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Matei Filipidescu
Group Deputy CEO, Romania
Matei Filipidescu brings over 20 years of leadership experience across corporate finance, management consulting, and operational strategy. His career spans banking, oil & gas, and agriculture, with a focus on high-impact projects and cross-border operations in Europe and Northern Africa.
20+ years of experience in strategy, capital markets, corporate banking, restructuring, and NPL management.
He has held both operational and holding-level management positions, working across equity and debt capital markets, corporate turnarounds, and portfolio management. Matei combines strategic insight with financial acumen, driving performance and transformation across complex industries.
Milan Mirkovic
General Manager Befit Romania
With more than 30 years of entrepreneurial and executive leadership experience, Milan began his career as a World Class franchise owner before joining the franchisor team in Sweden. He played a pivotal role in the brand’s expansion throughout Eastern Europe, establishing a strong and enduring presence in the fitness and wellness industry.
30+ years of experience in franchise development, regional expansion, and strategic growth.
Milan’s core strengths include launching and scaling startups, optimizing operations, and enhancing brand positioning. Today, he continues to drive innovation in the Romanian market, guided by a forward-looking vision for accelerating the next phase of growth at BeFit.
Valentin Ilie
Business Partner, Vectr Realty
A creative leader and entrepreneur, Valentin has driven market-shaping initiatives in consulting, development, and asset management, pioneering integrated delivery and lifecycle platforms that evolved into next-generation, AI-powered PropTech technologies.
With 28+ years of experience across Europe, the US, and Africa, he brings both strategic and creative depth to greenfield startups, scale-ups, growth-stage ventures, and turnarounds, leading initiatives across various markets.
He has overseen hundreds of developments, billions in sales, and the management of multiregional, multimarket portfolios. Valentin also serves as an independent advisory board member to multiple real estate ventures.
Carmen Duțescu
Group General Counsel, Romania
Carmen is an experienced transaction lawyer, covering a broad spectrum of business law matters. She has a sound expertise in local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions as well as in project development.
20 + years of experience in business law, involved in high-profile M&A deals and complex real estate projects on the local and European market
Held senior positions with first tire law firms in Romania
Kent Orrgren
ceo World Class
Kent Orrgren is a seasoned executive with over 35 years of leadership in the health and fitness industry, known for transforming organizations and building high-performing teams across the Nordics and Eastern Europe. His career reflects a deep commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and wellness-driven business growth.
35+ years of experience in managing, expanding, and modernizing gym networks in highly competitive markets.
As CEO of World Class Romania, Kent leads the country’s largest premium health and fitness operator. He drives strategic growth, digital innovation, and service excellence—championing a mission to inspire healthier lifestyles. He also serves as President of RomaniaActive and is a Board Member of EuropeActive.
Tommaso Serrano
CEO AgroHolding
Chintan Surana boasts over two decades in management, private equity, and investment banking. He brings a wealth of practical experience to the forefront of our strategy.
20+ years of experience in management;
private equity,investment banking and strategic advisory
Arnaud Charmetant
CEO Vectr FARMS
Arnaud, with over 20 years in Agriculture, has been enriching Romania's sector since 2004 with his vast expertise and visionary approach.
20+ years of experience ;
working in Agriculture, in Romania since 2004;
Dimitris Sophocleous
CEO LONDON PARTNERS
Dimitris brings an impressive 35 years of expertise in Finance and Real Estate, showcasing a profound dedication and insightful leadership in each field.
35 years of experience;
experience working in Finance and Real-Estate;
Roger Pyle
CEO, Agro + Tech Business
Roger Pyle has been leading and transforming multinational agricultural enterprises across Europe, Middle East and Africa. He specializes in driving strategic business growth, operational efficiency, and innovation by integrating advanced technologies, including AI and digital modernization, to optimize performance and decision-making.
over 30 years of experience in the global agribusiness and agrotech space
Throughout his career, he has a proven track record of revitalizing underperforming operations, executing market expansion strategies, and successfully leading mergers and acquisitions to increase competitive advantage.
Bogdan Rotaru
GROUP CHRO ROMANIA
Bogdan combines strategic HR leadership with deep expertise in behavioral science to drive organizational growth and shape high-performance cultures. As Group Chief Human Resources Officer, he leads business integration, talent strategy, and the digital transformation of HR, aligning people and performance in a measurable, future-ready way.
25+ years of experience across Law Enforcement, Consulting, Retail, Logistics, and Real Estate.
A licensed psychologist, Bogdan brings a rare combination of human insight and operational acumen. His cross-sector experience and psychological expertise have positioned him as a catalyst for culture-driven transformation and sustainable leadership development.
Alex Rusu
GROUP CFO ROMANIA
Alex Rusu, our CFO, brings over 20 years of expertise in management, private equity, and investment banking, masterfully guiding strategic success.
20+ years of experience in management, private equity, investment banking and strategic advisory
Jean-Marc Sinkora
GROUP CEO ROMANIA
A global business leader with 33 years of diverse expertise, Jean-Marc has successfully guided companies and teams through transformation, growth, and innovation across five continents. His career spans from high performance materials sectors to automotive and areonautic industries, combining strategic vision with hands-on leadership in multicultural, high-impact contexts.
33 years of international executive experience across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas.
Having held multiple C-level and senior leadership roles, Jean-Marc brings a uniquely balanced background in operations, commercial strategy, finance, and organizational development. His ability to navigate cross-border dynamics and build high-performing teams has made him a trusted driver of sustainable growth in both emerging and mature markets.
Chintan Surana
GROUP CEO
Chintan has worked for last two decades in investment banking, private equity, investment management, family offices and management of corporates with early part of the career in engineering and product development.
25+ years working in Asia, Europe, America and Africa.
Developing corporates, enhancing business performance.
