• Andrea Orcel named "Banker of the Year."
• UniCredit named Best Bank for Small and Medium Enterprises in Western Europe.
• UniCredit named Best Bank in Italy and in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
• The Bank received overall 18 accolades across Europe.
Euromoney has honored Andrea Orcel, CEO of UniCredit, as the "Banker of the Year" in recognition of his exceptional leadership and the outstanding results achieved by UniCredit in 2023 through the "UniCredit Unlocked" industrial transformation plan.
The prestigious award was presented at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence ceremony in London on 18 July.
In addition to recognizing his remarkable leadership and transformation of the Bank, Euromoney has bestowed UniCredit with the prestigious award for the Best Bank for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in Western Europe, acknowledging its extensive reach of 2 million SME clients and 15 million retail clients across 13 countries in Europe and its longstanding relationship.
Furthermore, Euromoney has recognized UniCredit as the Best Bank in Italy, where it was also named Best Bank for ESG and for SMEs. UniCredit was also acknowledged as the Best Bank in Bosnia & Herzegovina, where it received the additional recognition of being the Best Bank for Diversity & Inclusion.
In total, UniCredit received 18 awards in acknowledgment of its outstanding work across Europe. These awards include CEE's Best Bank for Wealth Management and Best Bank for Transaction Services, as well as the distinctions of being Austria's, Bosnia & Herzegovina's, Croatia's, and Romania's Best Bank for ESG, and Bulgaria's, Croatia's, and Romania's Best Bank for Corporate. Moreover, in the Czech Republic, the bank was awarded the title of Best Bank for SMEs.
Andrea Orcel, CEO of UniCredit, commented on the awards, saying: "I am extremely honored and grateful to all colleagues who have worked together with passion and commitment and as one team to constantly deliver for all our stakeholders. These awards truly recognize their achievements and are testament to the dedication and hard work of our entire team and a further step forward towards our ambition of becoming the bank for Europe's future".
UniCredit's exceptional results in 2023, marked as the best year ever, and the outstanding 1Q 2024, reflect the success of its strategic plan, "UniCredit Unlocked," transforming the institution into one harmonious group with access to 15 million clients and 13 markets across Europe. These results establish UniCredit as a new industry benchmark, leveraging its unique pan-European model.
Milan, 19 July 2024
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