Board of Directors

MedLife is managed in a unitary system by the Board of Directors ("BD") consisting of 7 members appointed by the Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting ("OGSM")for a 4-year mandate, with the possibility to be reelected. The BD is responsible for the management of MedLife, acting in the interest of the company and protecting the general interests of its shareholders, by ensuring a sustainable development of the company. According to the Articles of Association, the BD is responsible for all acts required and useful with a view to accomplish the scope of activity of MedLife, including with regard to the management of subsidiaries of investments of MedLife, except for the duties reserved by law to the GSM

Board of Directors structure

Mihail Marcu (1970) – Member and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer

Mihail Marcu has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of MedLife since August 2006 and Chief Executive Officer since December 2016. Mihail Marcu is a graduate of Bucharest University, the Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty (1995), and has further graduated other post-graduate and advanced training courses delivered by the Romanian Banking Institute, the Open University, DC Gardner training or Codecs, both in Romania, and abroad. Prior to his position as a member of the Board of Directors of MedLife, Mihail Marcu was the Chief Executive Officer of MedLife between January 2004 and August 2006; before that, he held the office of Vice-Chairman of RoBank S.A. (currently, OTP Bank Romania S.A.), being authorised in this capacity by the National Bank of Romania. Earlier, Mihail Marcu held various positions in Credit Bank Romania S.A. and RoBank S.A., including credit inspector, head of credit unit, manager of the credit department, and manager of the corporate department.

Nicolae Marcu (1968) – Member of the Board of Directors, Chief Healthcare and Operations Officer

Nicolae Marcu has been a member of the Board of Directors of MedLife and Chief Healthcare and Operations Officer since December 2016. Nicolae Marcu is a graduate of Carol Davila Medicine and Pharmacy University of Bucharest, Faculty of Medicine (1996), and has been a doctoral student in psychiatry since 2000. Nicolae Marcu graduated a number of postgraduate studies in psychiatry in the country and abroad. Prior to his position as a member of the Board of Directors of MedLife, Nicolae Marcu was the Chief Executive Officer of MedLife between August 2006 and December 2016, and prior to joining the MedLife team, Nicolae Marcu was a specialised physician in psychiatry with "Dr. Al Obregia" Psychiatric Hospital.

Ana Maria Mihăescu (1955) – Independent Member of the Board of Directors

Ana Maria Mihăescu has been a member of the Board of Directors of MedLife since September 2017. In the last 20 years, Ana Maria Mihăescu has led the mission of the International Finance Corporation of Romania, a World Bank’s Division and the largest private sector lender in emerging countries. Between 2011 and 2016, Ana Maria Mihăescu had a decision-making role regarding the IFC projects in several European countries, including Romania. Previously, she held top management positions in the banking sector. Since 2016, she has been a member of the Raiffeisen Bank's Supervisory Board, serving as an independent member for a four-year term.

Dimitrie Pelinescu-Onciul (1947) - Member of the Board of Directors

Dimitrie Pelinescu-Onciul has been a member of the Board of Directors of MedLife since 2008. He is a graduate of the Carol Davila Medicine and Pharmacy University of Bucharest, Faculty of Medicine (1972), specialising in obstetrics and gynecology (residency 1978-1981), and became Doctor in Medical Sciences in 1994. Dimitrie Pelinescu-Onciul is a member of 11 Romanian scientific societies in Romania and of 7 scientific societies abroad, and held among other the office of President of the Romanian Perinatal Medicine Association (2006-2008). Before joining the MedLife team in 2004, Dimitrie Pelinescu-Onciul used to work for Filantropia Clinical Hospital of Bucharest (1994-2004), Titan Clinical Hospital of Bucharest (1986-1991), Brâncovenesc Clinical Hospital (1978-1981), and Sinești Rural Hospital, Vâlcea County (1972-1978), as primary care physician, obstetrics and gynecology, head of clinics or hospital director.

Dorin Preda (1976) – Member of the Board of Directors; Chief Finance and Treasury

Dorin Preda has been a member of the Board of Directors of MedLife since 2008. He is a graduate of the Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest, Faculty of Finance, Insurance, Banks and Stock Exchanges (1998). Before joining the MedLife team, Dorin Preda was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Asilife Insurance Broker S.R.L. (2007-2008), Branch Manager of HVB –Țiriac Bank S.A. (2006-2007), HVB Bank S.A. (2005-2006), Banca Comerciala Ion Țiriac (2004-2005) and Banca Comerciala RoBank S.A. (2003-2004). Similarly, he used to hold the positions of Manager of Loans and Marketing Department of Banca Comerciala RoBank S.A. (2001-2002), credit analyst with the same bank (2000-2001), and Manager of the Loans Department of Banca Dacia Felix S.A. (1999-2000).

Voicu Cheța (1981) – Independent Member of the Board of Directors

Voicu Cheța has been a member of the Board of Directors of MedLife since December 2020. He is a lawyer in the Bucharest Bar with over 15 years of legal experience. His specialized practice covers various areas such as high value commercial litigation, commercial arbitration, insolvency and restructuring, labor relations, public procurement, administrative litigation, debt recovery and company law. In the activity of legal advice and representation before the courts and arbitral tribunals, he acquired an overview and proven skills to approach commercial legal relations in a way that ensures their correlation with the needs of economic activity.

Ovidiu Fer (1983) - Independent Member of the Board of Directors

Ovidiu Fer has been a member of the Board of Directors of MedLife since December 2020. He is a graduate of the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Faculty of Finance, Insurance, Banking and Stock Exchanges (2006) and holds an MBA from INSEAD (2014). Starting with 2016, Ovidiu Fer founded the Alpha Quest Regional Investment Fund, as a founding member and is also a member of the Advisory Board of GapMinder VC Fund (since 2018). He previously served on the IJC Funds Investment Committee (2014-2016) and served as an external advisor to Elliott Advisors (2013-2014). He also held the position of Equity Analyst, Frontier Markets Expert and Country Manager at Wood & Company (2007-2013), but also Financial Analyst for KTD Invest (2005-2007).