Henrik Kolga steps down as Head of Communications

Press Release March 12, 2007

Henrik Kolga steps down as Head of Communications

After four years as Head of Communications, Henrik Kolga is stepping down to start a consulting business. As Head of Communications, Henrik Kolga has been responsible for internal and external communications and branding. Tobias Wagner has been appointed new Acting Head of Communications. 

“I have had a really enjoyable time at the bank. The biggest challenge has been the internationalization of the bank and the re-branding process.  After having accomplished a successful launch it is now the right time for me to take a new step,” says Henrik Kolga. 

Henrik Kolga will finalize a number of ongoing projects and remain available to assist the bank on communications strategy until last April.  

Tobias Wagner, who is currently Swedbank's Head of Communications Sweden, will assume the responsibility as Acting Head of Group Communications from today. 


For further information:
Mikael Inglander, EVP, CFO and Head of Staffs, Swedbank, phone: +46 08-585 913 14
Anna Sundblad, Press Manager, Swedbank, tfn: +46 70-321 39 95


Swedbank is a leading Nordic-Baltic banking group with 8.9 million retail customers and 459,000 corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. In Sweden the group has more than 470 branches, with another 290 branches in the Baltic countries. The group is also present in Copenhagen, Helsinki, Kaliningrad, Kiev, Luxembourg, Marbella, Moscow, New York, Oslo, Shanghai, St. Petersburg and Tokyo. As of December 2006 the group had total assets of SEK 1,400 billion and approximately 17,000 employees. For more information about Swedbank, please visit www.swedbank.com.