we are maib team
Board of Directors
Vytautas Plunksnis
Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board since July 2020;
- Other current positions: Head of Private Equity, INVL Asset Management; partner at INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Eco Baltia; Chairman of the Management of Ecoservice, NRD Systems, Investors Association; board member of various portfolio companies;
- Since 2006 worked in different positions within Invalda INVL Group companies.
Natalia Vrabie
Member of the Board of Directors
- Appointed to maib's Supervisory Board in 2013;
- 1991 to 2013: managerial positions in maib, including position of CEO, Chairman of the Management Board during 1996-2013;
- Over 50 years of banking experience.
Vasile Tofan
Member of the Board of Directors
- Appointed to maib's Supervisory Board in 2018;
- Other current positions: Chairman of Supervisory Purcari Wineries Public Company Limited; Member of Consultative Boards of Anex and Intellias;
- Since 2021: Senior Partner at Horizon Capital Advisors LLC Office in Ukraine (joined in 2012);
- Previously worked Consultant at Monitor Deloitte and Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy & Alliances at Philips;
- Founded Ovuline (now Ovia Health);
- Graduated from Erasmus University of Rotterdam (public management), MBA from the Harvard Business School
Victor Miculet
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board in 2002-2020; Vice-Chairman since 2020;
- Other current positions: Chairman of the Association of Authorized Cars Importers;
- 1996: founder, CEO of “Auto-Space” LTD, authorized dealer of BMW, Mini, MAN, Honda and Mitsubishi cars.
Maryna Kvashnina
Member of the Board of Directors (independent member)
- Appointed to maib's Supervisory Board in 2018 as an independent member;
- Other current positions: CEO of Naftogaz Digital Technologies; Partner at Edenlab; Financial Services Network Co-Chair for Eastern Europe, YPO – Young Presidents` Organization;
- Since 2019: IT Director of Naftogaz Ukraine;
- 2013 to 2015 Vice President of Management Board of Delta Bank;
- Previously worked at Finstar Financial Group, PrivatBank; § Founder of Pharmacy Network Apteka Dobrogo Dnya (2006); Co-Founder of PAY2YOU (2015).
Ivane Gulmagarashvili
Member of the Board of Directors (independent member)
- Appointed to maib’s Supervisory Board in 2020 as an independent member;
- Other current positions: Member of Supervisory Boards of Agricover Holding and TAM Faktoring AS;
- 2015 to 2018: Head of New Products, 4finance Group § Previously worked at Barclays and Barclays Cards, Bank of Georgia;
- Graduated from Tbilisi State University (marketing), MBA from the Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
Konrad Kozik
Member of the Board of Directors (independent member)
- Appointed to maib's Supervisory Board in 2020 as an independent member;
- Other current positions: Member of the Supervisory Board of ISP Bank Albania;
- 2014 to 2019: CFO, Member of the Management Boards of Allianz Russia and Poland;
- Previously worked at UniCreditBank;
- Graduated from Navarra University, MBA from Luigi Bocconi University.
Management Board
Giorgi Shagidze
Chairman of the Management Board
- Joined maib in February 2021;
- Other current positions: Member of the Supervisory Boards of Synergy Capital and Georgian Stock Exchange; 2010-2020: Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer, as well as member of the Management Board at TBC;
- 2008 to 2010: Global Operations Executive for Barclays Bank;
- Deputy CEO of People's Bank of Georgia (2005-07);
- Graduated from the Tbilisi State University in 1997 and obtained an MBA from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School in 2008, Certified Financial Analyst.
Aliona Stratan
First Deputy chairwoman of the Management Board
- Joined maib in 2020 as First Vice-Chairwoman of the Management Board, Retail Banking;
- Other current roles: Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of maib Leasing, Board Member of Amcham Moldova and of AIOD;
- 2018 to 2020: Vice President ABB Bank Armenia;
- 2014 to 2018: Vice President VTB Bank Armenia;
- Previously worked at ProCreditBank Georgia, National Bank of Moldova;
- Graduated from the Moldova State Agrarian University, MBA from Grenoble Graduate School of Business.
Andrii Glevatskyi
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
- Joined maib in 2019 as Counsellor in Risks;
- 2019: appointed to the Management Board of maib as Chief Risks Officer and later, in 2021 – as Head of Business (SME) Banking;
- 2009 to 2019: held different positions at Raiffeisen Bank Aval Ukraine, including Head of Retail Risks in 2015 to 2019; Previously worked at Aval Bank Ukraine; Graduated from the National Agrarian University.
Dumitru Baxan
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
- Joined maib in 2010 as Head of NPL Recovery Department;
- 2019: appointed to the Management Board of maib as Head of Corporate Banking and Investments;
- Previously worked at Banca de Economii, including as Vice President for Retail Banking and at National Bank of Moldova;
- Graduated from Moldova Academy of Economic Studies.
Stela Recean
Deputy Chairwoman of the Management Board
- Since 2018: Vice-Chairwoman of the Management Board, Chief Compliance Officer (since 2021 took also the role of Chief Risk Officer);
- 2014 to 2018: Head of Compliance Department;
- 2000 to 2014: held different positions, including of managing partner at PwC Moldova;
- Previously worked at PWC and National Bank of Moldova;
- Graduated from Moldova Academy of Economic Studies, ACCA, ACAMS, Licensed Auditor.
Marcel Teleuca
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
- Works in maib since 1994 (with a one year break, when worked as Head of Treasury of BTR Bank);
- 2010: appointed as Vice-Chairman of the Management Board;
- Previously worked as Head of Treasury, Head of Dealing, dealer;
- Graduated from Moldova Academy of Economic Studies.
Macar Stoianov
Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
- He joined maib team in April 2022, as a Financial Consultant.
- Prior to maib Macar Stoianov has been working seven years for McKinsey & Company, the leading global strategy consultancy, where he was involved in projects in the areas of business strategy, finance and risk, as well as digital transformation and core operations.
- Earlier in his career he held posts with KBC and ING groups, the leading European financial institutions, where among other things he gained diverse experience in finance, risk management, budgeting, pricing and liability management. Macar holds an MBA from Vlerick Business School, MSc and BA from Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest Romania, Financial Risk Management (FRM) from GARP and is a CFA.