Category: Orcel

  • UniCredit CEO Orcel attended virtual meeting with Commerzbank, source says By Reuters

    MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit President Andrea Ursel attended a virtual meeting held by the Italian bank on Friday with Commerzbank (ETR:) after it became the German bank’s largest private investor, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Commerzbank’s CEO-designate, Bettina Orlop, was also present at the conference call on…

  • Analysis-UniCredit’s Orcel takes aim at Europe’s banking borders with Commerzbank bet By Reuters

    By John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – For decades, Andrea Orcel has been the “rainmaker” to whom chief executives turned for advice on the big deals that reshaped the banking landscape. Now, as CEO of UniCredit, the Italian has set himself his biggest test yet — breaking Europe’s deep-rooted political resistance…