Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for the executive management of the Group and its divisions. It implements the strategies approved by the Supervisory Board.
Peter Bosek
CEO, Corporates, Retail
Appointed until 30 June 2027
Personal information:
Year of birth: 1968
Nationality: Austrian
Career:
Since July 2024: Erste Group Bank AG, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Retail Officer
2021 – 2024: Luminor Bank AS., Chief Executive Officer
2019 – 2020: Erste Bank Oesterreich, Chief Executive Officer
2015 – 2020: Erste Group Bank AG, Chief Retail Officer
2007 – 2016: Erste Bank Oesterreich, Member of the Management Board
1996 – 2007: Erste Bank Oesterreich, various management positions
1996 – 2005: University of Vienna, Lecturer at the Faculty of Law
1993 – 1996: University of Vienna, Assistant Professor in the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law
Education:
Studied law at the University of Vienna, attaining Master and Doctorate degrees
Responsible for:
Group Audit
Group Brand & Innovation
Group Communications & Corporate Affairs
Group Investor Relations
Group People & Culture
Group Retail Development, Financial Health
Group Secretariat and Legal
Group Strategy
Group Transformation Office
Employees' Council
Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
Česká spořitelna, a.s. (chairman)
Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG (deputy chairman)
Erste Bank Polska S.A. (chairman)
Stefan Dörfler
CFO
Appointed until 31 December 2027
Personal information:
Year of birth: 1971
Nationality: Austrian
Career:
Since July 2019: Erste Group Bank AG, Member of the Management Board
2022 – June 2024: Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG, Member of the Management Board
2016 – June 2019: Erste Bank Oesterreich, Chairman of the Management Board
2009 – 2016: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Group Markets / Capital Markets
2007 – 2009: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of GCM Sales & Equity Markets
1999 – 2007: Erste Bank AG, Management positions in Capital Markets Trading & Sales
1997 – 1998: Erste Bank AG, Interest Rate Derivatives Trader
1995 – 1997: GiroCredit Bank AG, Interest Rate Derivatives Trader
Education:
Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), graduating with “Diplom-Ingenieur” degree 1995
Continuous participation in professional development programs and executive trainings
Responsible for:
Group Accounting
Group Balance Sheet Management
Group Corporate Development
Group Data Management
Group Performance Management
Group Services
Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
Banca Comercială Română S.A (deputy chairman)
Česká spořitelna, a.s. (member)
Erste Bank Polska S.A. (deputy chairman)
Sparkassen-Haftungs GmbH (member)
Wiener Börse AG (member)
Alexandra Habeler-Drabek
CRO
Appointed until 31 December 2027
Personal information:
Year of birth: 1970
Nationality: Austrian
Career:
Since July 2019: Erste Group Bank AG, Member of the Management Board and CRO
2021 – July 2024: Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG, Member of the Management Board and CRO
2017 – June 2019: Slovenská sporiteľňa, Member of the Management Board and CRO
2014 – 2016: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Group Enterprise-wide Risk Management
2012 – 2014: Erste Bank Oesterreich, Head of Operative Risk Management
2010 – 2011: Erste Bank Oesterreich, Head of Workout & Restructuring
1998 – 2010: Bank Austria Creditanstalt / Unicredit Bank Austria, management positions in Credit Risk/Restructuring & Workout
1995 – 1998: Creditanstalt, Restructuring & Workout manager
Education:
Studied Commercial Sciences at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien), graduating with a Master’s degree in 1993
Trainee programme at Creditanstalt
Responsible for:
Enterprise wide & Operational Risk Management
Group Liquidity and Market Risk Management
Group Compliance
Credit Risk Methods
Retail Risk Management
Credit Risk Portfolio
Corporate Risk Management
Cyber Risk Management
Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
Erste Bank Hungary Zrt. (member)
Erste Bank Polska S.A. (member)
Slovenská sporiteľňa (chairwoman)
Maurizio Poletto
COO and CPO
Appointed until 31 December 2027
Personal information:
Year of birth: 1973
Nationality: Italian
Career:
Since July 2024: Erste Group Bank AG, Member of the Management Board, Chief Operating Officer
Since 2021: Erste Group Bank AG, Member of the Management Board, Chief Platform Officer
2012 – 2020: Erste Group Bank AG; Managing Director & Head of Design of George Labs (previously BeeOne)
2003 – 2020: Collettiva Design; founder/Creative Director
1996 – 2003: Nofrontiere Design; Designer/Art Director
Education:
1992 – 1996: Studied design at Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche (ISIA)
Responsible for:
Platform Architecture
Platform UI/UX
Strategic Projects
Platform Governance
Group COO Governance and Steering
CIO Group Functions
Banking Services
Group Security
Supervisory Board positions and positions in comparable functions:
Česká spořitelna, a. s. (member)
Erste Digital GmbH (chairman)
Erste Bank Polska S.A. (member)