Euroins appoints Dragoș Oltenescu as Deputy General Director
Bucharest, March 23, 2022– One year after Tanja Blatnik took over the position of General Manager of Euroins Romania, the company further strengthens its top management team by appointing Dragoș Oltenescu as Deputy General Manager, responsible for strategy financial and company transformation. His appointment was approved today by the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF).
Dragoș Oltenescu, Deputy General Director of Euroins Romania, has over 20 years of experience in financial management and a rich professional track record in leading large-scale projects such as business transformation, implementation of financial strategies and management of internal resources and procedures at some of the most important international banking institutions with a presence in Romania. He has extensive leadership experience in large organizations, but has also contributed to the development of fintech start-ups with a focus on digital payment products. His experience has been gained from an impressive career in the banking and fintech, consulting, insurance, telecom and FMCG industries.
“I am extremely honored to have Dragoș in the team. I believe his experience and adherence to Euroins values will help us achieve our target and the ambitious transformation plans we have. His extensive experience in top management of international business is impressive and will help us to be more resilient and face the challenges of the local insurance market. I am confident that with Dragoș by my side, Euroins Romania will make great strides in becoming a stronger and bolder company,” said Tanja Blatnik, General Director of Euroins Romania.
Dragoș Oltenescu started his career in Price Waterhouse Coopers. He then joined Philip Morris, where he also gained international expertise in Switzerland as Fiscal & Economic Affairs Senior, being responsible for 15 EU countries, after which he moved to the banking industry, being part of the management team of ABN AMRO Retail Bank. Before joining Euroins Romania, he held top management positions, such as CFO at Orange Money (part of the Orange Group) and BNP Paribas Cardif, respectively Head of Controlling at Erste Bank.
“I am delighted to join Euroins Romania and work alongside Tanja Blatnik, as well as the entire team in Romania, to strengthen the company’s position in the market. I was drawn to the ambitious transformation plan and am honored to have the opportunity to contribute to the new strategy. Euroins Romania is part of one of the largest insurance groups, present in 14 European countries, which has a partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The latest changes in the company’s strategy will allow us to take big steps, to progress quickly, based on the expertise and knowledge that each of us has. I am very confident that we will tackle without problems the challenges that will appear in 2022 and beyond, and that we will reach new dimensions of success,” said Dragoș Oltenescu,
The first positive results of Euroins Romania’s transformation plan are already visible. The company reported for 2021 a turnover of 2.2 billion lei and 163,000 claims paid, the value of payments being 1.5 billion lei. In just one year, the company had capital increases of over 500 million lei, part of these amounts coming from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development – EBRD. Also, in Q4 2021, Euroins Romania managed to significantly improve its internal procedures, so that all claims – without human casualties – were paid in less than seven days.
About Euroins Insurance Group (EIG) and Eurohold
Euroins Insurance Group AD (EIG) is one of the most important insurance groups operating in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Euroins Insurance Group offers a full range of insurance products, serves more than 4 million customers in 14 countries and has more than 3,000 employees. EIG is part of Eurohold Bulgaria, the largest private holding in Bulgaria and a major financial and energy group operating in the region and active in the field of electricity distribution, supply and trade, insurance, leasing, car sales, investment services and asset management. Eurohold is listed on the Sofia Stock Exchange and the Warsaw Stock Exchange. In 2021, Eurohold acquired the subsidiaries of the Czech energy company CEZ Group in Bulgaria, which have more than 3.www.euroins.ro;www.eig.bg;www.eurohold.bg
