Erste Group at a glance

Founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank, Erste Group went public in 1997 with a strategy to expand its retail business into Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Since then Erste Group has grown through numerous acquisitions and organic growth to one of the largest financial services providers in the Eastern part of EU in terms of clients and total assets:

  • The number of customers has increased from 600,000 to approx. 16.6 million in Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Serbia
  • Erste Group's key business is the retail business, covering the entire spectrum from lending, deposit and investment products to current accounts and credit cards
  • Besides the traditional strength in serving private individuals, Erste Group's core activities include advisory services and support for corporate clients in financing, investment and access to international capital markets, public sector funding and interbank market operations

Our markets

Our strategy

Board of directors

Peter Bosek

CEO and Chief Retail Officer

Appointed until 30 June 2027

Ingo Bleier

Chief Corporates and Markets Officer

Appointed until 30 June 2026

Stefan Dörfler

CFO

Appointed until 31 December 2027

Alexandra Habeler-Drabek

CRO

Appointed until 31 December 2027

Maurizio Poletto

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Platform Officer

Appointed until 31 December 2027

Supervisory Board

Friedrich Rödler

Chairman of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2004
Term expires: 2025

Elisabeth Krainer-Senger-Weiss

Vice Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2014
Term expires: 2027

Christine Catasta

2nd Vice Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2022
Term expires: 2026

Henrietta Egerth-Stadlhuber

Member of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2019
Term expires: 2026

Alois Flatz

Member of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2022
Term expires: 2025

Marion Khüny

Member of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2017
Term expires: 2026

Mariana Kühnel

Member of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2022
Term expires: 2025

Caroline Kuhnert

Member of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2024
Term expires: 2027

Friedrich Santner

Member of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2020
Term expires: 2027

Michael Schuster

Member of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2021
Term expires: 2028

Walter Schuster

Member of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2024
Term expires: 2027

Christiane Tusek

Member of the Supervisory Board

First elected: 2023
Term expires: 2026

Delegated by the employees’ council:

Barbara Pichler

Member of the Supervisory Board
Employee Representative
Chairwoman of the Employees‘ Council

First delegated: 2008
Delegation expires: until further notice

Karin Zeisel

Member of the Supervisory Board
Employee Representative
Vice-Chairwoman of the Employees‘ Council

First delegated: 2007
Delegation expires: until further notice

Martin Grießer

Member of the Supervisory Board
Employee Representative
Vice Chairman of the Employees' Council

First delegated: 2019
Delegation expires: until further notice

Markus Haag

Member of the Supervisory Board
Employee Representative

First delegated: 2010
Delegation expires: until further notice

Regina Haberhauer

Member of the Supervisory Board
Employee Representative

First delegated: 2015
Delegation expires: until further notice

Jakob Hofstädter

Member of the Supervisory Board
Employee Representative

First delegated: 2024
Delegation expires: until further notice