Raiffeisen Zentralbank, Raiffeisen Bank International and subsidiaries consolidate their communication activities in newly built division Group Communications

• Newly built division Group Communications bundles PR-activities of the RZB Group
• Management Board responsibility lies with RBI-CEO Karl Sevelda
• Ingrid Krenn-Ditz headed Public Relations of RBI so far

Vienna, Austria, 20-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB), Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) and the subsidiaries (Verbundunternehmen) bundle their internal and external communication activities in the newly built division Group Communications. The division will be established within the board responsibility of RBI-CEO Karl Sevelda. Ingrid Krenn-Ditz will head the division as of January 2014. She will also service the communication activities of RZB-CEO Walter Rothensteiner.

“This measure will monetize and secure synergies within the Raiffeisen Group and ensure a one-voice communication.We will start off by bundeling the PR teams of RZB and RBI. Next year our subsidiaries Raiffeisen Bausparkasse, Raiffeisen Leasing, Raiffeisen Capital Management und Valida Vorsorge Management will be integrated”, said RZB-CEO Walter Rothensteiner. „With Ingrid Krenn-Ditz we put a recognized communications expert in charge of this challenging task. I am looking forward to continuing working with her“, said RBI-CEO Karl Sevelda.

The academic interpreter for English and Spanish has been heading the Public Relations Department of Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) since November 2011.

She started her career in the communication field as the Spokeswoman and Head of Office for the Austrian Minister of Economic Affairs. In 1996 she took over the PR Department of the Austrian National Tourist Office. After several years in communications consulting (Senior Advisor) the Styrian born Krenn-Ditz joined the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in 2002 as Head of the Marketing Department. In this role she was in charge of internal and external communications as well as sponsoring activities.

From 2009 until February 2011 she worked as Head of Public Affairs at Erste Group Bank AG and was mainly in charge for lobbying and the positioning of the bank on the European level.

Krenn-Ditz, who was born and raised in Judenburg, Styria, is 48 years old and married.

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Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) regards both Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment bank, and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as its home market. In CEE, RBI operates an extensive network of subsidiary banks, leasing companies and a range of other specialised financial service providers in 17 markets.

RBI is the only Austrian bank with a presence in both the world’s financial centres and in Asia, the group’s further geographical area of focus.

In total, around 59,000 employees serve over 14.3 million customers through more than 3,000 business outlets, the great majority of which are located in CEE.

RBI is a fully consolidated subsidiary of Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB). RZB indirectly owns around 78.5 per cent of the common stock, the remainder is in free float. RBI’s shares are listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. RZB is the central institution of the Austrian Raiffeisen Banking Group, the country’s largest banking group, and serves as the head office of the entire RZB Group, including RBI.

For further information please contact Ingrid Krenn-Ditz (+43-1-71 707-6055, ingrid.krenn-ditz@rbinternational.com) http://www.rbinternational.com

Ingrid Krenn-Ditz
Head of PR
Raiffeisen Bank International AG
Am Stadtpark 9, 1030 Wien
Tel: +43-1-71707-6055
Fax: +43-1-71707-3802
ingrid.krenn-ditz@rbinternational.com