Bancpost's HR manager goes to Real

Valentin Pauna, who was the human resources executive of Bancpost, the local branch of the Greek Eurobank financial group, left the bank for a position with Real hypermarket chain held by German Metro group, sources on the market say. Real Hypermarket representatives confirmed that Pauna would be working for their company, but did not provide additional details, specifying they would issue a release and announce his exact position. Neither Pauna, nor Bancpost officials could be reached for additional information. Valentin Pauna is one of the best known HR managers on the market, with a twelve-year experience in this field, the last seven of which spent on executive positions. He came at Bancpost in 2007, when the bank was still employing more than 3,000 people, in a time when bank networks were expanding in full gear, a strategy that saw thousands hired by the financial-banking system in the last two years. The financial group created around Bancpost also includes another eleven companies, from leasing to insurance and real estate consultancy, and has 4,200 employees.