Zdenek Romanek follows Steven van Groningen as CEO of Raiffeisen Bank in Romania

Zdenek Romanek will take over as new CEO of Raiffeisen Bank S.A., the Romanian subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) starting 1 February 2022. His appointment is pending approval from the National Bank of Romania. Steven van Groningen, who concludes his mandate after 20 years as the bank's CEO, will ensure the continual management during the transition period.

"On behalf of the RBI Management Board, I sincerely thank Steven van Groningen for his great dedication and achievements. Under his leadership and guidance, the bank's staff succeeded in making Raiffeisen one of the country's top banks," said RBI CEO Johann Strobl. "We are very glad to have found in Zdenek Romanek a very suitable successor. He will build on his great experience to continue Raiffeisen Bank's successful development especially in the digital sphere."

"I believe that banks can do so much more for their clients if they fully apply already existing technologies in real daily life and real scale. Romania is a very exciting country and banking market, and I am looking forward very much to working for Raiffeisen and shaping the bank's future together with my new colleagues," said Zdenek Romanek.

Zdenek Romanek has more than 20 years of experience in financial services (banking, insurance, investments) and strategic management advisory. He looks back at a wide international experience in multiple locations in Central and Eastern Europe, the United States, UK, Russia as well as Singapore and Hong Kong. During the past six years, he was Member of the Board and Chief Retail Officer at Slovenska Sporitelna, headed the bank's digital transformation and participated in Erste Group's digital strategy and transformation, and led Erste Group's bancassurance business.