Giedrë Saveikienë, Project manager Real Property Financing Department, Lithuania

"When one succeeds in solving a delicate matter rapidly, the customer’s satisfaction may be such great that it could be enough for the overcoming of several failures in the future.” This is the formula of optimism used by the winner of Hansa Badge, Giedrë Saveikienë, project manager of Hansabank's Real Property Financing Department.

She started as customer manager
Giedrë joined Hansabank in 2001 when the bank was in the process of merging with the former state-owned savings bank, LTB. She started as business customer manager in Vilnius regional branch. Soon Giedrë was promoted to project manager, and from 2005 she participated in the passing of decisions at the regional loan committee.

In mid-2006, she left Vilnius Regional Branch and joined the staff of Hansabank's head office. According to her, it provided new possibilities and opportunities for further development, helped to gain new work experience and apply the existing knowledge and skills for implementing of business financing projects in Lithuania.

A leader who has not strived for leadership
"I have never strived for leadership. I am just a fan of my work. The requirements that I have set for myself must have been influencing my workmates too, so they consider me a strong team player." Giedrë says she does not like the word “leader” in terms of her characteristics. Instead, she prefers considering herself “a heavyweight athlete going if for business financing sports”. "However, regardless of any name that one may give to such a status, it is not difficult for me to be what I am today," adds Giedrë.

"I like satisfied customers’ faces most of all. In addition, I like that business financing activity requires much professional, communicational knowledge and skills, let alone common sense and sense of humor," adds Giedrë elaborating on specifics of her activities.

Motto: "understand the reason!"
"If I were asked to point out the most vital Hansabank value, I would say that it is innovation. Innovation is one of essential things to me that gives real pleasure working with Hansabank," says Giedrë. Both at work and in her personal life, she follows the attitude that every mistake gives a splendid chance and possibility for learning, finding optimal solution in the future and pre-empting potential errors. Every failure hardens her, so her motto reads: “understand the reason and you will know the way.”