Experience

TSSAG - the Securities Services Advisory Group

• United Kingdom
• Capital Markets
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Board Member

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom TSSAG is a forum for thought leadership and engagement across the Securities Services and Post Trade industry and access to a network of specialist firms with deep industry experience and global reach.



Araliya Management Consulting

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2017 - Present

  Bucharest, Romania Provide advisory and consulting services in capital markets from Western, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, Western and Central Asia and other regions, in areas such as: - developing the capital market strategy, analyzing the barriers, identifying improvement levers, and providing recommendations and implementation roadmap - setting up central securities depositories (clearing, settlement, depository and registry functions) - developing the corporate strategy… Show more Provide advisory and consulting services in capital markets from Western, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, Western and Central Asia and other regions, in areas such as: - developing the capital market strategy, analyzing the barriers, identifying improvement levers, and providing recommendations and implementation roadmap - setting up central securities depositories (clearing, settlement, depository and registry functions) - developing the corporate strategy, business plan and capabilities of trading venues and central securities depositories - strengthening the capacity of central banks and financial supervisory authorities to effectively oversee the development and functioning of capital markets - increasing the convergence of capital market regulations with EU capital markets directives and regulations Show less



Capital Market Consulting Services

• Senior International Capital Markets Consultant

  • May 2016 - Jul 2019

  Bucharest, Romania Provided advisory and consulting services in capital markets from Western, South-Eastern Europe and Western Asia, in areas like: - improving the institutional and regulatory capacities of financial supervisory authorities to supervise capital markets - increasing the convergence of capital market regulations with EU capital markets directives and regulations - shaping the central securities depository (clearing, settlement, depository and registry functions)



ESMA Post Trading Consultative Working Group

• Member

  • Nov 2014 - Jan 2018

  Paris, France ESMA Post Trading Consultative Working Group (PTCWG) is advising and assisting ESMA Post Trading Standing Committee (PTSC) on elaborating advice to be submitted to the European Commission as well as on technical standards and guidelines and recommendations in relation to EMIR and CSDR. PTCWG is also advising and assisting PTSC in assessing the potential impact of proposed technical standards, guidelines and recommendations.



Consultative Council of the Academy of Economic Studies

• Member

  • Oct 2012 - Oct 2015

  Bucharest, Romania



European Central Securities Depositories Association Working Group on Harmonization

• Chair

  • May 2013 - Nov 2014

  Brussels, Belgium



TARGET2 Securities Harmonization Steering Group

• Member

  • Oct 2012 - Nov 2014

  Frankfurt, Germany



TARGET2 Securities Romania National User Group

• Chair

  • Jul 2010 - Nov 2014

  Bucharest, Romania



European Central Securities Depositories Executive Committee

• Member

  • May 2010 - Nov 2014

  Brussels, Belgium



TARGET2 Securities Central Securities Depositories Steering Group

• Member

  • Sep 2009 - Nov 2014

  Frankfurt, Germany



TARGET2 Securities Advisory Group

• Member

  • Jan 2009 - Nov 2014

  Frankfurt, Germany



Depozitarul Central

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Nov 2006 - Nov 2014

  Bucharest, Romania I coordinated the establishment of Depozitarul Central (Romanian Central Securities Depository), including its Rulebook. I coordinated the development of new, best of breed services, some unique in the CEE region, such as DVP international settlements, and borrowing and lending based on the Global Master Securities Lending Agreement. Depozitarul Central is actively engaged in Target2 Securities project for developing a pan-European settlement system.

• Board Member

  • Oct 2011 - May 2012

  Bucharest, Romania



ESMA Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group

• Member

  • May 2011 - Dec 2013

  Paris, France



Bucharest Stock Exchange / Bursa de Valori Bucuresti (BVB)

• Romania
• Capital Markets
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Chief Executive Officer

  • Aug 1995 - Nov 2006

  Bucharest, Romania I coordinated the Trading, Market Surveillance, Clearing-Settlement, Registry and IT departments of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. I was involved in most of the regulatory and systems developments at the Bucharest Stock Exchange, as well as in the majority of service and product developments.



Central Bank of Romania

• Computer Programmer - Emerging Capital Markets Department

  • Mar 1994 - Aug 1995

  Bucharest, Romania I was part of the team that prepared the establishment of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. I was responsible for coordinating the implementation of the first automated trading, clearing-settlement and registry system of the Bucharest Stock Exchange.