Management Team
Henk Paardekooper, President of the Executive Committee and Member of the Board of Directors First Bank
Razvan Filcescu, Vice President of First Bank
Nikolaos Chaniotis, Vice President of First Bank
Henk Paardekooper, President of the Executive Committee and Member of the Board of Directors First Bank
Henk Paardekooper has been the CEO of First Bank since 2019 and has led the successful transformation of the bank into a new retail and commercial bank, serving households and companies in Romania delivering high quality products and services focusing on digital with a human touch.
He has gained thirty-five years of international experience within global banking organizations, managing divisional and country businesses in various countries and international markets.
Henk has acquired a successful track record in business transformation as well as complex change and integration programs.
Razvan Filcescu, Vice President of First Bank
Razvan Filcescu is Vice President of First Bank and former non-executive member of the Board of Directors of Bank Leumi Romania.
He currently coordinates Network Sales & Service Division, Retail & Micro Division, SME Division, Corporate Division, Product & Digital Innovation Hub Division, Marketing & Communication Division, as well as Sales & Performance Management Department.
Razvan Filcescu is a senior banking executive with almost 25 years of banking & financial experience. With extensive banking experience, gained in banks such as Procredit Bank and Credit Europe Bank, Razvan began his career as loan officer and constantly evolved into important management positions, deeply involved in the process of building a commercial bank.
Recently, his activity focused on the lending area of companies, debt collection and workout activities, transformation programs, but he switched to coordinate First Bank sales and marketing activities for all segments (retail, SME and corporate) at the beginning of 2023.
Razvan graduated the Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, holding a B.Sc. in Banking and Stock Exchanges.
He also holds an MBA in Financial Management at City University of Seattle (2003-2004).
Nikolaos Chaniotis, Vice President of First Bank
Nikolaos coordinates the recovery operations for Business and Retail segments, as well as the Real Estate Owned function of the Bank.
Nikolaos has extensive expertise in managing and restructuring non-performing loans, corporate banking and credit risk. With an international track record of over 30 years in recovery banking and active management sectors, Nikolaos has previously been Deputy General Manager of Piraeus Bank Romania, and held a number of key positions within Tirana Bank, Uniastrum Bank - Russia, Bank of Cyprus, Arab Bank PLC - Athens, Piraeus Bank, and Credit Lyonnais Greece.
Nikolaos holds a Master’s Degree in Business Management, with a major in Finance from the University of Toledo, Ohio, and has a Bachelor's Degree in Economic Sciences from the Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania.
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