The Ministry of Public Finance, main shareholder of EximBank has decided to appoint Mrs. Crina Cosma as the second Vice-president of the board and Executive Vice-president of EximBank. The nomination is to be sent to the National bank of Romania for authorization, said the bank in a statement.

Crina Cosma (63)  has a vast experience in banking acquired during her activity in the management team of Banca Romaneasca, member of National Bank of Greece Group, where between 2007-2013  she has hold the position of Deputy General Director, followed by the position of the Counselor of the General Director. At the same time, between 2009-2010, she was in charge with the management of Banca Romaneasca until the appointment of a new General Director.

Her career in banking includes holding the position of General Director for Support and  Operations Department and Deputy General Director (2003-2007) in Bancpost and respectively in Alpha Bank (1998 – 2003). She has graduated the Academy of Economic Studies – Faculty of Finance and she has followed varied post-graduation studies.

The main shareholder of EximBank is the Romanian state which owns through the Ministry of Public Finance 95,37% of the shares, the rest of them belonging to SIF Oltenia, SIF Banat-Crisana, SIF Moldova, SIF Transilvania and SIF Muntenia.  As of autumn 2012, EximBank’s President is Mr. Traian Halalai and Mr. Paul Ichim holds the position of Vice-president.

EximBank targets exclusively companies, having a portfolio focused on three business pillars - financing,  guarantees and insurance, enables it to grant assistance to current activities and development of exporters, SME-s and companies involved in projects pertaining to key economic sectors, particularly those contributing to the absorption of EU funds.

The bank has registered at the end of 2013 with a net profit of almost 50 million lei, a level four times higher as compared to 2012, under the circumstances of improving the commercial activity and efficiently managing resources.