Raiffeisen Bank International Names Michael Höllerer as CEO-Designate to Succeed Johann Strobl

Raiffeisen Bank International's Supervisory Board approved the appointment of Michael Höllerer as the group's next Chief Executive Officer on 17 December 2025. Höllerer will take up the role effective 1 July 2026, succeeding Johann Strobl, who has chosen not to seek an extension of his contract with the Austrian banking group. The announcement was made public in a press release on 17 December.

Höllerer served as RBI's Chief Financial Officer between 2020 and 2022. At the time of his appointment as CEO-designate, he was serving as chief executive of Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien, one of the regional institutions within the Austrian Raiffeisen cooperative banking system.

STROBL DEPARTS AFTER CHOOSING NOT TO RENEW

Johann Strobl's decision not to seek a further term as chief executive brings to a close his tenure leading RBI. Strobl led RBI through the period following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, when the group's Russian subsidiary came under scrutiny from Western supervisors.

TRANSITION PERIOD

The July 2026 effective date gives a transition period of about six months from the announcement to the formal handover of the chief executive role. Strobl continues as chief executive until the handover.