Raiffeisen Bank

The main activity of the company Raiffeisen is to provide services and products intended for the agricultural sector. It offers a wide range of solutions for agriculture, notably in the following areas :

• Pflanzenbau (plant cultivation) : crop protection management, seeds, harvest monitoring tools, agronomic advice and access to safety data sheets for agricultural products.
• Tierhaltung (animal husbandry) : services and products for livestock farming.
• Landtechnik (agricultural machinery) : equipment and technologies for agriculture.
• Management (financial management and insurance) : financial advice, agricultural insurance, management of subsidies and pension provision.
• Landleben (rural life) : marketplace, useful and decorative products, recipes, content for children, and information about country life.

Raiffeisen primarily targets farmers, livestock farmers, farm operators and other rural stakeholders in Germany, offering them products, services, market information, technical advice and solutions to optimize their agricultural activity.

The history of the Raiffeisen company traces its origins back to the 19th century, with the creation of the cooperative movement by Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen. This movement aimed to improve the living conditions of farmers and rural populations through solidarity, mutual assistance, and cooperation. The Raiffeisen model quickly developed in Germany and then internationally, giving rise to a vast network of agricultural cooperatives, banks, and service companies.

The key stages in the development of Raiffeisen include:

• Creation: Founding of the first agricultural cooperatives in the 19th century, based on the principles of mutual assistance and democratic management.
• Product development: Diversification of activities around agriculture, the supply of seeds, fertilizers, crop protection products, crop management, marketing of agricultural products, and the provision of financial services tailored to the rural world.
• Partnerships and acquisitions: Establishment of partnerships with companies in the agricultural and agri-food sectors, as well as with financial institutions, to strengthen the range of services and products.
• Strategic changes: Continuous adaptation to changes in the agricultural sector, integration of new technologies, development of digital platforms (crop management, weather, agricultural markets), and expansion of the offering to rural life management (advice, recipes, marketplace, etc.).

Today, Raiffeisen is a major player in the agricultural and rural sector, offering a complete range of services from production to marketing, including financial management and technological innovation.

The founder of Raiffeisen Bank is Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, a German pioneer of the cooperative movement in the 19th century. Today, Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) is led by a management team composed of several key members. The current CEO is Johann Strobl. Other members of the management board include Andrii Stepanenko (Retail Banking), Hannes Mösenbacher (Chief Risk Officer), and Valentin Stalf (Corporate Banking). The supervisory board is chaired by Erwin Hameseder. These leaders oversee the operations of the Raiffeisen group, which is one of the leading cooperative banking groups in Europe, with a strong presence in Austria and Central and Eastern Europe.