Bettina Orlopp holds a degree in business administration awarded by the University of Regensburg, where she also received her PhD.

She began her professional career as a Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company in 1995, where she was elected Partner in 2002. In 2014, she started her career at Commerzbank as a Divisional Board Member responsible for Group Development and Strategy.

Bettina Orlopp has been CFO of Commerzbank AG since March 2020 and she has served as a CEO since September 2024.

She is a Member of the following committees of Commerzbank AG: Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO), Group Sustainability Board, Executive Pension Committee and the Group Market Risk Committee.