UniCredit, a commercial bank based in Milan, has undergone a leadership restructuring to advance its digital and banking transformation. The bank has appointed Ali Khan as the new Group Digital and Information Officer (DIO) to drive the next phase of digital and data transformation. Gianfranco Bisagni has returned to lead group operations, partnering with Khan to consolidate the digital and operations departments. Teodora Petkova assumes the role of Group Head of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) while Ivan Vlaho assists her as Deputy and serves as CEO of Croatia. UniCredit aims to drive convergence within CEE, enhance digital integrity, and implement its strategic plan, UniCredit Unlocked.
Facts
- Ali Khan has been appointed as UniCredit’s new Group Digital and Information Officer (DIO), bringing expertise in cloud and data to drive the bank’s digital and data transformation.
- Gianfranco Bisagni, who started his career with UniCredit, returns to lead group operations, partnering with Ali Khan to consolidate the digital and operations departments.
- Teodora Petkova assumes the position of Group Head of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), supported by Ivan Vlaho as Deputy and CEO of Croatia.
- The leadership restructuring aims to drive convergence within CEE, foster digital integrity, and support the implementation of UniCredit’s strategic plan, UniCredit Unlocked.
- The reordering of leadership comes two months after UniCredit expanded its payments partnership with Mastercard across Europe.
- Ali Khan will replace Jingle Pang as DIO, effective at the end of Q3, with Pang being commended for accelerating the bank’s digital transformation in the past two years.
- UniCredit’s group CEO, Andrea Orcel, sees these appointments as a significant step towards the next phase of the bank’s development, accelerating its transformation efforts and supporting its commercial growth.
