Management

Erste Group Bank AG

Andreas Treichl

Chairman of the Management Board
Appointed until June 2017

Born in 1952
He studied economics in Vienna. He started his career with Chase Manhattan Bank in New York in 1977. He first joined Erste Group in 1983 for three years; rejoined the bank in 1994, when he was appointed member of the management board. Chairman of the Management Board since July 1997.
Responsibilities:
Strategy & Participation Management
Group Secretariat
Group Communications
Group Investor Relations
Group Human Resources
Group Audit
Group Marketing
Employees’ Council
Group Retail

Franz Hochstrasser

Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
Appointed until June 2017

Born in 1963
He studied business administration in Graz. In 1992 he joined GiroCredit Bank AG and after the merger with Erste Group in 1997 became member of the management board of the combined entity in 1999. Appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board in September 2008.
Responsibilities:
Group Research
Group Capital Markets
Group Investment Banking
Group Large Corporates Banking
Steering & Services
Erste Group Immorent Client, Industries & Infrastructure

Manfred Wimmer

Member of the Management Board
Appointed until June 2017

Born in 1956
He studied law in Innsbruck. He started his career with Creditanstalt-Bankverein, Vienna in 1982. He joined Erste Group in 1998. After various senior management positions among others as „Head of Group Architecture and Strategic Group Development“ he was appointed interim CEO of Banca Comercială Română. Member of the management board as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Performance Officer since September 2008.
Responsibilities:
Group Accounting
Group Performance Management
Group Balance Sheet Management

Gernot Mittendorfer

Member of the Management Board
Appointed until June 2017

Born in 1964
He studied law in Linz and started his career with Erste Group in 1990. After various positions as member of the management board among others at Sparkasse Mühlviertel West Bank AG he was appointed CEO of Salzburger Sparkasse Bank AG. In 2007 he joined Česká spořitelna as CEO. Member of the Management
Board at Erste Group Bank AG since January 2011.
Responsibilities:
Group Strategic Risk Management
Group Corporate Risk Management
Group Retail Risk Management
Group Corporate Workout
Group Compliance, Legal & Security

Herbert Juranek

Member of the Management Board
Appointed until June 2017

Born in 1966
He joined Erste Group in 1999 after working for GiroCredit Bank AG and Reuters Ges.m.b.H. Austria. Member of the management board since July 2007.
Responsibilities:
Group Organisation/IT
Group Operations/Markets
Group Operations Retail & Corporate
Group Services