AmCham Romania Board of Directors

Vlad offers tax consultancy and reporting services to multinational and large local companies in FMCG, retail, pharmaceuticals and health, technology, energy etc. He assisted clients before tax authorities in numerous tax audits, appeals and litigations and in other proceedings such as binding ruling, obtaining tax incentives etc.

Vlad  specializes in structuring foreign investments (setting business models, financing methods), supply chain tax optimization, mergers and acquisitions.

He is a member of the Romanian Chamber of Fiscal Consultants’ Superior Council and a tax expert - independent or expert party - for different courts of justice and arbitration.

He holds an MBA from the University of Sheffield, UK.

Cerasela is present in IT business for 20 years. In 2007 she joined IBM and since than she focused on customer-facing roles, developing and managing numerous complex projects.  In the last seven years she has had multiple leadership roles, with both local and international coverage. She has been coordinating Central and Eastern Europe Technical Lifecycle Services pillar and in 2022 she took over the full responsibility for IBM Romania and Moldova, as General Manager. With a strong business acumen, she is also focused on building an organization based on trust, responsibility, and equity.

She was recognized as one of the strongest counsels in the local market, being included in the Legal 500 GC Powerlist for Central and Eastern Europe in 2017, 2019, and 2023 editions.

Luminița coordinates eight of the most challenging areas in the bank, such as compliance, risk management, anti-fraud, operational risk management, and, in addition, she chairs the Financial Markets Association.  

She has a wide sectorial focus & transactional track record anchored around Energy, Infra, Telecom & Technology, Retail, and Real Estate, with continued extensive experience of over 20 years in the Romanian banking sector; her expertise spans Client Coverage & Credit, Capital Markets Origination, Transaction Services, Business Strategy, engagement across the Public Sector space. Nicoleta holds an International Business diploma from the Academy of Economic Studies (2002) and is an EMBA graduate with ASEBUSS in partnership with Kennesaw State University/ Atlanta (2018).

Claudia has been a continual active member of TAX / Labour Law Taskforces in various business associations, including AmCham, where she has made valuable contributions towards the development, clarification, and improvement of tax/social security/immigration legislation.

Elisabeta holds a PH. D. in Communication Sciences with a thesis focusing on the evolution of the public sphere alongside the transformation of the access to information of the citizens.

Motivated by people and the desire to bring a positive impact in society, she initiated and is actively involved in multiple programs dedicated to schools and universities, with the goal to support the digitization of the educational and mass media systems. She believes technology is a tool, not a goal, and we can educate the usage for a better life.

Georgiana brings forth an extensive expertise in the healthcare sector, gained through top management positions both in the public and private sectors. She achieved different leadership positions within the business and trade associations, has active involvement and leads strategic projects in task forces of local pharmaceutical associations and business and trade associations in Romania. At European level she is member of EMEA company strategic committees on Governmental Affairs, Brussels based.

Energy, strategic vision, excellency, integrity and diplomacy are driving both her career and personal life.

His journey has led him to serve on the boards of an array of financial institutions, state-owned and private enterprises, chambers of commerce, business associations, and NGOs. Ciprian partners with Boards and CEOs, to drive value creation and confidently navigate through uncertainties. Specializing in growth strategy, finance, risk management, and corporate governance, he brings years of executive experience and strategic partnerships to the table.

Her extensive representative roles have included Executive Partner of KPMG in Romania, Chair of the Supervisory Board of KPMG Central and Eastern Europe, Co-Chair of US OSAC in Romania, founder of Nemoianu Consulting. Her academic background is far-reaching and includes a Doctorate in Financial and Tax Law, as well as a Master’s degree in European Law, Pantheon-Sorbonne University & Bucharest University. She has also attended advanced business and leadership courses at Duke University, Harvard Business School and INSEAD.

Daniela has been an active contributor to AmCham’s actions and she has played an active role in the AmCham Board of Directors.  She acted as President of AmCham in 2015/16 and Vice President in 2018/2019, while she has also coordinated the activities of the Macroeconomics Task Force and the Environment

Ionuț is the single Romanian member in the Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group, joining the tax leaders of the most reputable 100+ software and technologies in the world. Prior of UiPath. He was a Big4 Tax partner in Romania and Central Eastern Europe and has previously served as Amcham Board of Directors member in two occasions, leading the Tax, respectively, Education committees.

After an international career at Danone Group in Turkey and the United States, Nedim joined Vodafone Turkey in 2013 and has held a number of strategic roles in the commercial and marketing areas.