Company announcement 30 January 2015 Announcement No. 1/2015 |
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Danske Bank appoints new Chief Risk Officer
Danske Bank has appointed Gilbert Kohnke Chief Risk Officer (CRO). He will be responsible for Group Risk Management and will join Danske Bank's Executive Board on 1 April 2015.
Gilbert Kohnke is Canadian and joins us from a position as Group Chief Risk Officer at OCBC Bank in Singapore.
“Gilbert Kohnke is an internationally recognised professional with more than 25 years' risk management experience from global financial companies. Credit and risk management are crucial elements in operating a solid and competitive bank, and we look forward to drawing on Gilbert's expertise,” says Thomas F. Borgen, CEO of Danske Bank.
The Executive Board of Danske Bank will subsequently consist of
Thomas F. Borgen, CEO
Tonny Thierry Andersen, head of Personal Banking
Lars Stensgaard Mørch, head of Business Banking
Glenn Söderholm, head of Corporates & Institutions
Henrik Ramlau-Hansen, head of Group Finance, Group Legal & Group Compliance
Jim Ditmore, head of Group Services & Group IT
Gilbert Kohnke, head of Group Risk Management
CV of Gilbert Kohnke
Age: 56
Positions held:
2005 - 2014 OCBC Bank, Singapore
Group Chief Risk Officer
1996 - 2005 CIBC World Markets, London (UK), Singapore & NYC (US)
Head of European Portfolio Management, Regional Head of Risk Management, etc.
1988 - 1996 Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto &Vancouver, Canada
Approving Risk Manager, Account Manager, etc.
1982 - 1985 Revenue Canada, Toronto, Canada
Auditor
Qualifications:
1987 MBA, University of Hawaii, Manoa
1981 B Commerce, Accounting, University of Windsor, UK
1980 BA (honours) in Economics and Business Communication Accounting, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Kind regards
Danske Bank A/S
Contact:
Kenni Leth, Group Press Officer, tel. +45 45 14 56 83/+45 51 71 43 68