25.07.2022
Hans Unterdorfer named new Chief Corporates Officer at Erste Bank Oesterreich
Unterdorfer, the CEO of Tiroler Sparkasse, takes over the Erste Bank Oesterreich management board role from Willi Cernko, who has been CEO of Erste Group since July 1.
The nomination committee of Erste Bank Oesterreich’s supervisory board has proposed Hans Unterdorfer to serve as the new management board member responsible for corporate customers. Unterdorfer’s appointment as Chief Corporates Officer will be effective as of 1 September 2022, subject to the approval of Erste Bank Oesterreich’s supervisory board. Unterdorfer is thus set to take over this position from Willi Cernko, who has been CEO of Erste Group since July 2022. Hans Unterdorfer has been the CEO of Tiroler Sparkasse since 2011 and will retain that role until a suitable successor is found, with Unterdorfer remaining until the end of October at the latest.
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"I am very pleased that with Hans Unterdorfer joining us, we can round out a strong and successful management board team at Erste Bank Oesterreich. With his experience, Hans will build an even firmer bridge towards Austria’s savings banks and further strengthen the corporate banking business," says Friedrich Rödler, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Erste Bank Oesterreich.
"With Hans Unterdorfer, we have been able to gain an experienced banker from the savings bank group for Erste Bank’s team," says Gerda Holzinger Burgstaller, CEO of Erste Bank Oesterreich. "Hans brings with him a broad range of banking expertise and a good feel for the needs of our clients. Most importantly, he will make sure that Erste Bank maintains its course as a partner on eye level for our corporate clients."
"I am very much looking forward to this new task, to the many discussions with customers, and to the team. The current high inflation environment and the green transition present Austria's companies with considerable challenges. As a bank, we will be there for them, listen to them and find the right solutions together," adds Hans Unterdorfer.
Hans Unterdorfer started his career as a student trainee at Tiroler Sparkasse before progressing through his career in various functions within the Raiffeisen banking group in Tirol. Before joining the management board of Tiroler Sparkasse, he served as the Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol board member responsible for corporate customers until 2010. A graduate in the field of law, Unterdorfer also holds a doctorate in health sciences. Unterdorfer is married and father of three grown-up children.
"I am very pleased that with Hans Unterdorfer joining us, we can round out a strong and successful management board team at Erste Bank Oesterreich. With his experience, Hans will build an even firmer bridge towards Austria’s savings banks and further strengthen the corporate banking business," says Friedrich Rödler, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Erste Bank Oesterreich.
"With Hans Unterdorfer, we have been able to gain an experienced banker from the savings bank group for Erste Bank’s team," says Gerda Holzinger Burgstaller, CEO of Erste Bank Oesterreich. "Hans brings with him a broad range of banking expertise and a good feel for the needs of our clients. Most importantly, he will make sure that Erste Bank maintains its course as a partner on eye level for our corporate clients."
"I am very much looking forward to this new task, to the many discussions with customers, and to the team. The current high inflation environment and the green transition present Austria's companies with considerable challenges. As a bank, we will be there for them, listen to them and find the right solutions together," adds Hans Unterdorfer.
Hans Unterdorfer started his career as a student trainee at Tiroler Sparkasse before progressing through his career in various functions within the Raiffeisen banking group in Tirol. Before joining the management board of Tiroler Sparkasse, he served as the Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol board member responsible for corporate customers until 2010. A graduate in the field of law, Unterdorfer also holds a doctorate in health sciences. Unterdorfer is married and father of three grown-up children.