Ulrike Gehmacher

Ulrike Gehmacher will lead the Group ESG Office of Erste Group. She will be responsible for all strategic sustainability agendas of the banking group. Gehmacher has experience in the development and implementation of sustainability strategies in the core business and culture of international companies. The Group ESG Office develops central ESG policies, defines ESG governance and financing rules. It also ensures transparency on the results of the sustainability measures of Erste Group and its local ESG offices.

Ulrike Gehmacher joins the company from Immofinanz, where she was most recently Head of Group ESG, responsible for developing the sustainability strategy and decarbonization plan until 2040. Prior to that, she worked at RHI Magnesita in various roles focusing on sustainability and climate change – most recently as Vice President Global Sustainability. She started her career at the Coca-Cola CEE headquarters in Vienna, where she held several positions in Public Affairs and Corporate Communications and was also responsible for various ESG agendas. She studied Communication Science and has a Diploma in Executive Management (both at Donau-University Krems).