• Eriola Bibolli will assume her position as planned, on 1 March.
• The current President, Hubert Spechtenhauser, is stepping down.

Frankfurt am Main, 26 February 2026 - Eriola Bibolli (51), a member of the Management Board of ProCredit Holding AG, will assume the position of Chairwoman of the Management Board from Hubert Spechtenhauser (63) on 1 March 2026, as planned. Mr. Spechtenhauser will step down at the end of February 2026. He has served as the Chairman of the Management Board of ProCredit Holding since 1 November 2022.

"Over the past five years, Hubert Spechtenhauser has played a key role in shaping the strategic and operational development of the ProCredit Group, including the change of legal form in 2023 and the Group's strategic realignment communicated during the 2024 Capital Markets Day. Thanks to his profound expertise gained over more than thirty years in leading financial institutions, his clear vision, and his steadfast commitment, he has strengthened our banking group for the long term and positioned it for the future," said the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Rainer Ottenstein. "On behalf of the entire Supervisory Board, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for his extensive expertise, exemplary leadership, and unwavering dedication."

"For ProCredit, the fact that we are now able to fill this demanding position of Chair of the Management Board from within our own ranks is a strong sign of the company's corporate culture and internal strength," explained Mr. Ottenstein. "By appointing Ms. Bibolli, we have identified the ideal candidate. Ms. Bibolli embodies stability while promoting a strengthened approach to digitalization, scalability, and dynamic growth in general."

He continued: "She has been part of ProCredit since 2001 and brings to the Group's leadership an operational perspective gained from working at the bank level. When she became a member of the Management Board of ProCredit Holding AG in 2023 and initially assumed the role of Chief Risk Officer, she reshaped the risk strategy and strengthened risk structures. Later that same year, when she took over responsibility for a broad strategic portfolio - including Retail and MSME Banking, Group IT & PCH IT - she developed, among other things, a transformative digitalization strategy for retail banking services. She also created business development structures within ProCredit Holding and redesigned governance and the operating model toward agile digital operations."

Born in Albania, Ms. Bibolli studied business administration and began her professional career within the ProCredit Group in 2001 at ProCredit Bank Kosovo. Between 2007 and 2019, she served as Deputy General Manager and member of the Management Board, before being appointed General Manager in 2019. She contributed significantly to the bank's successful development. In 2023, Ms. Bibolli became a member of the Management Board of ProCredit Holding AG. She has spent many years working in ProCredit's target markets in Southeastern and Eastern Europe, gaining extensive expertise in operations serving both business clients and private individuals.

"The ProCredit Group has been my professional home for more than two decades, and I look forward with great interest to my new responsibilities," said Ms. Bibolli at the beginning of her mandate. "What makes ProCredit special for me are the people and the belief that, here at ProCredit, we can make a real difference for both entrepreneurs and private clients. In a world defined by rapid change and accelerating digitalization, our success will depend on how bold and agile we are in our evolution - leveraging technology to meet the growing expectations of our clients while remaining anchored in the values that guide us. By embracing this evolution with clarity, purpose, and speed, we will enable positive transformation and position the ProCredit Group as an impactful leader, as a digitalized and sustainability-oriented banking group in Southeastern and Eastern Europe by 2029. With this understanding, I look forward to my new role."

Hubert Spechtenhauser will remain part of the ProCredit Group as a member of the supervisory boards of ProCredit banks.


About ProCredit Holding AG
ProCredit Holding AG, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is the parent company of the development-oriented ProCredit Group, which includes commercial banks for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) as well as private individuals, promoting economic, environmental, and social development. In addition to its operational focus on Southeastern and Eastern Europe, the ProCredit Group is also active in South America and Germany. The company's shares are traded on the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The main shareholders of ProCredit Holding AG include Zeitinger Invest GmbH, KfW, the Dutch company DOEN Participaties BV, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and ProCredit Staff Invest GmbH & Co. KG. As the superior company under the German Banking Act and the financial holding parent of the ProCredit financial group, ProCredit Holding AG is subject to consolidated supervision by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and the Bundesbank. For more information, visit: https://www.procredit-holding.com

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