Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has recruited Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy as senior advisor for wholesale custody and fund business. His new position is set to come into effect on 1 February 2013.
Szalay-Berzeviczy, who currently serves as senior advisor to the president and CEO of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, will report to the head of institutional clients division, Harald Kreuzmair.
Kreuzmair, said: "With Szalay-Berzeviczy's appointment we not only want to demonstrate our bank's commitment to the securities services business, but we regard him as instrumental in further enhancing the way RBI serves global custodians, investment banks, broker dealers, pension funds, investment funds and other institutional clients in Austria and the Central and Eastern European region."
Klemens Breuer, RBI's markets board member, said: "We are looking at our securities services as one of the key areas of the bank where we intend to invest more in the future following our clients' needs and addressing some strategic consideration.”
“The goal is to turn RBI into one of the leading securities services providers in the CEE region, and we therefore regard Szalay-Berzeviczy's appointment as an important step towards this direction."