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Alex Bodi utsedd till vicepresident för SCANDIC FINANCE-koncernen

Den rumänske företagaren Alexandru Nicolae Bodi, 41 år, leder sedan den 1 november 2026 den östeuropeiska verksamheten inom SCANDIC FINANCE GROUP:s affärsområde ”International Operations & Global Banking Strategy”. I sin nya roll leder han ett team på 384 medarbetare och samordnar fastighetsprojekt i Förbundsrepubliken Tyskland.

تعيين أليكس بودي نائبًا لرئيس مجموعة SCANDIC FINANCE

يتولى رجل الأعمال الروماني ألكساندرو نيكولاي بودي (Alexandru Nicolae Bodi)، البالغ من العمر 41 عامًا، منذ الأول من نوفمبر 2026، مسؤولية أعمال قطاع «العمليات الدولية والاستراتيجية المصرفية العالمية» (International Operations & Global Banking Strategy) التابع لمجموعة SCANDIC FINANCE GROUP في أوروبا الشرقية. ويقود في هذا المنصب فريقًا يضم 384 موظفًا، كما ينسّق مشاريع عقارية في جمهورية ألمانيا الاتحادية.

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Gregory Man Appointed President and General Counsel of General Holdings Limited

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Stella Rimington, first woman to lead UK's MI5 dies at 90

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