Functional Skills

Leadership Development
Organizational Design
Change Management / Org Design

Sector Experience

Energy
Financial Services
Life Sciences & Pharma
Technology
Telecom

Languages

English
Romanian
French

Countries Worked In

AZ FR HU IT KZ MY MD NL PT RO RU ES TR UA AE GB US

Notable Clients

Dogan Holding
Fall Creek
Grifols
Scottish Water
Trendyol

Bulge Bracket Investment Banks
Fortune 500

Experience

Center for Creative Leadership Management Consulting
Senior Faculty
1/2019 - Present
• Transformational leadership programs for companies in Tech, Pharma, aviation, banking,
energy, and engineering across Central Asia, Europe, and the United States.
• Specialized in integrating digital, AI and sustainable leadership into business strategies.
• Contributed to CCL Agile Team Maturity Assessment, CCL Flash 360 (full pack), Leadership
Styles Assessment, CCL AI Readiness Survey
• Leading Agile Consultant focused on transformational leadership and embedding long-lasting
cultural change, building new leadership behaviours, and implementing new ways of working.

Brightside Leadership Development Human Resources
Founder & CEO
1/2019 - Present
• Strategic consulting for scale-ups and entrepreneurial companies in areas such as:
Organizational design, leadership success profiles, and competency frameworks
• Development programs for founder teams and middle management (e.g. Simtel Team,
Expressoft Technology, etc.)

Societe Generale Human Resources
Director Talent, Capability & Career Development
1/2018 - 1/2019
Creating Career Paths and Frameworks for Top Talent in Banking

Vodafone Human Resources
Director HR, Executive Leadership Team Member
1/2016 - 1/2018
• Vodafone Group SLT member, focused on organizational transformation & implementation of
agile ways of working in cross-functional teams
• Process digitalization (SuccessFactors, HireVue, analytics)
• Non-executive director of Vodafone Shared Services Romania SRL and Vodafone Romania
Technologies SRL, two legal entities owned by Vodafone in Romania

Citigroup Human Resources
Chief HR Officer
1/1999 - 1/2016
covering 4.200 employees) (2013 – 2016)
• Member of the Executive Management Board, responsible for HR leadership across Russia,
Ukraine, and Kazakhstan—an economically, politically, and operationally complex cluster—
supporting over 4,200 employees across 15 cities.

Citigroup Human Resources
Senior Vicepresident, CEE & MENA HR Business Partner
1/2009 - 1/2012
• Provided regional HR leadership for Citibank's retail and commercial banking operations
across 13 EMEA countries, covering more than 5,500 employees.
• Key markets included Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Turkey, the United
Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Bahrain.

Citigroup Human Resources
Deputy General Manager
1/1999 - 1/2009
• Held key leadership roles in the restructuring, reorganization, and modernization of the branch
network, as well as in managing the Human Resources function. Served as HR Director for
Citibank Romania and HR coordinator for the Romania/Bulgaria sub-region.