Desislava Nikolova

Desislava Nikolova is currently serving as the Group Chief IT Digital & Innovation Area at Intesa Sanpaolo, focusing on digital business partnerships within the International Subsidiary Banks Division since December 2022. Prior to this role, Desislava held various positions at UniCredit from May 2014 to December 2022, including involvement in Retail Business Platform IT and as a Senior Associate IT Business Analyst. Desislava's earlier experience includes work at Accenture and ALTEN, where involvement in IT architecture and platform merge projects was prominent. With a strong educational background from Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca and the University of Regensburg, Desislava holds degrees in Economics and International Finance, along with a specialization in storytelling.