Cristina Ionescu

Experience

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  Asirom - Vienna Insurance Group

  Sept 1999 - Sept 2000

  Chief Coordinator Inspector- Motor TPL Office, Administration Ascertainment Office & Daewoo Debtors

  Coordinate Internal Control Department, Motor TPL Office, Administration Ascertainment Office, Daewoo Debtors Office - Perform technical audit - Perform analysis and provide financial reports in regards to the MTPL and leasing policies- Develop leads, prepare and negotiate insurance offers

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  Allianz-Tiriac Asigurari

  Sept 2000 - Nov 2016

  Direct lead on following areas: Business process management; Project management; Project controlling; Business Continuity Management, Regulatory documents management; Quality ManagementIn charge of a team of experts and permanently focused on their personal development and training. Recruit, motivate and supervise staff, manage performance and control expenditures. - Develop strategies to evaluate organizational performance and promote continuous process quality improvements - Lead major company projects with high impact on operations, financial statements and human resources.- Lead cross-functional process improvement initiatives by setting objectives & creating sustainable business processes- Conceive & deliver Project management trainings in Romania & Allianz Group entities based on Lean Sigma methodology- Facilitate business processes development/documentation to enhance and sustain organizational agility and operational performance- Act as change agent/coach for the organization to achieve organizational adherence to new or modified processes, ensuring business efficiency and quality- Focus on complexity reduction & standardization of operations to support realization of the organization’s strategic objectives- Develop process mapping and documentation to support effective use of systems- Monitor solutions'effectiveness - process KPIs - Creating quality documents - Identify need for policy/procedure refinement as a consequence of legal requirements/ process re-engineering- Perform quality audits & enforce annual recertification -ISO 9001/2015- Develop & implement project management/ controlling methodologies- Establish cost control, reporting and analytic framework across major project expenditures- Prioritize, set-up & monitor company projects’ portfolio - Achieve significant cost reduction targets without reduced service levels (positive customer experience)- Review business continuity plans on critical business processes Show less

  • Head Of Department - Projects Portfolio Management & Quality Management

    Nov 2005 - Nov 2016

  • Department Manager – Cost Analysis Department

    Sept 2003 - Nov 2005

  • Senior Underwriter – Large Accounts and Brokers Department

    Apr 2002 - Sept 2003

  • Specialist Inspector– Sales Management Division

    Nov 2000 - Apr 2002

  • Auditor - Audit Department

    Sept 2000 - Dec 2000
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  Allianz Group

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2010

  Member - Business Operations & Solutions Team

  - Set-up BPM (Business Process Management) concepts and frameworks for the Europe region- Define process description guidelines, set up process KPIs and monitoring concepts- Coordinate process mapping (by using Mega tool), processes parameters benchmark and re-engineering activities on the regional level- Give recommendations to the OEs for process improvements by using best practice across the region- Coordinate AZNEW Europe organizational transformational program. Initiative consists in costs allocation per different company areas and identification of main cost drivers and potential improvement areas-Participate in processes redesign and organizational structures definition for regional alignment to TOM (target oriented model) for Central & Eastern Europe countries- Participate in ABS Financial Shared Service Company’ services improvement by running a regional project (with the involvement of 8 countries) Show less

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  Insured Persons Guarantee Fund (FGA)

  Nov 2016 - Mar 2017

  General Manager personal Councelor

  - Advice General Manager in regards to the documents to be approved as well as decisions to be taken- Prepare materials for Management Board meetings- Provide consultancy to internal structures in regards to risks and BCM policies to be implemented- Implement quality standards to overachieve 'sclient's expectation

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  Bancpost

  Apr 2017 - Dec 2018

  Coordinate the project related to Bancpost sale process.  Participate in due-diligence activities and provide content for the drafting of transaction documents, together with the team of internal and external specialists Manage access to data rooms and coordination of Bank specialists and external experts (lawyers, financial consultants, etc.), ensuring effective communication of key project timelines and deadlines. Coordinate and monitor the bank portfolios transfer processes associated with the bank sale process; Ensure consistency, transparency and accuracy of the data and documents migration related to loans assigned to acquiring banks (Eurobank/ Banca Transilvania) Coordinate all the processes related to portfolio servicing during interim service period Show less Oversee, supervise, plan and control the activities carried out by the coordinated organizational structures: PMO, Change Management and Process Improvement.Primarily responsible to collaborate with the business units to provide for the implementation of the Bank's strategic projects and initiatives with the right balance of quality, flexibility, control and cost.Deliver bank-wide program roadmaps (milestones/investments/benefits) through projects portfolio management.Lead the most important projects of the Bank considering immediate & long-term impact. Identify the main threats & issues of the Bank’s projects portfolio and propose the mitigation accordingly. Build the projects portfolio and reports for various management meetings; Supervise projects CAPEX budgets, monitor execution and provide reports to the competent structures of the Bank Coordinate the allocation of resources (FTEs and budget) for bank portfolio Follow-up the projects performance after the implementation and ensure that the project’s outcome does in fact deliver the benefits called for Identify and mitigate the critical path, issues and resources prioritization for bank portfolio Manage the relationships with internal departments, Eurobank Group and third-parties Show less

  • Transformation Management Division Manager

    Apr 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Head of Division – PMO (Large projects management/ Project controlling)

    Apr 2017 - Apr 2018
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  Banca Transilvania

  Jan 2019 - now

   Ensure the appropriate level of integration within the Group, between the parent company and the investment subsidiaries, namely BT Asset Management, BT Capital Partners and BT Pensions, in order to make better use of existing synergies within the Group. Facilitate a unified approach to the Bank's strategy/principles/guidelines at Investment subsidiaries’ level Contribute to sustainable growth by identifying opportunities to launch dedicated products and complementing the current product range with green finance, financial education and positive social impact components. Participate in the digitization projects of the investment experience  Involvement in acquisition processes - through BT Group projects on M&A opportunities identified in the market through the business activity; Active participation in integration projects of new entities joining BT Financial Group through acquisition processes Show less Coordinate Sustainability principles implementation.  Define and monitor the implementation of Sustainability strategy at BT Group level (GFBT) aiming to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into business decisions, economic development, and investment strategies Coordinate the Sustainability Report preparation based on GRI standards Perform materiality assessment and follow up on major improvement suggestions Closely collaborate with all the business units for data gathering and ESG knowledge sharing Coordinate Sustainability report assurance process by working closely with external ESG auditors and all internal functions  Facilitate the affiliation process with significant organizations that promote the sustainability principles (PRB/ UNEP – FI); Manage the preparation of the associated reports (eg. Portfolio Impact analysis) Oversee the company rating process from sustainability perspective by ensuring collaboration with authorized companies (eg. Sustainalytics, Refinitiv) Manage internal and external ESG information requests by collaborating with responsible functions  Ensure compliance to different ESG regulations Show less Define and coordinate the implementation of the integration strategy for BT Subsidiaries. Addressing complex cross cutting projects for developing a concept designed to gain a more complete/ accurate understanding of each subsidiary’ processes, with the aim of aligning projects, better flexibility and decision making.  Supervise the preparation of the consolidated analysis of the BT Subsidiaries activities/financial and KPIs reports. Project’s portfolio management for BT Subsidiaries – ensure alignment to group strategy, resource management and knowledge transfer. Show less

  • Investment Subsidiary Directorate

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Manager GFBT Sustainability Program

    Mar 2020 - Oct 2023

  • Manager BT Subsidiaries Integration

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2021