Pursuant to previous announcements, on 1 August 2024, Katarina Kraljević, former Director of Retail Business Development, will be assuming the position of Member of the Management Board of the Bank responsible for Retail, Retail Business Development, Direct Channels, and Digital Banking. The decision of the Supervisory Board of Erste Bank Croatia on the appointment of Katarina Kraljević was approved by the Croatian National Bank and the European Central Bank. Zdenko Matak, former Member of the Management Board, has decided to withdraw from his position with the end of his term of office on 31 July and will continue to serve as advisor to the Management Board for Retail.
Pursuant to previous announcements, on 1 August 2024, Katarina Kraljević, former Director of Retail Business Development, will be assuming the position of Member of the Management Board of the Bank responsible for Retail, Retail Business Development, Direct Channels, and Digital Banking. The decision of the Supervisory Board of Erste Bank Croatia on the appointment of Katarina Kraljević was approved by the Croatian National Bank and the European Central Bank. Zdenko Matak, former Member of the Management Board, has decided to withdraw from his position with the end of his term of office on 31 July and will continue to serve as advisor to the Management Board for Retail.
Katarina Kraljević is a Master of Economics and has many years of experience working in the banking industry. She started her career in 2001 as a financial advisor for retail at Bank Austria Creditanstalt d.d. Zagreb. From 2002 to 2005 she was a financial representative for SMEs in Centar banka d.d., after which she transferred to Erste Bank Croatia as a risk manager for micro enterprises, sole proprietors and retail clients. From 2008 to 2015 she was head of the Private and Micro Business Credit Risk Management Directorate, and from 2015 to 2017 she was Deputy Director of Retail. Since January 2018 she has been at the helm of Retail Business Development.
“Zdenko Matak has left an important mark in building Erste Bank Croatia as it stands today, giving a significant impulse to its continued growth and development over the past 35 years, especially in retail business. We are immensely grateful to him for his overall contribution and for his successful work over the years. At the same time, I wish the new Member of the Management Board Katarina Kraljević the best of luck and success in her work. I am convinced that with her knowledge, expertise, energy and clear vision she will continue the journey of successful positioning of the Bank in the retail division, as well as the development of our digital strategy,” commented the President of the Management Board of the Bank Christoph Schoefboeck.
“Zdenko Matak has left an important mark in building Erste Bank Croatia as it stands today, giving a significant impulse to its continued growth and development over the past 35 years, especially in retail business. We are immensely grateful to him for his overall contribution and for his successful work over the years. At the same time, I wish the new Member of the Management Board Katarina Kraljević the best of luck and success in her work. I am convinced that with her knowledge, expertise, energy and clear vision she will continue the journey of successful positioning of the Bank in the retail division, as well as the development of our digital strategy,” commented the President of the Management Board of the Bank Christoph Schoefboeck.