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Tamriko Chechelashvili Joins Paysera Bank Georgia as Chief Legal Officer

Former Pasha Bank Head of Legal Department Tamriko Chechelashvili has joined Paysera Bank Georgia as Chief Legal Officer.

Przemyslaw Karolak Joins Aion Bank as Deputy Head of Legal

Former Vodeno General Counsel Przemyslaw Karolak has joined Aion Bank as its new Deputy Head of Legal.

Adam Grzeskiewicz Joins PKO Bank Polski as Head of Legal Services for Litigation and Proceedings

Former DNB Bank Polska Head of Legal and Corporate Relations Adam Grzeskiewicz has joined PKO Bank Polski as its new Head of Legal Services for Litigation and Proceedings.

Christopher Fischer Joins DenizBank as Group Head of Legal

Former Accenture Senior Legal Contract Manager Christopher Fischer has become the new Group Head of Legal at DenizBank.

Eda Yuksel Joins Dogan Holding as Chief Legal Officer

Former Turcas Petrol Chief Legal Officer Eda Yuksel has joined Dogan Holding as its new Chief Legal Officer.

Inside Insight: Pawel Szczepaniak of mBank

mBank Deputy General Counsel Pawel Szczepaniak talks about his path to banking and reflects on how his varied background continues to shape his approach to complex legal challenges.

Tamara Mohoric Selak Joins LON as Head of Compliance

Former Skupina Zito Director of Legal Affairs and General Services Tamara Mohoric Selak has joined LON as its new Head of Compliance.

Andrei Muresan Joins Tiriac Group as Head of Legal – Special Projects

Former Schoenherr Managing Attorney at Law Andrei Muresan has joined the Tiriac Group as its new Head of Legal - Special Projects.

Ozlem Gelbal Uluisik Becomes General Manager at Legal Department of Zorlu Holding

Ozlem Gelbal Uluisik has become the new General Manager of the Legal Department at Zorlu Holding.

Ebru Ersoy Becomes Chief Legal Counsel at Nurol Bank

Former Dogan Holding Chief Legal Counsel Ebru Ersoy has become the new Chief Legal Counsel at Nurol Bank.

Nevena Skocic Joins IFC as Counsel

Former Wolf Theiss Counsel Nevena Skocic has joined IFC's Vienna office as Counsel.

Inside Insight: Bogdan Plesuvescu of Banca Transilvania

Bogdan Plesuvescu has worked in both Moldova and Romania’s banking sectors, progressing from a legal role to CEO.

Martin Seda Appointed Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Home Credit International

Former Home Credit International Legal Manager Martin Seda has been promoted to the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer position for the group.

LCF Law Group’s Yuliya Atamanova Moves In-House as PrivatBank Legal Counsel and Head of International Disputes

Yuliya Atamanova has joined JSC CB PrivatBank as a Legal Counsel and the head of the bank's International Arbitration and Cross-Border Litigation Department.

Mehmet Tekergul Moves to Alternatif Bank as Head of Legal

Former Turkiye Finans Katilim Bankasi Head of Legal Advisory Mehmet Tekergul has moved to the Alternatif Bank as Head of Legal.

Przemyslaw Karolak Moves In-House as Vodeno General Counsel

Former CMS Warsaw Senior Associate Przemyslaw Karolak has joined banking-as-a-service cloud-native platform Vodeno as its General Counsel.

Pawel Kulak Promoted to Principal Counsel at Nordic Investment Bank

Former Senior Counsel Pawel Kulak has been appointed as the Nordic Investment Bank's Principal Counsel.

Nikos Salakas Moves In-House as Alpha Bank Chief of Corporate Center and General Counsel

Former Koutalidis Partner Nikos Salakas has left the firm to join Alpha Bank as its new Chief of Corporate Center and General Counsel.

Ozge Sanioglu Appointed Director of Deutsche Bank in Turkiye

Deutsche Bank Turkiye Head of Legal and former Vice President Ozge Sanioglu was appointed Director at the company in March 2024.

Andreea-Paula Armanu-Costache Joins EIF as Legal Counsel

Romanian lawyer Andreea-Paula Armanu-Costache has joined the European Investment Fund as a Legal Counsel in Luxembourg.

Ozlem Barut Joins IFC as Counsel

Ozlem Barut has joined the International Finance Corporation as a Counsel in the compliance department.

Deal 5: FInCause Founder Waylon Yeh on Obtaining Electronic Money Institution License

On March 17, CEE Legal Matters reported that Adon Legal has advised Taiwanese capital company FinCause on obtaining an electronic money institution license from the Bank of Lithuania. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Waylon Yeh FinCause Founder and Member of the Management Board to learn more about the matter. 

Christopher Fischer Appointed to Associate General Counsel & Senior Vice President at Paysafe

Paysafe has appointed Vienna-based Christopher Fisher to Associate General Counsel & Senior Vice President.

Deal 5: Erste Group Executive Director on Financing and PPA for Krivaca Wind Farm

On February 16, CEE Legal Matters reported that Dentons had advised a banking consortium on their EUR 155 million financing for the 103.3-megawatt Krivaca wind farm project co-owned by Serbia’s MK Group and Slovenia’s ALFI Green Energy Fund. The lending consortium consisted of Erste Group Bank, Erste Bank Novi Sad, and other banks. CEE In-House Matters spoke with Ladislav Tolmaci, Executive Director at Erste Bank, to learn more about the financing. 

First Investment Bank Appoints Anton Petrov to Chief Compliance Director

First Investment Bank has appointed Anton Petrov as Chief Compliance Director in Bulgaria.

Loredana Coras Joins PKO Bank Polski as a Legal Expert

Loredana Coras has joined PKO Bank Polski as a Legal Expert in Romania.

Marija Chatzimpyrou Joins NLB Lease&Go as Head of Legal

Marija Chatzimpyrou has joined NLB Lease&Go as Head of Legal and General Affairs Department in Serbia.

Adam Grzeskiewicz Appointed to Head of Legal & Corporate Relations at DNB Bank

Adam Grzeskiewicz has been appointed to Head of Legal & Corporate Relations at DNB Bank Polska.

Dominika Niewiadomska-Siniecka Joins VeloBank as CEO Advisor, Proxy, and Managing Director

Former UPC Polska Board Member and Chief Legal, Regulatory, Corporate Affairs Officer Dominika Niewiadomska-Siniecka has joined VeloBank as CEO Advisor, Proxy, and Managing Director.

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