OREANDA-NEWS. UniCredit Bank  director of ITT and operations division, member of the board Tamara Savoschenko is appointed CEO first deputy.

Mrs Savoschenko’s career in the bank began over 20 years ago with a simple professional position in the operations department of Kyiv regional branch. In 2010 Tamara led the ITT and operations division and in 2011 she joined the members of the board of the bank.

"By expanding the activities and areas of my responsibility I see an opportunity to participate in the creation of a new strategy for the bank’s further development. The bank’s management has a very important mission during this difficult period: to help the bank to survive in today's environment, strengthen its position and take its rightful place among the most powerful banks in Ukraine",- comments Tamara Savoschenko.

"We are very proud to promote Tamara in the new role. First of all for because she fully deserves a professional steps ahead. Second because it demonstrates the reliability of our carrier/succession planning based on internal candidates and it shows the strength of our managerial team/pipeline" – said by Graziano Cameli.

Earlier Sergei Manokha decided to leave the post of UniCredit Bank CEO first deputy and take up the post of PJSC "Ukreximbank" CEO first deputy. In his new status Mr. Manokha will be responsible for the modernization of this financial institution.

"We are sorry that Sergey Manokha’s leaving the bank. However this is an important appointment on the state level. I’m positive that Sergey has the necessary experience for implementing the modernization of state financial institution. I’m wishing him luck on his new post", - notes UniCredit Bank CEO Graziano Cameli.

UniCredit Bank – is one of the largest multifunctional banks of Ukraine, offering its clients a full range of actual services in both individuals’ and corporate clients’ segment.

The renovated UniCredit Bank was created in December 2013 through integration of two Ukrainian assets of UniCredit Group, which has been operating on the local market since 1997. The integrated bank combined power, solidity and wide coverage of PJSC “Ukrsotsbank” and European experience, quality of servicing and flexibility of PJSC “UniCredit Bank”.

The widespread network of UniCredit Bank consists of 435 branches. Bank staff consists of the best specialists at the country’s market and totals 6 164 employees (as for 01 December 2013).

UniCredit is a leading European commercial bank with an international network spanning 50 markets, with more than 9,000 branches and over 148,000 employees. The Group operates in 20 European countries.