Gligor Bishev, PhD has been appointed as President of the Board of Directors and General Manager of Sparkasse Bank Makedonija AD Skopje as of 06.06.2013. He also volunteers Vice-President in the Economic Chamber of Macedonia.
He began his career in 1984 in the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia, first as a junior economist, and later in 1993 as General Manager, to be appointed Vice-Governor in 1994 and from 1997 to 2000 as Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Macedonia. From 2000, Gligor Bishev has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors in Stopanska Banka AD Skopje.
In addition to the professional engagement, Gligor Bishev is active in the field of economic sciences as an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics – Prilep, and a professor on postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Economics - Skopje.
He participated in the monetary independence and reforms in the Republic of Macedonia. He has participated in several research projects in the fields of banking and monetary theory and policy, applied economics, economic development, exchange rate policies, balance of payments, international financial institutions, capital flows, corporate finance, investments and financial markets.
One of more important functions he has performed in his career so far is the co-chair of the Working Table II: Economic Reconstruction and Development of the Stability Pact (January - June 2000).
Gligor Bishev,PhD, as Chairman of the Management Board of Sparkasse Bank, is responsible for setting the strategy of the Bank and sales activities – retail operations, asset management (liquidity), marketing and communications, human resources, accounting and control, and for the coordination of the Cabinet of the Management Board, INFOSEC and Internal Audit.