The new General Manager is Florin Mărginean, a professional with over 25 years of experience in the IT and telecommunications industry, gained in international companies such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Microsoft, VMware and Fortinet.
The decision-making process regarding this appointment was thorough and considered several directions:
Strengthening corporate governance, by adding a second non-executive director, to increase the transparency and robustness of the decision-making process.
Increasing complexity from the perspective of the Arctic Stream group, with the strategic partnership with Data Core Systems (of whose share capital Arctic Stream holds 23%), the majority stake held in Optimizor (50.2% AST holding), as well as the investment in Cyber Arena (45% AST holding).
The desire to attract a professional with solid experience in leadership, sales and technology, capable of supporting the next stage of development.
The current structure of the Board of Directors of Arctic Stream SA is composed of:
Dragoș Diaconu – Chairman of the Board.
Vlad Mihu – Vice-Chairman of the Board.
Diana Stafie – Member of the Board (independent).
Dragoș Diaconu, founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arctic Stream, will continue to be active in the company and will focus on coordinating the initiatives to integrate strategic partnerships (Data Core Systems, Cyber Arena and Optimizor), investor relations and the consolidation of the company’s strategic directions (cybersecurity, cloud, innovation, training), all in close collaboration with the new CEO and the management team.
“This transition, marked by the appointment of a new CEO and the completion of the Board of Directors, reflects the company’s commitment to strengthen corporate governance, accelerate organizational transformation and bring added value to shareholders, customers, partners and all stakeholders. At the same time, it marks the assumption of a leadership structure compatible with the status of a listed company, which supports healthy scaling and long-term value growth for all shareholders”, added Dragoș Diaconu.