Management Board

The General Assembly of Shareholders elects the Management Board, a collective executive body in order to provide efficient management of the bank activity.

The Management Board is responsible for implementation of the targets, strategy and policy of the bank determined by the General Assembly of Shareholders and the Supervisory Board of the Bank. 
Presently the Management Board has 5 members.
 

 

 Dr ANDREW POSPIELOVSKY
General Manager and Chairman of the Management Board
Joined AccessBank in June 2006 as General Manager and Chairman of the Management Board, and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Bank. Prior to joining AccessBank, Dr Pospielovsky worked on numerous MSME projects throughout the former Soviet Union as well as in Asia and Africa with particular focus on risk management, product development, MIS updating, and marketing. He has also worked as an Emerging Markets Analyst and a Lecturer at the University of London, where he attained his Doctoral degree. Dr Pospielovsky also serves on the supervisory boards of AccessBank Tajikistan and DAWF – the German - Azerbaijan Business Association. Originally from England, Dr Pospielovsky is fluent in English and Russian.

 

 Mr RUFAT ISMAYILOV,
Deputy General manager and Infrastructure Director
Joined AccessBank in September 2002 as a Micro Loan Officer. Promoted to Senior Loan Officer and subsequently to Branch Manager of Central Branch, prior to his appointment as Administration Manager in 2005. In February 2006, Mr Ismayilov joined the Management Board with responsibility for the Bank’s Infrastructure and Procurement. He has a Master’s Degree in Finance from the Azerbaijan State Economic University. Mr Ismayilov also serves on the supervisory board of the Azerbaijan Micro-Finance Association (AMFA). Mr Ismayilov is Azeri and is fluent in Azerbaijani, Russian and English.

Mr. SHAKIR RAHIMOV,
Business Banking Director
Joined AccessBank in September 2002 as a Micro Loan Officer. Promoted to Senior Loan Officer and in March 2004 to the newly established SME Department, which he then headed from December 2005. In April 2008, he was promoted to Head of the Business Banking Department and became a member of the Management Board. He has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Finance from the Azerbaijan State Economic University. Mr Ragimov is Azeri and is fluent in Azerbaijani, Russian and English.

 

Mr ANAR GASANOV
Retail & Operations Director
Joined AccessBank in September 2002 as a Micro Loan Officer. Promoted to Senior Loan Officer then to the SME Department. In July 2006 he was appointed to the newly created post of Head of Retail Banking, where he was involved in the creation and development of AccessBank’s Banking Services, Plastic Cards and Consumer Lending departments and deposit products. In September 2007 Mr Gasanov was appointed to the Management Board as the Director of Retail Banking and Operations. Mr Gasanov has a Master’s Degree in Banking and Lending from Istanbul University. He is Azeri and fluent in Azerbaijani, Turkish, Russian and English.

 
Mr ELSHAN HAJIYEV,
Finance Director
Mr Hajiyev has been the Finance Director and a member of AccessBank’s Management board since the founding of the Bank. Prior to joining AccessBank Mr Hajiyev worked at HSBC Bank in Baku as a Financial Control Supervisor for six years and, prior to that, at the Industrial Investment Bank of Azerbaijan in Baku and Menatep Bank in Moscow. He has a Master’s Degree in Freight Transport from the Moscow Institute for Road Transport and a diploma in Financial Services Management from the Institute of Financial Services (Chartered Institute of Bankers, UK). Mr Hajiyev is Azeri and is fluent in Azerbaijani, Russian and English.