Luminor appoints Enkelejd Zotaj as Chief Information Officer

Luminor is pleased to announce the appointment of Enkelejd Zotaj as Chief Information Officer and as a member of the Management Board, effective 14 October 2024.

Enkelejd has over two decades of experience in technology and financial services. He joins Luminor from Raiffeisen Bank, Ukraine where he was Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer, and where he led the transformation of the bank’s technology platform. Prior to this, Enkelejd was Executive Director of IT at Raiffeisen Bank in Croatia, and before that held the same role at Raiffeisen Bank in Albania.

Enkelejd will lead Luminor’s Technology division and report to Wojciech Sass.

Andrea Granata, Head of the Technology Division, has been appointed Deputy Chief Information Officer reporting to Enkelejd.

Wojciech Sass, Chief Executive Officer of Luminor, said:
‘I am pleased to have recruited Enkelejd to Luminor as our Chief Information Officer. His professional experience will be invaluable as we continue to improve our processes and systems for the benefit of our customers.

‘I thank Andrea for his notable contribution in leading the Technology division. We have made good progress in our IT area under his leadership and dedication.

Commenting on his appointment, Enkelejd Zotaj added:    
‘I am delighted to join Luminor to lead the bank’s Technology division. I look forward to building on Luminor’s progress so far and taking the next steps in our technological development to better serve our customers.

Enkelejd, an Albanian citizen, holds a Master of Business Administration in Economics degree awarded by the University of Tirana and is a graduate of Stanford Executive Programme in Leadership from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

His appointment is subject to regulatory approval.