The new executive vice-presidents of Exim Banca Romaneasca takes office
The executive management of Exim Banca Romaneasca is now led by Traian Halalai as Executive President, along with Lidia Stan and Codin Năstase, who assume their mandates as Vice Presidents of the bank following authorization by the National Bank of Romania.
Thus, Lidia Stan becomes the new Executive Vice President responsible for retail activities and CFO, while Codin Năstase takes over as Executive Vice President responsible for internal control activities and CRO.
Cristian Șaitariu concludes his mandate as Executive Vice President of the bank.
Lidia Stan has 30 years of professional experience in the banking sector, nearly 12 of which have been with EximBank/Exim Banca Romaneasca, where she held the position of Executive Financial Director. Since 2020, after EximBank acquired the majority stake in Banca Romaneasca, she has served as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors and as Vice President of the Board of Directors of Banca Romaneasca, positions she held until the completion of the merger between the two banks. Previously, she spent more than six years as Head of Finance at Banca Romaneasca when it was part of the NBG Group and had a similar tenure as Manager of Group Reporting and Management Accounting at ING. She is a graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and has completed an MBA program at City University of Seattle/Romanian Banking Institute.
Codin Năstase also has extensive experience in the financial-banking sector, having held leadership positions in internal control and risk management across several banks. He has been part of the EximBank/Exim Banca Romaneasca team since 2020, where he led the Risk Division as Executive Director. Previously, he worked as Deputy General Manager of the Risk Division at Patria Bank and spent 10 years overseeing risk management at Bancpost, initially as Head of Risk and later as Executive Vice President responsible for risk and compliance. Additionally, he served for six years as Head of Risk at Banca Romaneasca when it was part of the NBG Group. He is a graduate of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and has completed an MBA program at ASSEBUS/ Kenesaw State University.
Traian Halalai, reappointed for a new term at the helm of the bank, took over the management of EximBank in November 2012, when the bank ranked 21st in Romania’s banking sector by assets under management. Strategic and operational decisions, along with actions taken over time, enabled the bank to perform well and strengthen its market position, becoming one of the most valuable Romanian companies and entering the Top 10 largest banks by assets. In December 2022, the bank completed the merger by absorption between EximBank as the absorbing entity and Banca Romaneasca as the absorbed entity, subsequently changing its name to Exim Banca Romaneasca. The merger marked a milestone in Romania’s banking sector, being the first time in history that a state-owned bank acquired a private bank. It also introduced a strong new player into the retail banking segment, aiming to diversify banking offers and increase the share of Romanian capital in the banking industry.
Currently, Exim Banca Romaneasca ranks eighth among Romanian banks by assets under management and continues to operate efficiently and profitably, ensuring sustainable business growth. Exim Banca Romaneasca offers a wide range of high-quality products and services tailored to the needs of individual and corporate clients. The bank operates a national distribution network of 82 branches and 26 Business Centers, the latter dedicated exclusively to companies. This network enables the bank to stay close to its retail and corporate clientele and implement various Romanian and European development programs. Moreover, acting as a state agent in the guarantees and insurance market, Exim Banca Romaneasca is one of the tools through which public funds provided by the Romanian state support the sustainable development of the economy.
January 30, 2025