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Boris Schneider replaced at the helm of Asirom

Autor: Ciprian Botea

18.05.2011, 15:55 75

Boris Schneider, 51, has left hisposition as Asirom president, which he has held in the last sixyears, being replaced by Mariana Diaconescu, who was vice-presidentof the company.

"Mr. Schneider submitted hisresignation in order to move on to new career opportunities, andhis resignation has been accepted by the supervisory board. Ms.Diaconescu was appointed yesterday (Monday i.e.) as president ofAsirom's management," specified company representatives.

Schneider, with almost thirtyyears' experience in the insurance industry, had become presidentin June 2005, when the shareholders chose a new management team tocounter Asirom's decline.

Mariana Diaconescu came to Asiromas financial manager in 2005 as well, after previously beingpresident of state-held import-export bank EximBank. Diaconescu hadbeen endorsed at the helm of Eximbank by PSD (Social DemocraticParty) and was removed from her position after the PNL-PDD alliancewon the general elections in 2004.

She is married to senator CristianDiaconescu, former justice minister in the government headed byAdrian Năstase, and earned 7,100 euros a month last year, accordingto her husband's personal financial disclosure statement.

Schneider's replacement comesafter he failed to turn Asirom around, with the company sliding tono.6 on the market at present, after being a top three player in2005.

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