Banca Transilvania SA
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, str. Calea Dorobantilor, nr. 30-36, 400121, Romania
Adresa de e-mail: investor.relations@btrl.ro
Tel: + 40 264 407 150
Fax: + 40 264 407 179
Cătălin Caragea
Deputy CEO, Chief Risk Officer
Cătălin Caragea brings more than two decades of risk management experience to Banca Transilvania Group. He has worked in Romanian and international banks such as Raiffeisen Bank Romania, BCR and Erste Group Vienna.
At Banca Transilvania, he coordinates the risk management and compliance area, namely: integrated risk management, risk modelling, risk management and analysis of credit, market and liquidity risks, compliance, operational, including anti-fraud, information and technology security and business continuity.
He was born in Bucharest in 1979.
Professional experience
2024 – Ongoing
Banca Transilvania
- Deputy CEO, Chief Risk Officer
- Member in:
- Leaders’ Committee
- Asset and Liability Management Committee
- Procurement Committee
- Financial Institutions Credit Committee
- Policy and Loan Approval Committee
- Human Resources Committee
- ESG Committee
- Data Monitoring & Business Intelligence Committee
February – July 2024
Banca Transilvania, România
- Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
2020 – 2024
Erste Group Bank AG, Austria
- Executive Director, Credit Risk Methods Department
Erste Bank Oesterreich, Austria
- Executive Director, Credit Risk Methods Department
2019 – 2020
Erste Group Bank AG, Austria
- Deputy Executive Director, Credit Risk Methods Department
2014 – 2019
BCR, Romania
- Executive Director, Strategic Risk Management Department
March – August 2018
Erste Group Bank AG, Austria
- Job Rotation, Corporate Credit Analysis and Risk
January – February 2014
BCR, Romania
- Head of Department, Integrated Risk Management and Credit Risk Reporting Department
June – December 2013
BCR, Romania
- Advisor to Chief Risk Officer
2012 – 2013
Raiffeisen Bank, Romania
- Head of Credit Portfolio Management
2010 – 2012
Raiffeisen Bank, Romania
- Team Leader, Credit Portfolio Management
2007 – 2010
Raiffeisen Bank, Romania
- Analyst, Credit Portfolio Management
2006 – 2007
BCR Leasing, Romania
- Economist, Risk Management Department
September – October 2006
BCR Leasing, Romania
- Economist, Sales and Marketing Department
2005 – 2006
Raiffeisen Bank, Romania
- Loans Administrator, retail Risk
Education and training
2005 – 2007
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Finance, Insurance, Banking and Stock Exchanges, Romania
- Master’s Degree in Capital Markets Trading and Settlements
1998 – 2003
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Management, Romania
- Degree in Technical and Economic Systems Management
Certifications and courses:
2019
LSSIAP, Romania
- Certified Green Belt Lean Six Sigma
2014 – 2016
Bled School of Management, Slovenia
- Group Leadership Development Program
