Changes to the organisation and the Executive Leadership Team of Danske Bank A/S - Seite 2

As a consequence of the organisational changes, Jakob Groot will leave Danske Bank effective today. 

“Jakob has played an important role in the bank and especially in C&I. His dedicated efforts have been vital in creating a strong and customer-focused C&I organisation with a leading position in the market. I have enjoyed working with Jakob and want to thank him for his dedication and for all of his contributions. I wish him all the best,” says Chris Vogelzang.

Furthermore, as employee engagement, leadership and cultural change are essential to our transformation, Head of Group HR Karsten Breum is appointed member of the Executive Leadership Team as of today.

“Our employees are vital for a successful transformation of the bank. Karsten Breum and his team will be tasked with the significant responsibility of making sure that we remain an engaging place to work and an attractive employer for talented and motivated colleagues,” says Chris Vogelzang.

Karsten Breum joined Danske Bank in February 2020 and has a long career in leading positions within HR.

To increase our execution power and commercial focus throughout the organisation, we are introducing an extended leadership team - the Group Leadership Team (GLT) - allowing for faster decision making and implementation. The GLT will consist of the Executive Leadership team and selected key senior leaders from across Danske Bank, who we expect to announce in October.

The go-live date of the new organisation will be 1 January 2021. The financial reporting will be aligned with the new organisational structure. The annual report for 2020 will show pro forma figures, whereas the interim report for the first quarter of 2021 will reflect the new structure.

Danske Bank’s Executive Leadership Team
Effective today, Danske Bank’s Executive Leadership Team consists of the following members:

Chris Vogelzang, CEO

Berit Behring, Head of Wealth Management and interim Head of Corporates & Institutions
Carsten Rasch Egeriis, Chief Risk Officer
Frans Woelders, Chief Operating Officer
Glenn Söderholm, Head of Banking Nordic and interim Head of Banking DK
Karsten Breum, Chief People Officer
Philippe Vollot, Chief Compliance Officer
Stephan Engels, Chief Financial Officer

See also enclosed CV for Karsten Breum.

For a full overview of our management and organisation, please visit danskebank.com.

Danske Bank

Contact: Stefan Singh Kailay, Head of Group Press, tel. [phone]

Attachments

• Karsten Breum - CV EN
• Company announcement no 10 2020