George Barbat

George Barbat is an experienced finance professional currently serving as Director, Industry Lead Commodities at Erste Group since September 2018, where responsible for managing the bank's relationships with global commodity trading houses and achieved a 50% increase in operating income within the first year. Previous roles include Vice President of Structured Trade and Commodity Finance and Analyst in the same department at Erste, where Barbat doubled the portfolio by expanding client relationships. Prior experience includes serving as Senior Relationship Manager at BCR, where Barbat revitalized the agricultural banking portfolio, and positions at UniCredit Tiriac Bank and Eureko Romania in various financial and analytical roles. Academic credentials include a Master's in Banking and Insurance and a Bachelor's in Cybernetics from Academia de Studii Economice din București.