Crashed into gorge

Death drama on the mountain: great mourning for top banker

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29.09.2025 12:19
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Porträt von Tiroler Krone
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The "Krone" already knew the identity of the victim on Friday - now it's official: the alpinist who died in the Tyrolean Arzbergklamm gorge last week was Hans Unterdorfer, Member of the Management Board of Erste Bank Österreich responsible for Corporate Clients and former long-standing Chairman of the Management Board of Tiroler Sparkasse.

"It is with great dismay that we have to announce that Hans Unterdorfer, member of the Management Board of Erste Bank Österreich responsible for corporate clients, has died in a tragic mountain accident," the company said in a press release on Monday.

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We have lost a friend and colleague who left us far too early and will be sorely missed.

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"Left a lasting mark on the banking sector"
Unterdorfer's "high level of professionalism, technical expertise and open manner have had a lasting impact on and enriched Tiroler Sparkasse, Erste Bank Österreich and the entire Austrian banking sector", the statement continued. We have lost a "friend and colleague who has left us far too early and will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this difficult time," the media release also states.

Hans Unterdorfer was 58 years old.
Hans Unterdorfer was 58 years old.(Bild: Peter Freiberger, Erste Bank, Krone KREATIV)

Did not show up for appointment - search operation!
The 58-year-old died last Thursday in an accident in the Arzbergklamm gorge near his home municipality of Telfs (Innsbruck-Land district). The bank manager fell around 50 meters over steeply sloping terrain for unknown reasons and suffered fatal injuries. The police reported at the time that they were looking for him after he failed to turn up for an agreed appointment. The police did not provide any information about his identity.

Well-connected and communicative
Unterdorfer had been promoted to the top management of Erste Bank Austria in the fall of 2022 and had taken over the position of Chief Corporate Client Officer. He had previously had a stellar banking career in Tyrol. After a long time at Raiffeisen, including as a member of the Management Board of Raiffeisen Landesbank Tirol, he served as Chairman of the Management Board of Tiroler Sparkasse from 2011 until moving to Vienna.

He was regarded as a well-connected, communicative and dazzling personality in Tyrolean business and society. Among other things, Unterdorfer also held the position of Honorary Consul for Russia in Tyrol. He resigned as such shortly after the war of aggression against Ukraine began. The 58-year-old was a father of three.

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