OREANDA-NEWS. June 09, 2015. Chairman of the Board UniCredit Bank Graziano Cameli was named the most effective manager on the banking market. These are the results of 5 best bankers of the country rating compiled by Companion magazine. "Under his direct leadership integration of Ukrsotsbank and UniCredit Bank in a single financial institution was realized. And the structure of the "new" bank was brought into conformity to the standards of UniCredit group. Thus a major step closer to the European standards of business conduct was made. Cameli’s reputation and the successful merger helped the bank's management to convince the Italian shareholders to provide its subsidiary with aid of \\$ 500 million", - stated the material.

Mr. Cameli himself believes that in order to be an effective manager in Ukraine, first of all, one needs a deep understanding of the current situation on the global and local levels. "Now we living in a country of Black Swans, and only adequate perception of reality can help us to see not only threats, but also opportunities, and have a long-term vision of the organization’s development. There is no universal approach, and when the book theories stop working, you must be guided only by impartial facts’ assessment.One of the necessary conditions for this - flexibility in understanding and acceptance of the local cultural and social backgrounds. Given that we are part of an international group and guided by group policies and standards, we should be able to combine the values and approaches of the group with local realities, using flexibility where appropriate", - says UniCredit Bank CEO.

Steadfast guidelines for Mr. Cameli are European business standards, its openness and transparency regardless of the situation. "In any case, the only thing that really needs to be focus is the human capital. We’re taking lots of efforts to listen to both customers and employees, using formal and informal methods for feedback obtaining, and then applying this experience in future work. Business, that focuses primarily on the person, will always be successful, - says Mr. Kameli.- For effective management it is important to create and to motivate the team. However, I try to act rather as coach, that a head here. Support your team, give it the authority and responsibility - and you will create a great team not afraiding of any external factors". The top five bankers also includes OTP Bank CEO Tamas Hak-Kovacs in the expert in the management of the company's reputation nomination, Raiffeisen Bank Aval CEO Vladimir Lavrenchuk in recognized banker nomination, Citibank (Ukraine) CEO Steven Fisher as the best risk-manager and Dragon Capital investment bank CEO Tamas Fiala as the best investment banker. Privatbank CEO Alexander Dubilet was especially marked by the editorial staff in the editorial staff's choice nomination.

The rating results were formed on the basis of questionnaires completed by chief executives of small and medium-sized businesses and online voting on the website of the magazine. The survey involved not only readers, but also members of the Financier Club, including financial and managing directors, chairmen and vice-president of boards, owners of companies.

NOTE

UniCredit Bank – is one of the largest multifunctional banks of Ukraine, offering its clients a full range of actual services in both individuals’ and corporate clients’ segment.

The renovated UniCredit Bank was created in December 2013 through integration of two Ukrainian assets of UniCredit Group, which has been operating on the local market since 1997. The integrated bank combined power, solidity and wide coverage of PJSC “Ukrsotsbank” and European experience, quality of servicing and flexibility of PJSC “UniCredit Bank”.

The widespread network of UniCredit Bank consists of 287 branches. Bank staff consists of the best specialists at the country’s market and totals 6 101 employees.

UniCredit is a leading European commercial bank with an international network spanning 50 markets, with more than 7,500 branches and over 129,000 employees. The Group operates in 17 European countries.