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Mihaela Bitu

Examiner · DISC type cs
Board Member at Bucharest Business School (BBS @ ASE)
📍 Romania

Mihaela Bitu serves as the CEO of ING Bank Romania, leveraging over two decades of experience in banking with expertise in sales, M&A, and lending. She is dedicated to driving sustainable growth and innovation. She holds an MBA and a Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD.

Mihaela is passionate about community involvement, demonstrated by her participation in building houses for vulnerable families with Habitat for Humanity. She values her educational roots, recently celebrating the 30-year anniversary of her MBA program graduation with fellow alumni.

She recently participated in The Economists "Leadership in the AI age" panel, contributing to thoughtful debates on the subject.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Romania
Personality Overview

How Mihaela shows up

Unexpressive
Late Adopter
Process Oriented

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Priorities

Topics Mihaela cares about

Digital Transformation
Emphasizes that digital transformation and customer experience are key drivers for ING, viewing the trend of digitalization as irreversible in banking.
Leadership in AI
Was a featured panelist at The Economist's "Romania Government Roundtable," speaking on the complexities and diverse views of leadership in the age of AI.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Board Member
Bucharest Business School (BBS @ ASE)
5-2024
Board Member
Foreign Investors Council (FIC)
7-2019
Chief Executive Officer at ING Bank Romania
ING Romania
7-2010 - 6-2019
Deputy CEO, Head of Commercial Banking
ING Bank Romania
1-2008 - 7-2010
C&EE Regional Head of General Lending
ING Bank, Netherlands
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
11-2025 - 1-2026
Certificate in Corporate Governance
INSEAD
1994 - 1995
MBA
Graduate School of Management, Bucharest
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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