Banca Transilvania SA
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, str. Calea Dorobantilor, nr. 30-36,
400121, Romania
Adresa de e-mail: investor.relations@btrl.ro
Tel: + 40 264 407 150
Fax: + 40 264 407 179
Vasile Pușcaș
Independent Non-Executive Member
Vasile Pușcaș, PhD, was appointed for another term as an Independent Non-Executive Director on Banca Transilvania Board of Directors. His roles also include:
- Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Mr. Pușcaș boasts a career spanning over four decades as a professor at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca and has extensive experience as a diplomat and consultant in Romania, Italy and the United States.
He successfully conducted negotiations on Romania's Most Favored Nation Clause (1993), thus putting into effect the Romanian-American Trade Agreement post-1989. As Romania's Chief Negotiator with the European Union, Mr. Puscas was instrumental in facilitating Romania's ascension to the EU.
He pioneered the Romanian higher education, establishing the International Relations and European Integration courses in 1990. His scholarly contributions include authoring and co-authoring more than 100 books and over 250 articles.
Professional experience
2012 – Present
Banca Transilvania
- Member of the Board of Directors
2023 – Present
Teraplast S.A.
- Member of the Board of Directors
2021 – Present
Romanian Academy
- Corresponding Member
2012 – Present
Babeș-Bolyai University, PhD School Paradigma Europe
- Professor
2011 – Present
Babeș-Bolyai University, Jean Monnet Chair
- Ad Personam
2009 – Present
George Barițiu Institute of History
- Scientific Researcher Grade I
2000 – Present
Babeș-Bolyai University
- PhD coordinator in International Relations and European Studies
1999 – Present
Babeș-Bolyai University, Institute of International Studies, Faculty of History and Philosophy
- Director
1995 – Present
Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy
- Professor
2012 – 2013
Banca Transilvania
- Senior Adviser for the European Programs Department
2008 – 2009
Romanian Government, Department for European Affairs
- Minister
2002 – 2016
Ministry of Education and Research
- Member of the National Commission for the Recognition of Degrees and Diplomas
2002 – 2007
Romanian Academy, Institute of Political Science and International Relations
- Director
2000 – 2014
University of Trieste, IUIES-Gorizia, Italy
- Associate Professor, PhD coordinator in International Relations
2000 – 2004
Romania's Chief Negotiator with the European Union, essential role in Romania's accession to the European Union in 2007
- Delegated Minister
1999 – 2012
Babeș-Bolyai University, Institute of International Studies, Faculty of History and Philosophy
- Director
1999 – 2000
Babeș-Bolyai University, International Management and European Affairs
- Master Program Director
Center for Journalism and Communication Training
- Director
1995 – 2012
Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Department of History
- Professor
1995
Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Political Science and Public Administration
- Dean
1993 – 1995
Babeș-Bolyai University
- Senior Lecturer
1993 – 1994
Washington, D.C., USA
- Charge d'Affaires, Acting Ambassador of Romania
1992 – 1994
Embassy of Romania in Washington, D.C., USA
- Counselor Minister
1991 – 1992
Romanian Cultural Center in New York, USA
- Director
1990 – 1993
Babeș-Bolyai University, Department of Contemporary History
- Lecturer
1990 – 1991
Babeș-Bolyai University, Center for Democracy and Post-Communism Studies
- Director
Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy
- Vice-Dean
1979 – 1990
Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Department of Contemporary History and International Relations
- Assistant professor
1976 – 1979
Students' Cultural House
- Instructor
Education and training
1990 – 1991
Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Romania
- PhD of History
1979 - 1990
Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Romania
- Bachelor Degree in History and Social Sciences
