Christof De Mil

As of January 1, 2025, Christof De Mil will take on the positions of CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of UBB, as well as Country Team Manager and Chairman of the Country Team of KBC Group in Bulgaria. He succeeds Peter Roebben, who was leading UBB and KBC Group in Bulgaria for the past three and a half years. The changes are subject to approval by the BNB and the ECB. Christof De Mil takes up his new appointment following the successful merger between UBB and Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria, which he has led in his role as General Manager Lead of the Integration Office since 2022. He came to Bulgaria in 2011 as a member of the KBC Group Country Team and Executive Director at the first bank owned by the Belgian group in our country – CIBANK, and after its acquisition in 2017 – also at UBB. Over the years, he has been responsible for various domains in the Group’s Bulgarian bank, which has constantly expanded his expertise. In 2011, he was appointed Executive Director SME and ICT, and in 2014 – Executive Director Retail Banking and Distribution, both at CIBANK. In 2017, Christof was appointed Chief Financial Officer of UBB and Country CFO. At that time, he also became the first Innovation Leader of KBC Group in Bulgaria. Christof De Mil embarked on his career at KBC back in 1995, holding various positions as a Branch Manager and Cluster Branch Manager. His international career went through CSOB Czech Republic as Executive Director Retail Network. He holds a Master’s degree in Applied Economics (University of Ghent) and an MBA (INSEAD).