October 20, 2014, Moscow - Sberbank's Cash-in-Transit and Security Departments competed in the fifth annual All-Russian Multisport Competitions, which took place at the Raevsky 7th Air Assault Division Field located near to Novorossiysk. Competitions included formation driving (special vehicles), practical shooting exercises (pistols and automatic weapons), martial arts and a relay "cash collection route." Srednerussky Bank finished first in the team event among cash-in-transit departments, while Tsentralno-Chernozemny Bank took first among security departments.

During the event, a general banking skills competition "Best in Profession" for the nomination "Best Cash-in-Transit Collector" took place. The competition included four specialized disciplines: special training, firearms training, physical training, and medical training.

"We are focusing on our corporate values: I am a leader, we are a team, all for the customer," pointed out Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank Stanislav Kuznetsov. "Teamwork and cohesion, trust in each other - these are the qualities that have always distinguished Sberbank's cash-in transit and security employees."

he first of such Sberbank competitions was held in 2010 in Perm Krai. In 2011 the competition took place in Yaroslavl, in Tula in 2012, and last year the competition was held in Astrakhan.

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Sberbank of Russia
Alexander Baziyan
Public Relations
Tel. +7(495) 957 5721
media@sberbank.ru

Sberbank of Russia is Russia's largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's authorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 110 million individual customers and 1 million corporate clients in 22 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with more than 17,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and other countries.

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