(IN BRIEF) Swedbank has officially named Olof Sundblad as the permanent Head of Baltic Banking, elevating him from his acting role since October 2024. In this new capacity, he will remain a member of the Group Executive Committee. Sundblad’s appointment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acting Head, appointment, Baltic Banking, CFO, customer benefit, Estonia, financial industry, Group Executive Committee, growing economies, Jens Henriksson, Latvia, leadership, Lithuania, Olof Sundblad, Operating profit, permanent appointment, press release, Stockholm School of Economics, Swedbank
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Swedbank Lithuania have partnered to provide €48.4 million in funding for the development of SIRIN PARK GARIŪNAI, a modern logistics park near Vilnius, Lithuania. The project, led by SIRIN … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Management, News, Real Estate, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, investment, Laurynas Kuzavas, Lithuania, logistics hub, Martynas Trimonis, partnership, SIRIN PARK GARIŪNAI, sustainability, Swedbank, Tomas Kairys
(IN BRIEF) In 2023, Swedbank made significant progress toward its strategic goals outlined in the “Swedbank 15/25” business plan, aiming for a sustainable return on equity by 2025. The bank focused on adapting its operations to prioritize key customer segments, … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 29-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedbank (STO: SWED-A), a Nordic-Baltic banking group, has announced the extension of its cooperation agreement with Savings Banks. The 58 collaborating Savings Banks, operating some 190 branches and serving roughly 2 million retail … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged BANKING, Ewa Andersen, Ralf Bagner, savings bank, Savings Banks, Sparbankernas Riksförbund, Swedbank, Tomas Hedberg
USD 2 billion sustainability-linked revolving credit facility signed Transaction underlines the confidence in Ericsson’s financial and sustainable performance (PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 30-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company, has announced the signature of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged banks, carbon neutrality, Carl Mellander, climate action targets, credit facility, Ericsson, Heather Johnson, HSBC, KPI, revolving credit facility, SEB, sustainability, sustainability work, sustainable performance, Swedbank
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, Sverige, 10-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Anna Mossberg, den nyutnämnda MD:n för Silo AI Sweden, tror att svenska företag riskerar att förlora sin konkurrensfördel utan AI. I sin nya roll siktar hon på att lösa de två stora … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Finland, Internet & Online, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, AI talang, AI-lab, AI-lösningar, Anna Mossberg, artificial-intelligence, artificiell intelligens, CXO, Deutsche Telekom, digitalisering, elia, Google Sverige, industri 4.0, konkurrensfördel, McKinsey, Orkla, Pauliina Alanen, professor Peter Sarlin, Silo AI Sweden, Silo OS, självkörande fordon, Sverige, Swedbank, Swisscom, talang, Tero Ojanperä
Kerstin Winlöf, currently Chief Operating Officer within Wealth Management and Wholesale Banking at Nordea, has been appointed new Head of Group Savings at Swedbank. Kerstin Winlöf will assume her new role at the latest 1 May, 2019. In addition, she … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Management, Sweden
Tagged appointment, BANKING, Birgitte Bonnesen, Björn Elfstrand, Financial, Kerstin Winlöf, savings, Swedbank
STOCKHOLM, 26-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On November 19th 2018 Stockholm County Council (“SCC”) issued SEK 2.5bn Green Bond, due 2021. Swedbank acted as lead manager for this public green benchmark bond. This deal is in fact, the largest green municipal transaction … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Investment, Management
Tagged bonds, Climate, Environment, green benchmark bond, investment, investors, Municipality, Stephen Martin, Stockholm, Stockholm County Council, sustainability, Swedbank
Today (2018-10-31), a group of Nordic-based CEOs announced a joint initiative to speed up the realisation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Representatives from the group presented their shared ambitions to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg during the 70th … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Environment, Government, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Birgitte Bonnesen, Equinor, Erna Solberg, Hydro, initiative, INNOVATION, Ìslandsbanki, Nokia, SAS, SDGs, Swedbank, Telenor Group, Telia Company, the GSMA, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Vestas, Yara International
Anna’s Gender Equality Prize for 2017, is awarded Swedbank with the statement that the bank, through its dedicated and long-term commitment, has achieved major concrete successes in the field of gender equality and diversity. STOCKHOLM, 21-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Anna’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Management, Society, Sweden
Tagged Anna’s Gender Equality Prize, Birgitte Bonnesen, diversity work, gender equality, Swedbank
Swedbank’s Board of Directors has appointed Birgitte Bonnesen as President and CEO in Swedbank. Birgitte Bonnesen has until today been acting CEO in the bank. STOCKHOLM, 26-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “The Board has been looking for a chief executive officer with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Management, Sweden
Tagged Birgitte Bonnesen, Lars Idermark, Swedbank
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