December 2, 2016, Moscow - Head of Sberbank First, the bank's premium service chain, Maria Podenko won the 'Lady of the Industry' nomination of SPEAR'S Russia Wealth Management Awards.

Maria Podenko has managed the wealth of Sberbank's high net worth clients for seven years. Sberbank Premier accounts for one third of Russia's premium banking market (according to Frank Research Group) and has the biggest chain of premium banking offices in Russia - over 150 from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok.

'33% of the market is a considerable advantage and great responsibility,' said Maria Podenko. 'The entire team of Sberbank First, Sberbank Group, and, of course, our clients who have been loyal to us for years and define our growth points have contributed considerably to it.'

Sberbank First provides services to 60,000 clients, the amount of liabilities of the network stands at RUB 2 tln: this is around 10% of liabilities of individuals from the entire country.

SPEAR'S Russia Wealth Management Awards are the first Russian annual awards for the top representatives of the private banking industry, wealth management industry and related industries. SPEAR'S Russia Wealth Management Awards are organised annually similar to SPEAR'S WMA run by SPEAR'S UK in London. SPEAR'S Russia is a Russian version of the eponymous British edition.

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Sberbank 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 135 million individual customers and more than 4 million corporate clients in 20 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with almost 17,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, India, China, Turkey and other countries.

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