Hypo Group eyes leaner, more customer-centric business model
Hypo Alpe Adria was founded in Klagenfurt, Austria, in 1896. As at December 31, 2010 the group was present in 12 countries – Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Germany, Hungary and the Ukraine. The Republic of Austria became the sole owner of Hypo Alpe Adria in December 2009 and the ownership structure remained unchanged in 2010.