Nordea announces stepping down of CEO

Nordea confirmed on Saturday that Casper von Koskull, its president and group chief executive officer, has decided to retire as the Board of Directors of Nordea has initiated a process of finding his successor, said Nordea in a press release.

Casper von Koskull joined Nordea in 2010 and has been its group CEO since November 2015. Casper, born 3 September 1960, will turn 60 in 2020 and has wished to make that the point of retirement following a long and intense career in banking.

“Nordea has entered an exciting phase of its business development, and we are seeing some positive results of the increased customer focus and of using the first digital tools developed on the new, modern platform. We look forward to continuing our intense work together to further increase customer satisfaction, efficiency and business momentum, until the right CEO successor to develop the bank for the future has been found and a smooth handover can be ensured,” Said Casper von Koskull, president and group chief executive officer, and Torbjörn Magnusson, chairman of the Board of Director, said in a joint statement.