ANIS, the Software and Services Industry Employers Association, has a new executive director, Gabriela Mechea, who will replace Dragomir Valerica. After 17 years as ANIS Executive Director, Valerica Dragomir will continue her professional career outside the organization.

Gabriela Mechea has over 15 years of experience in top management positions in technology companies. Prior to joining ANIS, Gabriela has been leading Vector Watch for two years as managing director.

“Romania has a chance to grow, and this opportunity is also given by the IT sector. We have specialists appreciated by the major technology companies we have managed to keep in the country and, in some cases, to repatriate them, thanks to the ecosystem developed in Romania over the last 20 years and with the contribution of ANIS,” says Gabriela Mechea, the new executive director of ANIS.

ANIS celebrated its 20th anniversary since its inception, during which it contributed significantly to its promotion of Romania as an outsourcing destination with high added value and to the growth of the IT internal market. The association has succeeded in successfully representing IT companies’ interests in the legislative environment so that Romania can become a generator of innovation, and in the future a regional leader in the field.