Nevenca Doca and Bogdan Pleșuvescu, BT: One of the priorities is the successful integration of colleagues from OTP Group Romania and BCR Chisinau.

At the CEO + HR Roundtable event, organized by Cariere magazine in Bucharest, Banca Transilvania was represented by Nevenca Doca - Senior Executive Director Human Resources and Bogdan Pleșuvescu - Deputy CEO. The theme of the discussions was "The rush for productivity growth: what are leaders investing their HR budget in 2025".

Statements of BT representatives about priorities and plans for this year:

• One of the priorities is the successful integration into the Banca Transilvania Group's team and organizational culture of colleagues coming from the OTP Group Romania and BCR Chisinau teams. We have two bank integrations underway, in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, which will be completed on the same day, February 28, 2025, which we are running together with the OTP Bank and BCR Chisinau teams. So far we have seen commonalities, competence and professionalism, so I am optimistic. Through clarity, communication and transparency, we want to ensure a smooth transition for our new colleagues, and that the moment we work together for the Banca Transilvania Group, we will have the same direction - human banking.
  
  
• We pay close attention to how artificial intelligence benefits people's productivity and experience, which is why we are early adopters in Romanian banking. We are on the learning curve and we are experimenting. This year we have set out to accelerate at BT the growth of AI-literacy and the adoption of AI in different activities. We're already working with Microsoft on this, we have integrated Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI, AI assistants that help us to be more productive in our day-to-day work, automate high-volume, repetitive activities and increase efficiency in the software development area. Adopting AI is a process that involves much more than using tools. It involves a mindset shift and the development of new skills. People talent, new skills and technology are essential for BT and tomorrow's banking.
  
  
• Another priority for us is to support the business by updating the organizational structure and way of working, which means a complex change management process.
  
  
• Talent management and ensuring BT's continued success well into the future is an ongoing priority for us. This year we will expand our existing programs to develop the potential of talented colleagues who are eager to build a career in a dynamic and competitive environment. We will continue to further develop our HR management platform with internal resources and will include in our existing wellbeing programs the most topical themes such as longevity.

The event marked the launch of a Career Series, which will bring together company coordinators and HR representatives at each edition to discuss current and future trends in the labor market.