26.06.2023
Ulrike Gehmacher will be the new Head of Sustainability of Erste Group
- The established ESG-manager with experience at Coca-Cola, RHI Magnesita and Immofinanz joins Erste Group
- The strategic importance of ESG will be further strengthened in the Group
From 1 July 2023 on, Ulrike Gehmacher will lead the Group ESG Office of Erste Group. She will be responsible for all strategic sustainability agendas of the banking group. Gehmacher has many years of experience in the development and implementation of sustainability strategies in the core business and culture of international companies. She will report to Rainer Hauser, Head of Group Strategy.
The Group ESG Office, which is assigned to the CEO division, acts as an advisor to the Executive Board on ESG strategies and targets. It develops central ESG policies, defines ESG governance and financing rules. It also ensures transparency on the results of the sustainability measures of Erste Group and its local ESG offices.
About Ulrike Gehmacher
Ulrike Gehmacher joins from Immofinanz AG, where she was most recently Head of Group ESG, responsible for developing the sustainability strategy and decarbonization plan until 2040. Prior to that, she worked at RHI Magnesita, a London-listed FTSE 250 company, in various roles focusing on sustainability and climate change – most recently as Vice President Global Sustainability. She started her career at the Coca-Cola CEE headquarters in Vienna, where she held several positions in Public Affairs and Corporate Communications and was also responsible for various ESG agendas. She studied Communication Science and has a Diploma in Executive Management (both at Donau-University Krems).
The Group ESG Office, which is assigned to the CEO division, acts as an advisor to the Executive Board on ESG strategies and targets. It develops central ESG policies, defines ESG governance and financing rules. It also ensures transparency on the results of the sustainability measures of Erste Group and its local ESG offices.
About Ulrike Gehmacher
Ulrike Gehmacher joins from Immofinanz AG, where she was most recently Head of Group ESG, responsible for developing the sustainability strategy and decarbonization plan until 2040. Prior to that, she worked at RHI Magnesita, a London-listed FTSE 250 company, in various roles focusing on sustainability and climate change – most recently as Vice President Global Sustainability. She started her career at the Coca-Cola CEE headquarters in Vienna, where she held several positions in Public Affairs and Corporate Communications and was also responsible for various ESG agendas. She studied Communication Science and has a Diploma in Executive Management (both at Donau-University Krems).