Alior Bank, a new financial institution in Poland owned by Italy's Carlo Tassara Group. Alior's strategy is based on traditional banking whereas the bank remains universal. The bank services all of the market segments within two business sections: retail and corporate. Alior Bank is the largest this type of investment in Europe for the past 30 years. From the beginning of its operation Alior Bank locates among top ten banks taking into consideration the amount of own capital. Alior Bank is a Polish company subject to supervision by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority. The deposits of Alior Bank’s clients are guaranteed by the Bank Guarantee Fund. The bank’s equity capital amounts to PLN1.5 billion. The bank is managed by a three-person Management Board composed of: President Wojciech Sobieraj and four Vice-Presidents, Krzysztof Czuba, Niels Lundorff, Artur Maliszewski and Cezary Smorszczewski. Alior Bank’s Supervisory Board is composed of: President Helene Zaleski, Prof. Małgorzata Iwanicz-Drozdowska, Prof. Marek Michalski, Prof. Krzysztof Obłój, PhD, and Michał Panowicz.