Plans of the new head of UniCredit's corporate division

Encouraging customers to turn more towards exports, strengthening assistance to those facing insolvency, and raising the degree of sophistication of financing products to big customers are among the priorities of Gianfranco Bisagni, 52, who officially took over the corporate investment banking and private banking division of UniCredit Ţiriac Bank.
He was appointed executive vice-president in April, after the departure of Melih Mengu, who returned to Turkey, and has recently been approved by the NBR (National Bank of Romania).
"Since I came to Romania I have met with several customers and brought up the option of developing exports. I think a lot can be done in this respect, even in the case of companies that have yet to export, because this can compensate for the market lost as a result of the recession," Bisagni says.
On the other hand, the head of the corporate division of UniCredit Ţiriac Bank says he wants to bring foreign investors to Romania using the bank's strong presence in Italy, Germany, and Austria.