Nikoletta K.
About Nikoletta K.
Nikoletta K. is a Retail Banking Sustainability Leader at Raiffeisen Bank International AG, with a diverse background in banking and sustainability. She has held various managerial roles at Erste Bank Hungary and Erste Group, and has a strong academic foundation in economics and sustainability from prestigious institutions.
Work at Raiffeisen Bank International
Nikoletta K. has been serving as the Retail Banking Sustainability Leader at Raiffeisen Bank International AG since 2018. In this role, she focuses on integrating sustainability into retail banking practices. Her initiatives include developing green mortgages and social small business loans, which align with the bank's sustainability strategy. Additionally, she has implemented CO2 emission tracking for customers based on their transactions, aiming to enhance environmental awareness among clients.
Previous Experience in Banking
Nikoletta K. has a diverse background in the banking sector, having worked at multiple institutions. She was a Branch Manager at Erste Bank Hungary from 2006 to 2007, followed by a role as Channel Manager from 2008 to 2011. She then served as Group Product Manager at Erste Group from 2011 to 2018. Additionally, she worked as an International Lending Manager at OTP Bank Hungary for one year and as a Sales Development Expert at AEGON Hungary from 2004 to 2006.
Education and Expertise
Nikoletta K. holds a Bachelor's degree in International Economics from Georgetown University, where she studied from 1999 to 2002. She furthered her education with a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from Oxford Brookes University, completed in 2006. She also pursued studies in Sustainability Studies at Harvard Business School from 2021 to 2022 and participated in Executive Education at INSEAD from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, she studied International Marketing and Communications at the International Advertising Association.
Sustainability Initiatives
Throughout her career, Nikoletta K. has been involved in various sustainability initiatives. She pioneered the introduction of recycled PVC cards at Raiffeisen Bank International to reduce CO2 impact in business operations. Her focus on design thinking has enabled her to create client-centric banking and insurance product processes, further enhancing the sustainability efforts within the financial sector.