CEE’s best bank 2025: Erste Group

Peter Bosek

Peter Bosek’s return to Erste Group as CEO, although still in its early days, has already made an impact.  

Much happened in the three years he was away – Covid-19, the war in Ukraine, and the rise of inflation. After he took up the role on July 1, 2024, he began by meeting the bank’s leadership, including country CEOs across the Central and Eastern European region. He recommitted to the group’s core principles: supporting regional prosperity through retail and corporate banking, with a sticky funding base and diverse revenue streams, in Austria and the eastern portion of the EU.

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