Samir Karia will also supervise the bank’s relations with clients, relevant authorities and government institutions, the bank said.

Samir Karia succeeds Ivan Vrhel, who after four years in the role of Citi Country Officer for Romania, was promoted to a new role within Citi outside Romania.

Samir Karia has over 25 years of experience in the financial services sector, having started his career with Citi in 1997.

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)