bucharest City Hall

Romanian businessman Irinel Columbeanu plans to run in 2012 for the City Hall in Bucharest as independent candidate. He has recently announced his intention through a video posted on the internet. “I have the courage to sign up in this year’s competition and to get the trust necessary to the future mayor of the capital city [...]

Published by Irina Popescu on January 3rd, 2012 at 03:01 pm

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Romanian-born Canary Wharf CEO George Iacobescu gets Knighthood in UK

Romanian businessman George Iacobescu, president and executive director of the Canary Wharf has been named a Knight Bachelor in UK, according to Romania’s Embassy to London. The has been given the title for contribution to charity, to the community and the financial services industry. He is the first Romanian who has received such a title [...]

Published by romania insider on January 1st, 2012 at 02:01 pm

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The Banker: Romanian awarded Finance Minister of the Year in Europe, joining Colombia, Qatar, Senegal

Romanian Finance Minister Gheorghe Ialomitianu (in picture) got the Finance Minister of the Year in Europe award from The Banker magazine for the results of the structural reforms in Romania and the control over fiscal sustainability and fiscal legislation. The magazine praises Ialomitianu for keeping up with the plans established with the International Monetary Fund [...]

Published by romania insider on December 27th, 2011 at 10:12 am

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BCR chief economist, head of brokers association to run against president of Bucharest Stock Exchange

Lucian Anghel (in picture), the chief economist with BCR, the largest Romanian lender, is up for the presidency of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE). Dan Paul, the head of the Brokers’ Association in Romania is the only other candidate running against Stere Farmache, the current BSE president. Farmache was The BSE Chief Executive from 1995 [...]

Published by Corina Saceanu on December 19th, 2011 at 11:12 am

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RBS names Henk Paardekooper president of Romanian subsidiary

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has appointed Henk Paardekooper as president of the bank’s Romanian division, pending clearance from the Romanian Central Bank (BNR). He will replace Johan Gabriels, who has been running the bank since 2009. Paardekooper specializes in emerging markets. Previous to joining the RBS Romania, he was head of corporate and [...]

Published by romania insider on December 19th, 2011 at 10:12 am

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Martin Skopek returns to Romanian BCR as vice-president

Erste Group Bank, the majority shareholder in Romanian bank BCR, has recalled Martin Skopek to BCR vice-president, where he will take over as vice president from Oana Petrescu in March 2012. Skopek worked at BCR from November 2006 to June 2010 as board member for retail. He will continue to steer the group’s retail activities and [...]

Published by Alexandru Camburu on December 15th, 2011 at 02:12 pm

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Romanian law firm Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociatii extends office space, promotes 10 team members

Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociatii has leased 917 sqm of additional office space in America House on Victoria Square, taking their total 2,600 sqm in the building. The expansion is accompanies by 10 internal promotions and the company’s plan to extend the team. (in picture, Florentin Tuca, managing partner of the law firm) The law firm announced ten internal promotions as a result of professional assessments carried out in November. Seven [...]

Published by Alexandru Camburu on December 13th, 2011 at 02:12 pm