Albert Angersbach starts as new Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at UniCredit Bank Austria on 1 April
As previously announced in December 2025, Albert Angersbach, currently Head of Credit Risk Operations at HypoVereinsbank (HVB), will take up the post of CRO at UniCredit Bank Austria on 1 April 2026. He will succeed Wolfgang Schilk, who will take up the role of CRO at HVB in Germany on 1 April 2026.
“With Albert Angersbach taking up his post, I am delighted to welcome an internationally experienced and proven risk expert back to UniCredit Bank Austria. I am confident that we will successfully drive forward the bank’s profitability and stability together. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Wolfgang Schilk for his outstanding work as CRO over the past five years. He has made a very valuable contribution to the profitability, efficiency and stability of UniCredit Bank Austria. I wish him every success in his new important role at HVB,” says Ivan Vlaho, CEO of UniCredit Bank Austria.
Albert Angersbach returns to the bank where his career began. He started in 2006 as a Corporate and Industry Analyst at UniCredit Bank Austria. After serving as Credit Officer at Deutsche Bank, he rejoined UniCredit Group in 2010, taking on leadership roles including Head of Underwriting and later CRO at ATF Bank in Kazakhstan. Angersbach subsequently held CRO positions at UniCredit banks in Croatia, Turkey, Russia, and Bulgaria. Most recently, he served as Head of Credit Risk Operations at HVB in Munich. He holds a Master’s degree in International Finance and Law from Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (2006).
Enquiries:
UniCredit Bank Austria Media Relations
Stefan Wenzel-Hirsch, Phone: +43 (0) 50505-52371;
E-Mail: stefan.wenzel-hirsch@unicreditgroup.at