Sabine Mlnarsky also made a good impression on the employee representatives on the Commerzbank Supervisory Board.
This clears the way for the current head of human resources at the Austrian Erste Bank to join the Commerzbank board.
She could inherit Sabine Schmittroth.
For Mlnarsky it would be a career advancement.
She is not a member of the board of Erste Group, the holding company that owns Erste Bank.
Mlnarsky is also considered the favorite of Commerzbank chief supervisor Helmut Gottschalk, as the FAZ reported exclusively in its Tuesday edition.
In a conversation with employee representatives on Monday, she was also able to convince them of her personality and her qualifications, participants in the meeting told the FAZ: "Mlnarsky was also well informed about German labor law.
In addition, she has already dealt intensively with Commerzbank and its structures.
In addition, she is convinced that collective agreements make sense,” says one participant, describing his impressions.
He also reports that Mlnarsky is quite willing to show his edge against CEO Manfred Knof as well.
In addition, she had expressed her willingness to cooperate with the employee wing in the control committee.
Commerzbank is currently undergoing a restructuring that will result in the loss of 10,000 jobs.
Her almost three years of work at the Austrian airline Austrian Airlines, which belongs to the Lufthansa Group, also speaks for the Austrian.
Employees at Germany's second-largest commercial bank say that no works council says a bad word about them.
At first, Chief Inspector Gottschalk's commitment to Mlnarsky caused irritation in the workers' wing.
However, the waves calmed down quickly, especially since Mlnarsky had taken enough time for her performance.
The next hurdle for them is the Presidential and Nominating Committee.
"If Ms. Mlnarsky is up for election, she will be supported unanimously by the employees," said an employee representative of the FAZ