Oana Ilaș
Oana Ilaș coordinates the area of individuals and private banking, retail product development and management: loans, cards, bancassurance, deposits, retail digital projects, retail data analytics, contact center & customer care, loan processing, as well as the BT branches abroad. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of BT Direct and BT Asset Management.
Has contributed and continues to contribute to the formation of a strong team in the field of cards, where the complementarity of issuance and acceptance solutions ensures the bank's position as a market leader, a position supported by an agile digital transformation journey, with many firsts over the years.
Until October 2022, he was Executive Director, Retail Product Development and Management, initially being Coordinating Director in the same field.
At the BT Headquarters it is from 2004, when it took the step towards cards and retail banking. The career at BT started in 2002, as a Client Advisor within the Cluj Branch.
She is among the Top 100 most powerful women in business (Business Magazin, 2023). She also received the Women Who Change Romania award (from FinMedia, 2022) and is counted among the 100 Top Young Managers (Business Magazin, 2019).
Oana Ilaș graduated from Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, specialization Marketing, Executive MBA University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, and has attended numerous specialized courses.
He was born in 1979, in Zalău.
Banca Transilvania
- Deputy General Director Retail Banking
- Member since:
- The Leaders Committee
- Credit Policy and Approval Committee
- Committee for the Administration of Assets and Liabilities
- Operational Risk Committee
- Human Resources Committee
- Data & Business Intelligence Monitoring Committee
Credit Bureau
- Member of the Board of Administration
Visa Romania – Executive Committee
- President
BT Asset Management
- Member of the Board of Administration
BT Direct
- Member of the Board of Administration
Transilvania Bank
- Executive Director, Retail Product Development and Management
ERB Retail Services IFN SA
- Member of the Board of Administration
Transilvania Bank
- Coordinating Director, Retail Product Development and Management
Transilvania Bank
- Director, Department of Card Development and Management
Transilvania Bank
- Director, Sales Cards and Product Development
Transilvania Bank
- Deputy Director Sales Cards and Product Development
Transilvania Bank
- Retail Banking Service Manager
Transilvania Bank
- Card Commercial Officer, Card Sales and Product Development Department
Transilvania Bank
- Personal clients advisor
Armătura S.A.
- Marketing officer
2014 – 2016
University of Sheffield, Executive MBA, United Kingdom
1997 – 2001
Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Marketing Specialization
Certifications and courses:
2025
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business, USA
- CMU-Kearney AI Executive Education Program
2023
University of Oxford, Said Business School, Great Britain
- Oxford Cyber Security for Business Leaders Programme
2022
Cornell University, USA
- Visa Strategy and Innovation Leadership Certificate
2013
Bank Card Business School, United Kingdom
2009
Smart Vista Member BPC Group, Russian Federation
2008
MasterCard Academy, Germany
- Workshops
2007
TMI Romania
- Practical leadership program
Dale Carnegie Training, Romania
- Impact presentations
2006
Kaizen Institute, Romania
- Total management of services
2005
Southern Connecticut State University, USA
- Postgraduate courses: Marketing for managers
2004
Visa Business School, United Kingdom
