The ceremony of awarding certificates was held at the central office of Sberbank. The second stream of graduates of the programme were congratulated by the President, Chairman of the Board of Sberbank of Russia, Herman Gref.
The London Business School Finance and Management for Bankers programme is aimed at training senior executives of the Sberbank Group. Since its launch in 2011, 106 top managers of Sberbank have successfully completed the programme, including the chairmen of the regional banks of the company.
The third stream of the programme, will be attended by further 68 managers, and for the first time this group will include representatives of Sberbank partner companies – Rostelecom and Rosatom.
The programme consists of six full-time modules, which will be delivered in Moscow and London and is aimed at the development of professional competencies in the field of world-class modern finance, banking and management. The programme will be delivered by London Business School professors. Topics of final projects, of which curators are members of the Board of Sberbank, are directly associated with the development strategy of the bank.
“The vision of London Business School is to have a profound impact on the way the world does business”, said Irene Campbell, Programme Director, Finance and Management Programme for Bankers at London Business School. “That is why we are keen to work with large global companies that set themselves ambitious targets and are ready for change, such as Sberbank. The programme ‘Finance and Management for the bankers’ – is the most ambitious project we have undertaken in Russia and we are very proud of its success”, she continued.
“Today Sberbank competes in the international market with the best companies in the world”, said Herman Gref. – Through this programme, delivered by London Business School we hope to form a unique team of world-class professionals. “I am proud that we were able to introduce the most advanced principles of management in our Russian banking practices and to prove that a commitment to continuous improvement is the key to continued success”.
