Daniela Iliescu is the CEO of Patria Bank and Board Member in Patria Bank and Patria Credit, with extensive experience in the financial sector (financial management, reporting and budgeting) within major institutions such as the EEAF (Emerging Europe Accession Fund and BAF (Balkan Accession Fund). Daniela was actively involved in monitoring equity fund investments in the financial services sector, most recent and important ones being the investments in Patria Bank and Patria Credit. Previously she worked for seven years with PWC Romania and she was responsible for coordinating the audit and financial advisory services for major clients in banking, leasing and credit and asset management companies. She graduated from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and she is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chamber of Romanian Auditors and the Romanian Accountants Organization. She also holds an MBA from the Executive MBA Program of the University of Vienna.