Elisabeth Simhofer

Elisabeth Simhofer is an experienced professional in audit and compliance, currently serving as the Group Audit Head of Desk for AML and KYC at Erste Group since June 2013. In this role, Elisabeth focuses on AML/CTF and Financial Sanctions, acting as the groupwide single point of contact and leading the audit expert group. Responsibilities include organizing audit workshops and preparing special Management Board requests. Prior to this, Elisabeth held positions as a Specialist Internal Audit at Erste Group Immorent AG, and as an Assistant for Financial Services and Banking Audit at Deloitte Österreich Wirtschaftsprüfung GmbH. Academic qualifications include a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Banking Law and Capital Markets from Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, along with master's and bachelor's degrees in International Business Relations from Fachhochschulstudiengänge Burgenland in Eisenstadt GmbH.