Erste Group at a glance

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1968
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since January 2020: Erste Group Bank AG, Chairman of the Management Board
July 2019 - December 2019: Erste Group Bank AG, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board
2018 – June 2019: Erste Bank Oesterreich, Chief Risk Officer
2017: Banca Comercială Română, Chief Risk Officer
2015 – 2016: Slovenská sporiteľňa, Chief Risk Officer
2012 – 2015: Erste Bank Hungary, Chief Risk Officer
2006 – 2012: Erste Group Bank AG, Chief Risk Officer
2002 – 2006: Erste Bank Oesterreich, Head of Group Risk Management
1999 – 2002: Česká spořitelna, Head of Corporate Restructuring & Workout
1997 – 1999: Erste Bank AG, Company Secretariat
1991 – 1997: Erste Bank AG, Legal Department

Education:
Studied Law at the University of Vienna, graduating with a Master of Laws degree in 1992

Responsible for:
Group Strategy
Group Investor Relations
Brand Management and Company Transformation
Group Human Resources
Group Diversity Management
Group Secretariat
Group Audit
Group Board Support & Corporate Affairs
Social Banking Development
Employees’ Council

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
SB-Board Deputy Chairman: Česká spořitelna, a. s.
SB-Member: Banca Comercială Română S.A.
Advisory Board member: Erste Social Finance Holding GmbH

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1971
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since July 2019: Erste Group Bank AG, member of the Management Board
2016 – June 2019: Erste Bank Oesterreich, Chairman of the Management Board
2015 – 2016: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Group Markets
2009 – 2015: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Group Capital Markets
2007 – 2009: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of GCM Sales & Equity Markets
2004 – 2007: Erste Bank AG, Head of Capital Markets Trading & Sales
2000 – 2004: Erste Bank AG, Head of Fixed Income (Trading & Sales)
1999 – 2000: Erste Bank AG, Head of Interest Rate and FX Derivatives
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 a “Diplom-Ingenieur” degree in 1995
Continuous participation in professional development programmes since 1995

Responsible for:
Group Asset Liability Management
Group Data Management and Reporting
Group Accounting and Group Controlling
Group Services

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
SB-Member: CEESEG AG
SB-Member: Wiener Börse AG
SB-Member: Wien 3420 Aspern Development AG
SB-Board Chairman: Tiroler Sparkasse Bankaktiengesellschaft Innsbruck
SB-Board Deputy Chairman: Allgemeine Sparkasse Oberösterreich Bankaktiengesellschaft
SB-Member: Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen Aktiengesellschaft
SB-Member: Sparkassen Haftungs GmbH
SB-Member: Sparkassen IT Holding AG
SB-Board Chairman: s IT Solutions AT Spardat GmbH
Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board: Haftungsverbund GmbH

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1970
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since July 2019: Erste Group Bank AG, member of the Management Board
2017 – June 2019: Slovenská sporiteľňa, Chief Risk Officer
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 roles in Credit Risk/Restructuring & Workout
1995 – 1998: Creditanstalt, Restructuring & Workout manager

Education:
Studied Economics and Business Administration at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien), graduating with a Master’s degree in 1993
Trainee programme at Creditanstalt

Responsible for:
Group Liquidity and Market Risk Management
Enterprise wide Risk Management
Credit Risk Models
Group Compliance
Group Credit Risk Management
Group Legal
Group Sustainability Office

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
Supervisory Board (SB) Member: Erste Bank Hungary Zrt
SB-Member: Prva stavebna sporitelna, a.s.
SB-Member: Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1968
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since 2019: Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG, Chairman of the Management Board 
since 2015: Erste Group Bank AG, member of the Management Board
2007 – 2016: Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG, member of the Management Board
1996 – 2007: Erste oesterreichische Spar-Casse, various executive functions, in particular in the areas of residential construction, real estate and branches
1996 – 2005: Lecturer in Law at the University of Vienna
1993 – 1996: Assistant at the Law Faculty, Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law at the University of Vienna

Education:
Studied Law at the University of Vienna and obtained his doctorate in 1993

At Erste Group Bank AG responsible for:
Group Retail
Erste HUB
Digital Sales
Group Customer Experience

Supervisory Board positions and positions in comparable functions:
Wiener Städtische Versicherung AG Vienna Insurance Group

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1970
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since July 2019: Erste Group Bank AG, member of the Management Board
2015 – June 2019: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Group Corporates
2010 – 2014: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Investment Banking
2009: Erste Group Bank AG, Deputy Head of Investment Banking
2008: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Corporate and Acquisition Finance
2006 – 2007: UniCredit Markets and Investment Banking (Vienna), Head of Loan Syndication
2002 – 2006: HVB Group (Vienna), Head of Loan Syndication in International Finance Department
2000 – 2002: Bank Austria Creditanstalt (Vienna), Head of Telecom Finance in Project Finance Department
1998 – 1999: Banca Creditanstalt (Romania), Head of Corporate Banking
1994 – 1997: Creditanstalt, International Project and Acquisition Finance, as well as CA Romania project

Education:
Studied Law at the University of Vienna, graduating with a Master of Laws degree in 1993
Studied Commercial Sciences at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Wien), graduating with a Master’s degree in 1994

Responsible for:
Group Corporates
Group Commercial Real Estate & Leasing
Group Markets
Group Product and Business Management C.a.M.
Group Research

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
SB-Member: Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
SB-Member: Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
SB-Member: Erste&Steiermärkische Bank d.d. Rijeka
SB-Board Chairman: Erste Bank a.d. Novi Sad
George Labs Advisory Board

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1965
Nationality: Irish

Career:
since January 2020: Erste Group Bank AG, Member of the Management Board, Chief Operations Officer (COO)
2016 – 2019: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Holding IT
2015 – 2016: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of COO Group Governance
2012 – 2015: Sberbank Europe AG (formerly Volksbank International), Chief Operations Officer / Chief IT Officer
2009 – 2011: Unicredit S.p.A. Zweigniederlassung Wien, Head of Department Global Banking Services Business Partners CEE
2007 – 2009: Bank Austria, Head of Unit Global Banking Services CEE
2006 – 2007: Bank Austria – Creditanstalt, Head of Unicredit CEE Integration Program
2004 – 2006: HVB Bank Czech Republic a.s., Chief Information Officer
2001 – 2004: WAVE Solutions for IT, Principal Consultant
1993 – 2001: Creditanstalt Management Systems Consulting, Consultant
1991 – 1993: Creditanstalt London ISSG, Consultant
1990 – 1991: Terence Chapman Associates, Consultant
1987 – 1990: International Banking Information Systems (IBIS), Consultant
1985 – 1987: Bank of Ireland, Analyst-Programmer

Education:
Studied Computer Science and Mathematics at the National University of Ireland, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1985.

Responsible for:
Holding Banking Operations
CIO Group Functions
Governance and Steering

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
SB-Member: Erste Bank a.d. Novi Sad
SB-Member: Erste Group IT International GmbH

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1972
Nationality: German

Career:
since January 2020: Erste Group Bank AG, Member of the Management Board, Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDTO)
2019 – 2019: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Group Digital Transformation
2017 – 2019: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Group Architecture and Portfolio Management
2015 – 2016: Erste Group Bank AG, Head of Risk Architecture and Engineering
2011 – 2015: Deutsche Bank AG, Regional Head of Risk, Legal, Compliance and CSBC IT
2011 – 2015: Deutsche Bank AG, Head of Department, Client Lead for Risk Analytics, Living Wills and Operational Risk IT
2008 – 2011: Deutsche Bank AG, Head of Department, Global Head of Credit Engines and Operational Risk IT
2006 – 2008: Deutsche Bank AG, Program Management Counterparty Derivatives Credit Exposure
2005 – 2006: Deutsche Bank AG, Global Head of Operational Risk IT
2002 – 2004: Deutsche Bank AG, Software Architecture Project/Program Management
2000 – 2002: Seals GmbH Germany, Software Development and Architecture
1999 – 2000: Nairisoft Inc. Armenia, Senior Programmer / Software Architect / Partner
1994 – 2000: State Engineering University of Armenia, Assistant Lecturer

Education:
Studied Electrical Engineering at the State Engineering University of Armenia, graduating with a Master of Science degree in 1996. Followed with Ph.D. in 1999 in Computer Science.

Responsible for:
Group Portfolio Management
Group Architecture
Digital Initiatives
IT and Digital Strategy

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
SB-Member: Erste Bank Hungary Zrt.
SB-Member: Erste Group IT International GmbH

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1950
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
2011 – 2013: Member of the Management Board, PwC Europe AG, Frankfurt
2001 – 2013: Senior Partner, PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers Austria
1990 – 2001: Partner, Price Waterhouse Austria
1976 – 1990: Arthur Andersen Austria
since 1982: admitted as tax advisor and certified auditor

Education:
Postgraduate course in International Studies at the University of Vienna degree awarded 1976
Business administration and tax law at the University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna degree awarded 1976 (MA)
Applied mathematics and computer sciences at the University of Technology, Vienna degree awarded 1975 (Diplomingenieur)

Committee representation:
Executive Committee: Chairman
Nomination Committee: Chairman
Remuneration Committee: Chairman and compensation expert
Risk Committee: Member
Audit Committee: Chairman and finance expert
IT Committee: Vice Chairman

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
Erste Bank Hungary Zrt.
Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG (Vorsitz)
Sparkassen-Prüfungsverband (Chairman)
Abschlussprüferaufsichtsbehörde

Persönliche Daten:
Year of birth: 1947
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
02/2011 – 12/2013: Member of the Supervisory Board, Constantia Flexibles Group GmbH
2004 – 2011: Chairman of the Management Board, Constantia Flexibles Group
1991 – 2004: Chairman of the Management Board, Constantia Teich Group
1984 – 1991: Director, Sun Chemical, Vienna
1978 – 1984: Head of Finance and Administration, Sandvik Austria
1977 – 1978: Bank Société Générale Alsacienne, Vienna
1972 – 1977: Chase Manhattan Bank, Frankfurt/New York/Düsseldorf

Education:
University of Economics, Vienna degree awarded 1972 (MA)

Committee representation:
Executive Committee: Vice Chairman
Nomination Committee: Vice Chairman
Remuneration Committee: Vice Chairman
Risk Committee: Vice Chairman
Audit Committee: Member

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
Frapag Beteiligungsholding AG (Vice President of the Supervisory Board)
Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s. (Vice President of the Supervisory Board)

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1966
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
2012 – 2014: Honorary Chairman, DLG Fachzentrum Land- u. Ernährungswirtschaft (German Agricultural Society for Agriculture and Food)
2009 – 2014: Board of Directors, DLG Frankfurt
since 2004: Supervisory Board Member, Erste Stiftung
since 1995: Proprietor, Gutsverwaltung Hardegg
since 1992: Family-owned company, Gutsverwaltung Hardegg
1991 – 1993: AWT Handels- u. Finanzierungs AG

Education:
Agricultural science at the Technical University Munich at Freising-Weihenstephan, degree awarded 1990 (Dipl.-Ing.agr.)

Committee representation:
Executive Committee: Member
Nomination Committe: Member
Renumeration Committee: Substitute
Risk Committee: Chairman
Audit Committee: Vice Chairman
IT Committee: Chairman

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung
Česká spořitelna, a.s.
Nadace Ceske sporitelny
Erste Mitarbeiterbeteiligung Privatstiftung
Tiroler Sparkasse Bankaktiengesellschaft Innsbruck

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1945
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since 01/1975: Attorney-at-law and senior partner, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Griss & Partner, Graz
1970 – 1974: Associate, Graz

Education:
Postgraduate studies (economics and law) at the University of Chicago, degree awarded 1970 (Master of Comparative Law)
Postgraduate studies (private international law) at the University of Paris, degree awarded 1969 (license for the doctorat d’université)
Legal studies at the Faculté Internationale de Droit Comparé, Strasbourg/Pescara and the Academy for International Law, Den Haag
Language and legal studies at the University of Oxford and City of London College Legal science at the University of Graz, degree awarded 1967 (LL.D.)

Committee representation:
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Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
AVL List GmbH (Chairman)
Bankhaus Krentschker & Co. AG (Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board)

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1957
Nationality: Spain

Career:
since 2016: Chairman of CaixaBank
2005 – 2016: Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Economist of “la Caixa” Group
1987 – 2016: Professor of Economics of IESE Business School, Barcelona, Department of Economics
since 1989: Researcher of Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London

Education:
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (Ph.D.), University of California, Berkeley, degree awarded in March 1987
Executive Development Program (PDD), IESE Business School, University of Navarra, degree awarded in June 1988
Licenciatureship in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain, degree awarded with highest honors in 1979

Committee representation:
Remuneration Committee: Member

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
CaixaBank, S.A. (Chairman)
Telefónica, S.A.

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1969
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
2015 – 2016: Divisional Board Member for Market, Counterparty and Liquidity Risk, Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt
2008 – 2014: Division Manager for Market and Operational / Reputational Risk, UniCredit Bank AG, Munich
2003 – 2008: Co-head for Credit Proprietary Trading, UniCredit Group /
Bank Austria AG, Vienna
1997 – 2003: Senior Fund Manager, Deutsche Asset Management, Frankfurt

Education:
International Business Administration, Leopold-Franzens-Universität, Innsbruck/Austria, Marquette University, Milwaukee/USA, degree awarded in 1993
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), German Association of Investment Professionals
Financial Analyst (DVFA), German Association of Investment Professionals

Committee representation:
Risk Committee: Member
IT Committee: Member

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
KA Finanz AG  

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1972
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since 2010: Co-founder of Zirkel Familienunternehmen exklusiv - Generationen im Gespräch
since 2004: Attorney-at-law, Vienna
2001 – 2004: Associate, Freshfields Bruckhauser Deringer, Wien
1998 – 1999: Associate and Head of London Office, Steel Hector & Davis MNP, Miami, FL and London, GB
1997 – 1998: Associate, Kavanagh Maloney & Osnato LLP, New York, NY

Education:
Austrian notaries’ supplementary examination
Governance Excellence/Program for Supervisory Board Members, WU Executive Academy, Vienna
Admission to the New York State Bar and the Austrian Bar
Legal studies at Fordham University, New York, NY, degree awarded 1997 (LL.M. cum laude)
Legal science at the Universities of Vienna and Paris, degree awarded 1996 (LL.M.) degree awarded 2001 (LL.D.)

Committee representation:
Nomination Committee: Member
Risk Committee: Member
IT Committee: Substitute
Executive Committee: Member

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
Gebrüder Weiss Gesellschaft m.b.H. (Vice Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board)
Gebrüder Weiss Holding AG (Vice Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board)
Banca Comercială Română S.A.

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1948
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since 1999: Chairman IVA Interessenverband für Anleger, Lecturer at Universities of Applied Sciences at Krems and Vienna
2004 – 2014: Managing Director, „Am Klimtpark“ Liegenschaftsverwaltungs-GmbH
1993 – 2014: Managing Partner, Inter-Management Unternehmensberatung GmbH
1982 – 2007: University lecturer, Dep. for Construction Management and Engineering, University of Technology Vienna
1983 – 1993: Authorised Officer (Prokurist), Wiener Allianz Versicherung
1977 – 1983: Management consultant

Education:
Juridically certified expert on accounting, balancing and business consulting (1995)
Honorary professor for Business Administration at the University of Technology, Vienna (1992)
Business administration at the University of Economics and Business
Administration, Vienna, degree awarded 1972 (Mag.rer.oec.et.soc.), degree awarded 1976 (Doc.rer.oec.et.soc.)

Committee representation:
Executive Committee: Substitute
Risk Committee: Member
Audit Committee: Member

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
Friedrichshof Wohnungsgenossenschaft reg.Gen. mbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
S IMMO AG (Vice Chairman of a Supervisory Board)
Gebrüder Ulmer Holding GmbH

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1946
Nationality: American

Career:
since 2008: Member of the Board of Directors at Mutual of America and Ally Bank
2000 – 2007: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ceska Sporitelna, a.s.
1996 – 1999: Executive Vice President, Chase Bank
1977 – 1995: Managing positions, Chemical Bank
1970 – 1976: New York City and State Governments

Education:
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, degree awarded 1970 (MBA)
Mathematics and economics, Iona College, degree awarded 1968 (BA), magna cum laude

Committee representation:
Remuneration Committee: Member 

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
Ally Bank
Ally Financial Inc.
Mutual of America Capital Management
Česká spořitelna, a.s. (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Nadace Ceske sporitelny
The Vaclav Havel Library Foundation

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1969
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since 2015: Chairwoman of the Employees‘ Council, Erste Group Bank AG
2008 – 2015: Vice-Chairwoman of the Employees' Council, Erste Group Bank AG
since 2006: Procurement Services GmbH
1999 – 2006: BMG Warenbeschaffung GmbH
1997 – 1999: Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
1992 – 1997: GiroCredit Bank
1989 – 1992: Austrian Credit Institute

Education:
Employees' Representatives Academy, magna cum laude 2012
Vienna Business School

Committee representation:
Executive Committee: Member
Nomination Committee: Member
Remuneration Committee: Member
Audit Committee: Member
IT Committee: Substitute

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung
Erste Mitarbeiterbeteiligung Privatstiftung

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1964
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since 2011: Vice-Chairman of the Employees' Council, Erste Group Bank AG
since 2008: Member of the Supervisory Board, Erste Group Bank AG
since 2007: Member of the Employees' Council, Erste Bank
since 1997: Market Risk Manager, Erste Bank
1994 – 1997: Asset and stock analyst, Creditanstalt Group
1991 – 1992: Alliance Capital Management, London and New York
1985 – 1990: Bohmann Printing and Publication, Vienna

Education:
Finance and International Business at Columbia University Business School, NY, degree awarded 1993 (MBA)
Business informatics at the University of Vienna, degree awarded 1991 (MA)

Committee representation:
Executive Committee: Substitute
Nomination Committee: Substitute
Remuneration Committee: Member
Risk Committee: Member
Audit Committee: Substitute
IT Committee: Member

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
VBV-Pensionskasse Aktiengesellschaft

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1961
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since 11/2013: Operative Head of Erste Time Bank
since 01/2012: Jurywoman, Court of Labour and Social Law, Vienna
since 11/2010: Member of the Federal Executive Board of ÖGB (Austrian Federation of Trade Unions), Deputy Head of Trade Union GPA – djp (Federation of Private Employees)
since 06/2003: Vice-Chairwoman of the Employees' Council, Erste Group Bank AG
since 08/1979: Erste Group Bank AG

Education:
Lay judge training, Court of Labour and Social Law, Vienna
Slovakian Labour and Social Law, Central European Trade Union College
Certificate for Gender Mainstreaming und Diversity, AK Vienna Leadership program training, BTS Plus
Basic and advanced training for employee representatives, GPA-DJP/ÖGB/AKA-Levels

Committee representation:
Executive Committee: Member
Nomination Committee: Member
Remuneration Committee: Member

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
none

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1980
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since 2002: Trading, Risk Management, Financial Markets, Mid Office/Products & Valuation Markets – P&L Analyst; current position in Credit & Rates Trading, Government Bond & Collateral Trading, Group Data Steward for treasury products, Erste Group Bank AG
1991 – 2001: Technical Engineering, Lauda Air Luftfahrt AG
1998 – 1999: Delphi Automotive Systems Vienna GmbH

Education:
Finance, Accounting and Taxation, College of Higher Education, degree awarded 2003 (Mag. (FH))
Mechanical Engineering, Technical College Eisenstadt

Committee representation:
Risk Committee: Member
Remuneration Committee: Substitute

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
none

Personal information:
Year of birth: 1965
Nationality: Austrian

Career:
since 2010: Product Management Securities Products, Erste Group Bank AG
2003 – 2010: Marketing & Event Management, ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H.
2000 – 2003: Production Assistant PR & Events, GESCO Medien
1998 – 2000: Sales Assistant, s Bausparkasse
1997 – 1998: Marketing Assistant, Mautner Markhof AG
1996 – 1997: Assistant of the Management Board, Michaela Frey
1992 – 1996: Marketing and PR-Assistant / Junior Product Manager, Unilever Österreich
1985 – 1992: Assistant of the Director of Purchase  / Marketing-Assistant and Controller, Gerngross Kaufhaus AG

Education:
European Economy and Business Management Course at the University (EWUF Wien), degree awarded 2002 (Magistra (FH))
Advertising academy, degree 1990
Vienna University of economics and business, 1984 inscription, focus business studies
Vienna Business School, Matura 1984

Committee representation:
Audit Committee: Member
Risk Committee: Substitute

Memberships in statutory supervisory boards and similar functions:
Erste Asset Management GmbH