Mihaela Bitu took over the role of CEO of ING Bank Romania in July 2019. Previously, she held the position of Head of Wholesale Banking and Deputy Director. In this role, she led the division responsible for ING’s business with large corporate clients and financial institutions, including product portfolio management and customer service. Since May 2018, she is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Romanian Association of Banks.
Mihaela joined ING in 1995 as a trainee management, shortly after the ING group started its activity in Romania. For almost 30 years, she has developed a successful career at ING, mainly in the field of Wholesale Banking, fulfilling a variety of roles, which involved managing customer relations, conducting numerous transactions in the areas of M&A, capital markets, lending, as well as coordinating teams and complex projects, locally and internationally.
Also, she has successfully completed two international mandates, the most recent in 2008-2010, as Head of General Lending Products for Central and Eastern Europe, at ING Netherlands. Previously, between 1999-2000, she completed an international internship as a member of the Corporate Finance Central & Eastern Europe team at ING Great Britain.
Her educational training includes an MBA from the School of Management in Bucharest (in association with the Universite du Quebec of Montreal) graduated summa cum laudae, and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest.
Mihaela is married and the mother of two children, a boy and a girl. She is motivated by challenges and appreciates new and diverse experiences, both in her career and in her personal life.