GB00_erste lage_E - Erste Group

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Franz Hochstrasser Member of the Managing Board
Responsible for Investment Banking, Treasury, Asset Management and Securities Settlement
Degree in business administration at Graz University. From 1991 to 1997 he worked for GiroCredit Vienna
in the Risk Management and Investment Banking segments. Following the 1997 merger of Erste Österreichische
Spar-Casse-Bank and GiroCredit, Head of Erste Bank’s Controlling and Risk Management until 1998.
Appointment to the Managing Board of Erste Bank AG in January 1999.
Andreas Treichl Chairman of the Managing Board
Responsible for Savings Banks and Communications, Marketing, Secretary General, Auditing, Legal Services,
Capital Market Strategy and Investors, Controlling & Risk Management, lntegration of Česká spořitelna, a.s.
Degree in economics from Vienna University. From 1975 to 1977 traineeships at Citibank, Morgan Stanley
and Brown Brothers Harriman. In 1977 Mr. Treichl joined Chase Manhattan Bank, working in New York,
Brussels and Athens. From 1983 to 1986 management of the Key Accounts Division at Erste Österreichische
Spar-Casse-Bank. From 1986 to 1993 Mr. Treichl was CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank (Austria), respectively
Crédit Lyonnais after acquisition. Appointed Chairman of the Board of Erste Bank AG in July 1997.
Elisabeth Bleyleben-Koren Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board
Responsible for Human Resources, Retail Sales, Strategic Marketing Control, Corporate Banking, Credit Risk
Management Austria and Central Europe, Housing Finance, Key Accounts & Project Finance, and e-business.
Law degree at Vienna University. Creditanstalt from 1972 to 1977. Loans department of Erste Österreichische
Spar-Casse-Bank from 1977, management positions in the Corporate Banking and Key Accounts division
of Erste Österreichische Spar-Casse-Bank from 1978 to 1997. In July 1997 Elisabeth Bleyleben-Koren
was appointed to the Managing Board of Erste Bank AG, becoming Deputy Chairman in May 1999.
Reinhard Ortner Member of the Managing Board
Responsible for Central and Eastern Europe, Integration of Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s., Accounting, Equity
Investment, International Business and International Credit Risk Management.
Degree in economic sciences at Vienna University. Joined Erste Österreichische Spar-Casse-Bank in 1971.
From 1977 Head of Accounting, Settlements and Finance. Appointed to the Managing Board of Erste Österreichische
Spar-Casse-Bank in 1984.
Erwin Erasim Member of the Managing Board (from 1 January 2001)
Responsible for Payments, Organisation & IT
Erwin Erasim began his career in 1970 at Brauerei Schwechat. Director of IT Development at BAWAG from
1978, then at Österreichische Länderbank from 1990 to 1991. From 1992 to 2000 various positions at Bank
Austria including Head of IT Production and Banking Operations, Head of Payments of CA/BA Group and Sales
Director. Appointed to the Managing Board of Erste Bank AG in January 2001.
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