Oana Ilaș
Oana Ilaș coordinates the Individual and Private Banking division, the development and management of retail products: loans, cards, bancassurance, deposits, digital retail projects, retail data analytics, contact centre & customer care, credit processing and BT's overseas offices. She is also a Board Member of BT Direct and BT Asset Management.
She is contributing to the development of a strong cards team, where the integrated issuing and acceptance solutions secure the bank's top market position. This achievement is reinforced by a dynamic digital transformation journey that has introduced numerous innovations over the years.
She held the position of executive director for development and management of retail products until October 2022, having initially started as coordinating director in the same field.
She has been at BT HQ since 2004 when she moved into cards and retail banking. She started her career with BT in 2002 as an account manager in the Cluj office.
Oana Ilaș was included in the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Business ranking by Business Magazin in 2026 and ranked 7th in Forbes Romania’s Top 50 Most Influential Women in Romania in 2026.
Since 2025, she has been actively involved in one of Romania’s most significant social initiatives dedicated to supporting children and mothers, “Supporting the Toughest Beginnings”, a €1.5 million program developed by Mastercard, Salvati Copiii Romanias and Banca Transilvania. The initiative aims to help reduce infant mortality and improve access to healthcare services in maternity hospitals across Romania.
Oana Ilaș holds a Marketing degree from Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, an Executive MBA from the University of Sheffield, UK and has completed various specialized courses.
She was born in 1979 in Zalău.
Banca Transilvania
- Vice Amministratore Delegato, Retail Banking
- Member in:
- Leaders’ Committee
- Loan Policy and Approval Committee
- Asset and Liability Management Committee
- Operational Risk Committee
- Human Resources Committee
- Data Monitoring and Business Intelligence Committee
Ufficio di Credito
- Membro del Consiglio di Amministrazione
Visa Romania - Executive Committee
- Chairwoman
BT Asset Management
- Membro del Consiglio di Amministrazione
BT Direct
- Member of the Board of Directors
Banca Transilvania
- Executive Director, Retail Product Development and Management
ERB Retail Services IFN SA
- Membro del Consiglio di Amministrazione
Banca Transilvania
- Coordinating Director, Retail Product Development and Management
Banca Transilvania
- Director, Card Development and Management
Banca Transilvania
- Director, Card Sales and Product Development
Banca Transilvania
- Deputy Director, Card Sales and Product Development
Banca Transilvania
- Head of Retail Banking Service
Banca Transilvania
- Card Sales Officer, Card Sales and Product Development Department
Banca Transilvania, Cluj Branch
- Retailer Customer Advisor
Armătura S.A.
- Marketing Officer
2014 – 2016
University of Sheffield, Executive MBA, United Kingdom
1997 – 2001
Babeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Economics, Marketing License, Romania
Certifications and courses:
2025
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business, USA
- Programma di Formazione Esecutiva sull'IA CMU-Kearney
2023
University of Oxford, Said Business School, United Kingdom
- Programma Oxford Cyber Security per Leader Aziendali
2022
Cornell University, USA
- Certificato di Strategia per i Visti e Leadership nell'Innovazione
2013
Bank Card Business School, United Kingdom
2009
Smart Vista Member BPC Group, Russian Federation
2008
MasterCard Academy, Germany
- Seminari
2007
TMI Romania
- Practical Leadership Programme
Dale Carnegie Training, Romania
- Impact Presentations
2006
Kaizen Institute, Romania
- Total Service Management
2005
Southern Connecticut State University, USA
- Postgraduate Courses: Marketing for Managers
2004
Visa Business School, United Kingdom
