OREANDA-NEWS. Igor Antonov, Acting Chairman of the Management Board is glad to announce the following appointments in Rosbank management team:

Alexis Lacroix has been appointed Retail Development and Marketing Director of Rosbank. He will be in charge of the development and profitability of the Retail Business Line (Individual and Professionals customers), articulating a multi-channel business strategy and leading its implementation in close coordination with other departments of the Bank. He will supervise the activities of the call centers and other remote channels dedicated to Retail. Additionally, Alexis will join the Management Board of Rosbank*.

Svetlana Karimova has been appointed Regional Network Director. In this newly created network management function, Svetlana will be in charge of ensuring the efficiency of Rosbank's network, its adequacy to Rosbank's business lines' customer needs and its compliance with Russian regulations and Societe Generale standards. Svetlana will ensure close coordination with the Business Lines and the Functional Directions in the Head Office for a proper implementation of our organization matrix in the Regional Network.

Both Alexis and Svetlana will report to Igor Antonov as the First Deputy Chairman, supervising retail banking, regional network, SME and private banking.

After three years in Russia, Perrine Gilbert will take on new responsibilities within the Societe Generale Group.

* Management board appointments are subject to the relevant authorization from the Central Bank of Russia.

Biographies

Alexis Lacroix

Alexis Lacroix joined Societe Generale in 2004 as Chief Marketing Officer of Societe Generale Insurance in France. In 2008 he moved to the international activities of the insurance business line, first to head a development project in India, and then, since January 2010, as Head of Russia/CIS region and CEO of Societe Generale Insurance’s Russian subsidiaries which he developed in cooperation with Rosbank, Rusfinance and DeltaCredit. Alexis is Laureate in Economics and Finance from Paris’s Institute of Political Studies and holds a master Degree in Economics from Paris University.

Svetlana Karimova

Svetlana Karimova started her career in 1997 as Economist in Banking Group SBS-Agro and later worked her way up to become Head of Regional Network Planning unit. In 2000, she moved to OVK Bank's Planning and Control function and eventually became Financial Director. Following the merger with Rosbank, she was appointed Deputy Head of Administration Department in 2004, before becoming Director of Retail Sales and Network Department in 2006 and being promoted First Deputy Director of Retail Business Directorate in 2008. Svetlana graduated from the State Academy of Management n.a. S. Ordzhonikidze and holds a degree in Economics.