Austria: Speculations About Kranebitter’s Sucessor

Professional ServicesBanks ♦ Published: July 12, 2013; 16:32 ♦ (Vindobona)

It is still unclear who will become new CEO of ailing bank Hypo Group. Gottwald Kranebitter will resign in mid-August.

Austria: Speculations About Kranebitter’s Sucessor / Picture: © KPMG - Pressefoto Gottwald Kranebitter

There will not be much time for the search of Kranebitter’s successor as CEO of nationalized Hypo Group until his leaving in August.

Apart from head of Kommunalkredit Alois Steinbichler Austrian news magazine “Format” added Klaus Requat and Christian Jauk to its list of possible candidates. Requat was head of investmentbanking of UniCredit CA IB earlier and is now partner…