Marius Stefan takes over the presidency of Romanian Business Leaders from Dragoș Petrescu

Romanian Business Leaders has, as of April 2023, a new Board of Directors made up of 13 Romanian entrepreneurs and executives.

Its composition includes Marius Ștefan (CEO, Autonom Group), Laura Florea (Managing Partner, Point PA & PR), Sergiu Neguț (Co-founder, FintechOS), Dragoș Petrescu (President, City Grill Restaurants), Angela Roșca (Managing Partner, Taxhouse), Mihai Marcu (CEO, Medlife), Măriuca Talpeș (CEO, Bitdefender & Intuitext), Iulian Cîrciumaru (Managing Partner, V7 Capital), Florin Furdui (Country Manager, Portland Trust), Dan Pitic (Owner, Perpetuum) , Simona Pirtea (Managing Partner, Enache, Pirtea & Asociații), Ciprian Borșan (Founder, Harpoon Marketing) and Dan Isai (CEO, SaladBox).

Felix Pătrășcanu (Owner, FAN Courier Express) and Dragoș Neacșu (CEO, GS1 Romania) end their mandate this month, but will remain with RBL, as members of the Advisory Council.

The Board of Directors will be led by Marius Ștefan, the new president of RBL, and two vice-presidents, Laura Florea and Sergiu Neguț.

During the next two years, the members of the new Board of Directors of Romanian Business Leaders proposed to continue fulfilling the objectives of the 2021-2023 mandate, namely:
• sustainable growth of RBL education and entrepreneurship projects,
• strengthening the pillar of good governance through greater involvement of the community in discussions with the Government and Parliament on public policies,
• developing the community of members and increasing the degree of involvement of its members in the organization’s initiatives and projects,
• expanding RBL’s activity in other cities in the country and abroad.

“In the last two years, I have had the pleasure of working closely with members of the Romanian Business Leaders team and community to contribute together to a Romania where future generations will want and be proud to live. The 3 pillars of RBL – entrepreneurship, education and good governance – are the basis of achieving this goal and I am grateful for the large number of entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and leaders from the Romanian business who joined the RBL community during my mandate, who have the same faith and act in her spirit. I am delighted to pass on the baton to Marius Ștefan, in whom I have every confidence that he will continue to inspire and support Romanian entrepreneurs and business leaders through RBL projects, activities and initiatives. Finally, I want to thank everyone who has supported and inspired me all this time. I remain on the board of directors of the organization and I will continue to be actively involved in the RBL community, especially in the projects we carry out,” said Dragoș Petrescu, former president of RBL.

Marius Ștefan is the CEO and founder of Autonom, an integrated provider of mobility and financing services. Autonom is also the most extensive mobility network in Romania, consisting of 46 agencies present in 30 cities and owning a fleet of over 14,000 cars. Marius Ștefan graduated from the MBA program of the Robert H. Smith School of Business of the University of Maryland. He strongly believes in continuous development and regularly attends executive training programs at universities such as Harvard Business School, London Business School, Stanford, INSEAD and IMD. Currently, Marius is a member of the board of Endeavor Romania and a member of the board of Teach for Romania. He was elected a member of the Supervisory Board of OMV Petrom and is a consultant on the board of companies such as Secom, Dr. Leahu Clinics and many others.

“The last few years have been a challenge for the business community in Romania. RBL is the place where you can find solutions and where you can get involved in the life of the community, be it Entrepreneurship, Education or Good Governance. I’m glad to be able to continue the RBL story and I’m convinced that together we can build the Romania we want for the next generations,” said Marius Ștefan.