Raiffeisen Bank International AG announced that after a decision on the merger with Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG is taken by Jan. 24th Extraordinary General Meeting, entry of the merger into the commercial register is planned to take place before the end of the first quarter of 2017. The combined bank will be headed by Johann Strobl. He has been Chief Risk Officer of RBI since 2010 and Deputy CEO of RBI since 2013. Hannes Mösenbacher will succeed Johann Strobl as Chief Risk Officer of RBI. Mr. Klemens Breuer has been Head of Risk Controlling in RBI since 2009. Klemens Breuer will additionally assist Johann Strobl as Deputy CEO.