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Statement from the supervisory board chairman
The financial world never sleeps. It is fast-paced and always on the move: Customers’
needs, the market environment and especially the legal framework are subject to a
continuous process of change. Readiness to change and a high level of flexibility are
therefore basic preconditions for success in the modern banking sector.
RLB Tirol AG has the largest proportion of customers within the banking group in the form
of the Tyrol-based Raiffeisen banks – almost half of Tyroleans are Raiffeisen customers.
This means that it is easily the largest and most effective group of banks in the region. At
the same time, as the controlling institution it is the leading voice on relevant issues for the
Tyrolean Raiffeisen sector. In a rapidly changing competitive environment, this is a central
and important role for orchestrating a competitive spectrum of services from all of the
Tyrolean Raiffeisen banks.
Consequently, the path taken by the Raiffeisen-Landesbank is of great significance for
the common further development of the Tyrolean Raiffeisen banks. It is therefore a great
honour for me to have been elected as the new supervisory board chairman in April 2014.
I appreciate the many challenges of this office and the great responsibility that it involves,
and am looking forward to contributing to a successful future for our controlling institution
together with my colleagues on the supervisory board.
In the almost 40 years that I have been privileged to spend at Raiffeisen thus far, I have
come to appreciate that the spirit of cooperation between the Raiffeisen-Landesbank and
the Raiffeisen banks in Tyrol is more than just an empty phrase or a wish. It is a principle
that is lived among colleagues, in the region as a whole, and most of all in conjunction
with our customers and partners.
On behalf of the supervisory board, I would therefore like to thank, in particular, all of the
managers and employees for their outstanding work in the last financial year. It is at times
like this in particular, when the pressure on banks is growing and the contribution of each
and every employee is all the more important, that being able to count on a strong team is
utterly crucial.
I thank the management board, too, for its first-rate cooperation and for its rigorous
implementation of the defined strategy. In turbulent times it is very important to have clarity
and orientation.
I would like to extend special thanks to my long-standing colleague Josef Graber. As my
predecessor on the supervisory board, he achieved many positive things and was a highly
significant factor in the Raiffeisen-Landesbank’s progress over the years. Many thanks for
your dedicated work.
Even though there are many new challenges awaiting the banking sector as a whole, I am
optimistic about the future prospects for RLB Tirol AG. I am convinced that we are well
equipped for future developments and wish you all a successful year in 2015.
Dr Michael Misslinger
Chairman of the supervisory board
Statement from the supervisory board chairman
