Teodora Petkova — Head of Central Europe and Eastern Europe · Unicredit pan-European Commercial Bank

Teodora Petkova — Head of Central Europe and Eastern Europe · Unicredit pan-European Commercial Bank · Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

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About

💼 About MeWith over 20 years of experience in banking, I drive customer value creation and lead multi-market organizations across Central & Eastern Europe. I currently oversee 10 UniCredit banks in the CEE region, shaping strategy, ensuring resilience, and delivering sustainable value for customers and stakeholders.🌟 Core Strengths🤝 Customer Value Creation🔄 Transformation & Performance🧭 Strategic Leadership💡 Innovation & Industry Evolution⚖️ Risk & Sustainability🌍 Regional CEE Market Leadership🎯 Leadership PhilosophyPurpose-driven, empowering teams, and fostering environments where meaningful change and lasting impact thrive.

Experience

Head of Central Europe and Eastern EuropeCurrent
UniCredit · Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Jul 2023 – Present
Member of the Group Executive Committee, reporting to the Group CEO. The Central Europe & Eastern Europe Division is responsible for managerial steering and business performance for the Countries in the perimeter of competence, for all the business activities, focusing on the ongoing development of clients’ services, aiming at maximizing the cross selling, the risk adjusted value creation for the Group; Proud to serve 6 million customers of 11 banks in 10 countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Member of The Supervisory Board
Zagrebačka banka
Jul 2022 – Mar 2025

Education

UMN Carlson School of Management — Master of Business Administration (MBA), Global Executive MBA · 2016 – 2017
WU Executive Academy — Executive MBA · 2016 – 2017