ABOUT US

Mr. Bledar Shella is the Chief executive Officer / Chairman of the Management Board of OTP Bank Albania since December 2018. He was entrusted with the management of OTP Bank Albania, after a long experience in leading positions in Societe Generale Albania. For a period of 7 years Mr. Shella has been the Risk Management Department Manager and then, in 2015 he was elected Deputy General Manager and Retail Division Manager at Societe Generale Albania Bank. Prior to joining Societe Generale Albania Bank, Mr. Shella held the position of Deputy Head of Supervision Department and Head of Inspections of the Bank of Albania, a bank in which he started his career in October 2000 in the Foreign Exchange Reserve Administration, at the Monetary Operations Department.

In addition to his engagement in the Banking Sector, he has given his contribution in the academic field as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Tirana and in the Master Program at the European University of Tirana.

Mr. Shella is a member of the Board of the Association of Foreign Investors in Albania (FIAA) and part of the Assembly of the Albanian Association of Banks (AAB).

Mr. Shella holds a degree in Finance and Accounting from the Faculty of Economics, University of Tirana and holds the title of Certified Financial Analyst from the International Institute of Professionals, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in Charlottesville, USA. He is proficient in three foreign languages English, Italian and French.