Baku, FinanceTime. The International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA) announced new appointments. Shola Akbarova appointed Director of human resources department. She graduated Law faculty at Baku State University and faculty of State and municipal management at the Academy of Public Administration Under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Akbarova held various positions in Civil Service. She was awarded the Medal “For Distinction in Civil Service”. Before her appointment to the IBA, Akbarova served as the director of the HR department at Modern Group Holding. She also participated in the range of international trainings. The goal of the IBA is to up the efficiency of teamwork and personal growth, employee motivation via attracting professional in the HR field.

Murad Gurbanov appointed deputy director of security department – information security officer of the bank. He earned Master Degree at the Eindhoven University of Technology and held different positions at the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies. Before his appointment to the IBA he held the position of IT department director at Rabitabank. Gurbanov is specialist in the field of information technologies and will work on strengthening information security at the IBA.

The new management team, headed by Khalid Ahadov, is aimed at achieving successful recovery of the IBA in short terms and other goals set by the decree signed by the President of Azerbaijan on July 15.