Alexandru CIUNCAN has over 20 years of experience in the insurance and private pensions industries across Central and Eastern Europe, with strong expertise in market conduct, business development, public affairs, and journalism.

Since 2018, he has been serving as General Manager of UNSAR – The National Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Romania, and in 2022 he was appointed President of the Association. Since 2019, he has also been a Member of the Managing Board of ISF – the Institute for Financial Studies.

Between 2013 and 2018, Alexandru was a member of IRSG and OPSG, the two Stakeholder Groups within EIOPA – the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority – actively contributing to the drafting and debate of legislation with long-term impact on the insurance and private pensions sectors. During the same period, he served as Secretary General of APPA – the Association for Insurance Promotion, an NGO that launched the first large-scale financial education campaigns in Romania – and as Managing Partner of XPRIMM, a leading media company covering the insurance industry in CEE and SEE.

Alexandru holds a degree in Management from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and a Professional Certificate in Management from the Open University Business School (UK). He is also a certified PMP – Project Management Professional and ACP – Agile Certified Professional (Project Management Institute, USA). Most recently, he graduated from Henley Business School (UK) with a postgraduate certificate in Board Practice and Directorship.