Matteo Colangeli appointed new EBRD Director for Western Balkans

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has appointed Matteo Colangeli as the new Director for the Western Balkans region and Head of Serbia. He is currently heading the EBRD’s operations in Albania.

Colangeli joined the EBRD in 2005 as a banker in London. He went on to regional banker roles in Ukraine and Bulgaria, especially in the field of energy, before being appointed Head of Albania in 2016. He succeeds Zsuzsanna Hargitai, who has been appointed EBRD Managing Director, Central Asia.