Commerzbank on Tuesday announced its current Chief Financial Officer Bettina Orlopp will soon become CEO of the embattled ...

Bettina Orlopp, who has been named as the first female CEO of a major German bank, has faced big challenges during a decade ...

Newly named Commerzbank Chief Executive Bettina Orlopp has a difficult first mission: Fend off an Italian raider, UniCredit, ...

The German bank said that early this month Manfred Knof informed Jens Weidmann, chairman of the supervisory board, of his ...

The news comes as the bank fends off a takeover attempt by Italy’s UniCredit, which has recently positioned itself to ...

Commerzbank on Tuesday announced its new chief executive would be Bettina Orlopp, who is expected to fight a possible takeover of the German bank by Italy’s UniCredit. Orlopp, currently Commerzbank’s ...

Commerzbank's finance chief, has been named its CEO amidst significant challenges. She will navigate a potential takeover by UniCredit, Germany's political landscape, and advocate for the bank's ...

Under newly appointed CEO Bettina Orlopp, formerly CFO, Commerzbank updated its strategy, which could be seen as an attempt to push back against UniCredit’s potential takeover attempt.

Whether Orlopp can keep Commerzbank a fully independent German bank remains to be seen. During a Bank of America Financials CEO conference on Tuesday, UniCredit’s Orcel was asked about Commerzbank.

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