The information available last night showed that the new government in the works was to be composed of politicians, despite the fact that a number of business people, manages and consultants had warned that Romania needs more technocrats as ministers.
One of the most debatable issues when a government changes is whether the new members of the cabinet will be politicians or will be chosen from the business sector.
ZF proves that there is a list of Romanians who have the experience in managing profitable companies, with hundreds of employees, who might make suitable minister candidates.
The criteria for selection were the experience and results in their line of work, as well as how they achieved the best possible positioning of their company on the market and the communication skills.
Health Ministry
Robert Popescu, 46, general manager of A&D Pharma. He is considered to be the most powerful executive in the pharmaceutical system. Has been running the A&D Pharma business worth EUR800 million since 2008.
Petru Craciun, general manager of Cegedim. He has been running market research company Cegedim Romania, the main provider of information about the trend of the local pharmaceutical market. He is the man who knows how the market moves at any time.
Dan Ivan, 53, general manager of Actavis. He is one of the most experienced managers in the pharmaceutical industry. He is now running Actavis Romania, an about EUR90 million business.
Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism
Radu Enache, owner of Continental Hotels and chairman of Federation of Hotel Industry of Romania. He is running one of the biggest hotel chains in Romania, with 2,000 rooms and over EUR19.4 million revenue. He speaks English, French, Italian, Spanish and Hungarian.
Tinu Sebesanu, general manager of Trend Hospitality Consulting and Management. A graduate of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, he has a vast management experience. He has supervised the opening of several hotels in Romania.
Dragos Anastasiu, 47, chairman of Eurolines group in Romania. He runs the 52-travel agency network of Nova Travel, a EUR3 million business. Successfully signed a partnership with German tour operator TUI.
Education Ministry
Dana Papadima, educational director of private school “Little London”. She has always worked in the education field, first as a schoolteacher and then as a Romanian and French language teacher. She also worked as researcher, a university lecturer and manager of the Humanitas publishing house.
Andrei Grosu, general manager of Ascendis. He started working for Ascendis on programs dedicated to improving sales skills in 2005. Specialized in sales and management programs. Became a certified Human Synergistics International consultant in 2006.
Cristina Savuica, 43, managing partner Romania & Czech Republic of Lugera & Makler. She was appointed managing partner of this company in 2001, which later became the leading recruitment company on the local market. She is a graduate of the International Business and Economics Faculty.
Labor Ministry
Cristina Ionescu, HR director of OMV Petrom. She has an about 15-year experience in human resources management. Before taking the job with Petrom she had previously worked for Agip (the gas station network part of the Italian group Eni), Supreme Group (maker of Primola chocolate).
Radu Mavrodin, head of human resources with Groupe Renault Romania. Has a vast experience human resources management. Has worked for a number of companies, such as Michelin, Lafarge.
Adela Jansen, BRD’s head of human resources. A graduate of the Automatic Control and Computers Faculty of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest she became head of the HR department of BRD in April 2008.
Agriculture Ministry
Robert Arsene, general manager of Agricover. The 46-year old executive runs one of the most powerful businesses on the local agricultural market, worth over EUR150 million a year. He started his career at soft drinks producer Coca-Cola HBC.
Adrian Porumboiu, owner of Racova Pan Grup. Managed to build a genuine industrial giant in thirteen years, whose turnover stands at EUR200 million. Also has milling and bakery, milk and edible oil production operations, and is involved in tourism and construction sector.
Raul Ciurtin, general manager of Albalact Alba Iulia. The 39-year old executive runs the largest Romanian-held dairy producer. The company’s shares have the highest increase potential on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, 82%, Erste analysts say.
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Florian Aldea, 48, CEO of Carpatcement. An Electrical Engineering graduate, he also holds an MBA degree from ASEBUSS and Kennesaw University. Aldea runs a business with EUR190 million in revenue and 900 employees.
Gheorghe Racaru, 64, strategy director with Blue Air Group. A graduate of the Aurel Vlaicu School of Aviation Officers, class of 1970, Racaru is in charge of developing an airline business, a construction company, Romstrade and a project for an airport in Adunatii Copaceni (south of Bucharest).
Laurentiu Plosceanu, chairman of the Romanian Association of Building Contractors (ARACO). A graduate of the Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, he is both familiar with this field and has communication skills.
Communications Ministry
Mihai Tudor, 52, general manager of IBM. During his term the US company has significantly expanded its business in Romania and reached 1,500 employees. He is a graduate of the Electronics Faculty (Craiova) and holds an MBA degree from the OUBS, UK.
Liviu Dragan, 57, general manager of TotalSoft. He runs one of the largest companies on the market and is a member of the management team of the Association of Software Companies.
Marius Persinaru, 48, chief commercial officer of Xerox. Ran the local branch of Xerox between 2004 and 2009. Was promoted VP of operations in a regional division of the group. This year he was appointed chief commercial officer of Xerox for Central and Eastern Europe, Israel and Turkey.
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment
Constantin Toma, 52, owner of Romet Buzau. Buzau-based businessman Constantin Toma is one of the most powerful Romanian entrepreneurs on the market of industrial equipment. Romet reached EUR300 million turnover last year.
Gheorghe Dobra, 52, general manager of Alro Slatina. He runs a company with 2,500 employees and over EUR430 million in turnover in 2010. At the beginning of this year he also became CEO of Vimetco NV, the owner of the majority stake in the aluminum smelter.
Dan Sucu, 48, owner of Mobexpert. He is one of the best-known local entrepreneurs, who started the Mobexpert business in the early nineties. He built a EUR100 million business over 20 years, which employs 2,200 people.
Finance Ministry
Bogdan Dragoi, state secretary with the Finance Ministry. He is the mastermind of Romania’s sale of five-year eurobonds abroad at a yield of 5.29%, as well as of the sale of bonds on the US market early this year after a sixteen-year hiatus.
Serban Toader, senior partner of KPMG Romania. Has been actively involved in public debates, and was a supporter of the Economic Growth Program launched by the Foreign Investor Council in 2010. Has been working for audit and consultancy firm KPMG for about 20 years.
Dragos Doros, NNDKP Consultanta Fiscala partner. He worked as head of the Legislation and Direct Taxes department of the Finance Ministry for two years, where he originated fiscal normative acts. Returned to tax consultancy in 2010.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)