Banca Transilvania SA
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, str. Calea Dorobantilor, nr. 30-36,
400121, Romania
Adresa de e-mail: investor.relations@btrl.ro
Tel: + 40 264 407 150
Fax: + 40 264 407 179
George Călinescu
Deputy CEO, Chief Financial Officer
George Călinescu has more than two decades of experience in banking and auditing. His tenure at BT began in 2013, and he is part of one of the youngest leadership teams in the Romanian banking sector. In addition to leading the finance team, his role extends to overseeing data and information management across the Banca Transilvania Financial Group. His management approach is to support the coordinated team to achieve excellence.
He holds a leadership position within ACCA, one of the largest organisations of chartered accountants in the world. In 2019 he was named the best Chief Financial Officer in Investor Relations (BVB and ARIR Gala).
He was born in 1975 in Iași.
Professional experience
2014 – Ongoing
Banca Transilvania
- Deputy CEO, Chief Financial Officer
- Member in:
- Leaders’ Committee
- Asset and Liability Management Committee
- Procurement Committee
- Human Resources Committee
- Data and Business Intelligence Monitoring Committee
2022 – Ongoing
Code Crafters
- Director
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
2021 – Ongoing
Idea::Leasing
- Member of the Board of Directors
2014 – Ongoing
Improvement Credit Collection
- Director
- Member of the Board of Directors
April – December 2018
Bancpost Romania
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
- Member of the Risk Committee
- Member of the Audit Committee
April – December 2015
Volksbank Romania
- Member of the Supervisory Board
- Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
- Vice-Chairman of the Risk Committee
- Vice-Chairman of the Audit Committee
2013 – 2014
Banca Transilvania
- Executive Director, Financial
2012 – 2013
RBS Bank Romania
- Director
- Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Deputy General Director, Financial
2011 – 2012
RBS Bank Romania
- Financial Director
2008 – 2011
ABN AMRO Bank Romania
- Deputy Financial Director
September – November 2008
Bancpost Romania
- Director, Planning and Strategy
2007 – 2008
ABN AMRO Bank Romania
- Deputy Financial Director
2005 – 2007
ABN AMRO Bank Romania
- Head of Financial Service
January – May 2005
Alpha Bank Romania
- Head of Financial Service
2002 – 2005
Alpha Bank Romania
- Specialized Referent
2001 – 2002
PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit Romania
- Senior Auditor
1999 – 2001
PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit Romania
- Assistant Auditor
1997 – 1998
Coopers & Lybrand Romania
- Internship
Education and training
2022 – Ongoing
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, USA
1995 – 1999
American University in Bulgaria
1994 – 1999
Alexandru loan Cuza University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Romania
Certifications and courses:
2003 - Ongoing
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom
- Member of ACCA Romania Organizing Committee (2005 - 2014)
- Senior Member since 2008
- Member since 2003
2021
MIT Sloan School of Management, United Kingdom
- Artificial Intelligence: Implications of Business Strategy
2020
UC Berkeley School of Information, United Kingdom
- Data Science Essentials
2017
Harvard Business School, USA
- HBX Disruptive Strategy
2013
Dale Carnegie Training Romania
- Impact Presentations
2012 – 2013
Deloitte Romania
- Next Generation - Developing Future Leaders Program
2011
RBS Bank Romania
- Presentation skills
2005 – 2008
ABN AMRO Bank Romania
- Financial Derivatives in Practice
- Asset and Liability Management Committee Simulation
- Leadership Program: Growth Management
- A+ Leader
- Leadership through Change
- Communication and Conflict Management
2006
Euromoney, United Kingdom
- Accounting for derivatives