Swedbank appoints Group Treasury chief

by Richard Kilner

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Swedbank has announced the appointment of Jonas Erikson to the post of Head of Group Treasury, making him directly responsible to chief financial officer Erkki Raasuke.

Erikson’s appointment is effective from 13 July, and he succeeds the incumbent Group Treasury Head, Mikael Edler.

Edler leaves the role but will retain a position within Swedbank, taking on the post of head of Region West with effect from 1 January 2010.

Erikson is presently Swedbank’s Strategic Analysis and M&A chief, and has been with the bank since March of this year.

He brings to his new post a decade of experience in the banking industry, and has served as an analyst with Swedbank Markets, JP Morgan and Brummer & Partners.