Mads G. Jakobsen to succeed Peter Nyegaard as new Country Senior Executive of Nordea in Denmark

Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, 6-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Peter Nyegaard, member of Group Executive Management, Chief Operating Officer of Wholesale Banking and Country Senior Executive in Denmark, has decided to leave Nordea.

– It has been a privilege to be part of the formation of Nordea and the strongest capital markets and wholesale banking operations in the Nordics. But it has also been hard work, and after 26 years in the bank I would now like to spend some time with my family and consider my future working life, says Peter Nyegaard.

– Throughout his long career in Nordea, Peter has contributed immensely to the development of our capital markets and wholesale banking activities and thus our very strong position within Wholesale Banking today. I wish him good luck going forward, says Group CEO Christian Clausen.

Mads G. Jakobsen, Deputy Head of Retail Banking, is appointed new Country Senior Executive in Denmark.

For further information:
Claus Christensen, Head of Group Identity & Communications, +45 25 24 89 93

The information provided in this press release is such that Nordea is required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980) and/or the Swedish Securities Markets Act (2007:528).

Nordea’s vision is to be a Great European bank, acknowledged for its people, creating superior value for customers and shareholders. We are making it possible for our customers to reach their goals by providing a wide range of products, services and solutions within banking, asset management and insurance. Nordea has around 11 million customers, approximately 800 branch office locations and is among the ten largest universal banks in Europe in terms of total market capitalisation. The Nordea share is listed on the NASDAQ
OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen.

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