Danske Bank appoints new Chief Risk Officer

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